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A teaser trailer has been released for Series 10 of Doctor Who, featuring Peter Capaldi returning as the 12th Doctor with his new companion Bill, played by Pearl Mackie. Series 10 debuts in April 2017. Related Laughing Squid PostsNew ‘Doctor Who’ Teaser Trailer Asks Whether the Doctor Is a Good ManA Doctor Who Series 1 […]

Warner Bros. has released an “Eye of Sauron Yule Log” that continually watches you for 5 hours. He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake. Sauron is keeping his eye on you this holiday season with this five hour Yule Log. via Bleeding Cool, Archie McPhee’s Endless Geyser of AWESOME! Related Laughing […]

20th Century Fox has released a terrifying first trailer for Alien: Covenant. Directed by Ridley Scott, it’s a follow-up to his 2012 film Prometheus and the latest film in the series of the Alien prequels. Alien: Covenant is scheduled for release on May 19, 2017. Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: […]

A photo posted by Twisteddoodles (@twisteddoodles) on Dec 24, 2016 at 4:22pm PST TwistedDoodles takes a look at how a Christmas tree experiences Christmas. Related Laughing Squid PostsHow To Protect a Christmas Tree From Curious CatsChristmas Tree Ornaments You Can Make at HomeChampion Driver Chris Forsberg Sets Record for the Fastest Time to ‘Undecorate’ a […]

Wrong Hands has a few handy suggestions for creative and affordable last minute Christmas gifts. Related Laughing Squid PostsLast-Minute Christmas Gift Ideas For PhotographersGift Alarm, A Motion Detecting Alarm For Presents by Archie McPheeA Chaos Christmas Carol with Chicken John and Friends

Chris Poole, the beloved human to the feline duo of Cole and Marmalade documented his touching visit to a local cat shelter as a way to remind people that the responsibility of caring for an animal doesn’t necessarily make for a good holiday present and can’t be returned when one grows bored. All they want […]

The 2016 holiday episode of Alisa Stern‘s wonderful stop-motion puppet series “Doctor Puppet” features a very clever “Advent TARDIS”, whose doors open one-by-one to reveal each of the twelve iterations of Doctor Who along with his most identifying quirk. In the background an aptly updated version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” accompanies the action. […]

The folks at the reptile conservation group Snake Buddies have brilliantly edited Jürgen Otto‘s original footage of peacock spiders so that it shows the colorful arachnids fully embracing their Christmas spirit in a lavish show of goodwill. No matter how big you are (or how many legs you have) we wish you all a Merry […]

On a lazy Christmassy kind of morning, YouTuber Gus Johnson and his family broke out into a spontaneous version of “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” in perfect pitch with the home smoke detector while still in their pajamas. Unfortunately, the alarm was sounding for a very good reason. While their house is consumed in flames, the […]

On a nice day, Maymo the Lemon Beagle decided that he and his little sister Penny needed some fresh air, so he packed her up in a shopping cart that he pushed around and about the town, stopping at several locations along the way. All that exercise gave the two dogs a mighty appetite, so […]

A photo posted by Apollo Peak™ (@apollopeak) on Dec 7, 2016 at 7:05am PST Apollo Creek in Denver, Colorado, the same company behind the clever line of wines created for the sophisticated feline palate, has unveiled a new product line more suited to a dog’s sensibility. The MalBark, ZinfanTail and CharDOGnay are all made with […]

For the launch of their new Thermal Guys channel, Finnish couple Lauri and Anni Vuohensilta of the Hydraulic Press Channel subjected their unsuspecting cats to the heat-seeking lenses of their FLIR T660 thermal camera to amazing results. First and best thermal camera cat video in the internet! A trailer for the Thermal Guys channel, a […]

San Francisco artist Constantine Zlatev has brilliantly transformed a Winchester Model 94 lever-action repeating rifle into an automated vending machine that dispenses shells filled with candy when a coin is inserted. The price of the candy is linked to a weapons stock index updated in real time. Zlatev created this amazing installation as a distinctive […]

A very excited Simon’s Cat created a handy checklist to ensure that he was completely prepared for Christmas 2016. Of course, things don’t always go as planned, but with a little help (and hindrance) from Simon’s Kitten, the organized feline was able to tick off all the boxes with time to spare. Watch Simon’s Cat […]

With a combination of luck and skill, driver Noah Forman was lucky enough to hit 240 consecutive green lights driving through Manhattan in the early morning hours of December 16, 2016. Forman had previously set the record at 100 consecutive lights after someone claimed the title with just 55. Forman’s ride was sped up in […]

The hardworking staff at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region in Colorado Springs, Colorado let out a great big victory cheer while standing in the empty kennels of the previously available dogs who have since been adopted. While this achievement is only short-lived, as more adoptable dogs will be filling those spaces again, […]

Cracked‘s spokesman Roger Horton is back with an Honest Ad for hotels, or as Roger calls them, “buildings with rooms you can own temporary to do whatever you want within for money.” The video is the latest in the Honest Ads series that reveals the truth about things like the lottery, airlines, and energy drinks. […]

Returning from his paternity leave, new dad Hank Green fires off 41 dad jokes in 4 minutes. Related Laughing Squid Posts53 Terrible Jokes Told in 4 Minutes by Hank GreenHank Green Quickly Tells 54 More Jokes in Four MinutesThe Net Neutrality Debate Summed Up in Three Minutes

While on location at the Steve Kroschel Wilderness Center in Haines, Alaska, adventurer Coyote Peterson spent some time with an energetic and affectionate orphaned baby deer named Blitzen, who took Peterson for a brisk walk munched on some yummy old man’s beard before devouring a giant bottle of milk in seconds. Once satiated, a worn-out […]

A photo posted by Scrappy (@seniorscrappy) on Oct 7, 2016 at 12:37pm PDT In 1997, a sweet little black kitten with a wart on his nose came home with his new humans David and Mary who named him named Scrappy, due to his love of picking fights with other felines. Scrappy lived a very happy […]

Hydraulic Press Channel has taken things to the next level by heating steel to 2200º F until it is red hot and using it with their hydraulic press to burn and crush various objects. They also documented everything using a thermal camera for their new YouTube channel Thermal Guys. Related Laughing Squid Posts1990 Ford Fiesta’s […]

Norman Chan of Tested takes a behind the scenes look at the live-action Futurama fan film Fan-O-Rama. We go behind the scenes of Fan-O-Rama, the ambitious Futurama fan film that brings the beloved cartoon series to real life. Chatting with director Dan Lanigan and actors/producers Kody Frederick and Katie Lanigan, we learn how their team […]

Trent Reznor has just released a music video for the single “Burning Bright (Field on Fire)” from the new Nine Inch Nails 5 song EP “Not The Actual Events”, which is now available on iTunes and Amazon. New Nine Inch Nails! info: https://t.co/omnPAextCF pic.twitter.com/CCSjlv2MjC — Trent Reznor (@trent_reznor) December 16, 2016 Related Laughing Squid PostsNew […]

Swedish Dynamite helps spread joy this holiday season by blowing up a Christmas tree with dynamite. Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Swedish Dynamite Channel Gleefully Blows Up Two Computers and a MonitorOskar the Blind Kitten Wrestles With a Christmas Tree & Its DecorationsA Portable Toilet Blown Up With Swedish Dynamite

More Than Just Parks, a wonderful project that seeks to bring awareness to the beauty of the U.S. National Parks System, has posted absolutely breathtaking 8K HD footage that captures exquisite colors of the fall season and a stunning northern lights display found within the vast boundaries Voyageurs National Park in northernmost Minnesota. This film […]

On a video game episode of Wisecrack, host Jared Bauer answers some of the interesting, philosophical questions about Fallout 4. Last year, Jared explored the philosophy of the entire Fallout video game series. Welcome to this Wisecrack Edition on The Philosophy of Fallout 4, where we explore many of the political themes from previous installments, […]

On a Star Wars episode of the AWE Me show DIY Cosplay Shop, cosplayer and costume designer Elizabeth Rage demonstrates how to make your own version of the “Slave Leia” costume worn by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. NEW SLAVE LEIA TUTORIAL! ??? My Slave Leia episode of DIY […]

A drone mounted Christmas tree and wrapped gift takes to the skies to spread holiday cheer in a video by Flite Test. What happens when Josh takes the Flite Test crew to search for the perfect Christmas tree? National Lampoon’s Flite Test Family Christmas. via Sploid Related Laughing Squid PostsPantone Color Swatch Christmas OrnamentsFried Beer-Battered […]

Nina Klietsch explains why airlines sell more tickets than there are seats on a plane in a TED-Ed lesson about the practice of overbooking. Although it sounds counterintuitive or even unethical, airlines and similar businesses use complicated statistical models that count on some customers not showing up. Have you ever sat in a doctor’s office […]

The European Space Agency has created a virtual flyover of the Mawrth Vallis on the surface of Mars using images taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the Mars Express orbiter. This movie, based on images taken by ESA’s Mars Express, highlights Mawrth Vallis, a 600 km-long, 2 km-deep outflow channel at the […]

Los Angeles writer, comedian, and “man of a kajllion voices” Brock Baker of BrocksDubs teamed up with WTFBrahh to create “A Very Skeletor Christmas 3,” an edited video that shows Skeletor (Brock Baker) singing a sinister He-Man and the Masters of the Universe remix of Mariah Carey‘s 1994 holiday song, “All I Want for Christmas […]

The team at Troublemakers, a skilled production company based out of Paris, worked together to create “Merry Christmas,” a fun holiday themed animated short featuring all sorts of festive games. It was brought to life as a way of thanking everyone who Troublemakers had worked with over the past twelve months. The animation features an […]

A TED-Ed lesson by Carlos Reif explains why people kiss under sprigs of mistletoe. The tradition has an interesting history, but the lesson also discusses the variety of plant and animal species that mistletoe helps support. The sight of mistletoe may either send you scurrying or, if you have your eye on someone, awaiting an […]

In 2007, the talented PES released a “Fireplace” DVD featuring an animated crackling candy corn fireplace loop. This year, PES remastered his Yule log loop in 4K resolution and made it available to stream on YouTube for free. Related Laughing Squid PostsStop-Motion Animation by PES of a Skateboarder Using Another Human Being as His SkateboardFireplace […]

A video posted by James Curran (@slimjimstudios) on Dec 17, 2016 at 1:44am PST London animator James Curran of SlimJim Studios has created a cheerful collection of animated Christmas themed GIF image loops for Samsung UK. We previously wrote about his wonderful “LA Gifathon” and “NYC Gifathon” animated GIFs and videos. A video posted by […]

Animals scream with human voices in clips from BBC’s Planet Earth 2 edited by filmmaker Matt Amys. The Planet Earth series was narrated by David Attenborough, who gets a scream of his own in this edited version. Related Laughing Squid PostsA Lonely Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth Crosses Rivers and Climbs Trees In Search of a Perfect […]

Kurzgesagt explains the idea of human overpopulation and the pros and cons of there being billions of people on the planet. The human population has exploded from one billion people in 1800 to the current population of 7.4 billion, but different cultures have grown at different rates over time and there are reasons to be […]

On the latest episode of MegaBots, American robotics company MegaBots Inc. founders Gui Cavalcanti and Matt Oehrlein complete the arms and torso of their giant MegaBot Mk.III fighting robot and have it lift a full-size car up off the ground with ease. A video posted by MegaBots Inc (@megabotsinc) on Dec 20, 2016 at 12:05pm […]

BLIND LTD, a company that conceptualizes powerful images for their clients, created a gorgeous collection of UI design for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The entire series of images are available to view on the BLIND LTD website. images via BLIND LTD Related Laughing Squid PostsKylo Ren Angrily Reacts to the Second Trailer for […]

A very playful giant panda named Da Mao very methodically took apart a bright white snowman that was expressly for him by his caretakers at the Toronto Zoo. Once done with his disassembling project, a proud Da Mao then gleefully rolled around in the cold remains of his innocent victim. Toronto Zoo Keepers made giant […]

International publisher Taschen has announced the release of Matthew Weiner. Mad Men, a Limited Art Edition multi-volume autographed set featuring photos, sketches, television stills, notes from the Mad Men set and a number of interviews with cast and crew members, particularly including show creator Matthew Weiner. This set, complete with two clothbound volumes, Season 1-7 […]

Great Big Story, in partnership with the Weather Channel, visited with artists Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz, the creators of wonderfully surreal snow globes and dioramic scenes that reflect their collective sense of humor, delight in the macabre and the amazing bond that the couple has developed over years of working together. Working together, it’s […]

Gavin Free and Daniel Gruchy of The Slow Mo Guys recently visited the College of Engineering at Purdue University where they had access to a giant combustion tube which they used to destroy an old iMac. They filmed the whole glorious process at 1000fps and 28,500fps using Phantom Flex 4K and Phantom V2511 high speed […]

The wonderful folks at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa, Florida wanted to make sure that their feline charges enjoyed their holiday season in style. Each big cat was given a fir tree and an assortment of presents, which they all seemed to really love. The holidays are here! We celebrated by giving the big cats […]

Kedi is a beautifully shot full-length documentary that tells the long history regarding the beloved and highly interactive street cats of Istanbul, all of whom are as much a part of the city as the humans who live there. Kedi premieres in theaters February 10th, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Turkish cats roam the metropolis […]

While visiting a wildlife park, car enthusiast Tom Elliot captured the hilarious sight of two very skittish gibbons who were completely spooked by a tiny hedgehog who was innocently and half-heartedly trying to burrow into the long green grass. The first gibbon who approached ran off wildly and climb onto a high branch of a […]

A photo posted by Reskate Arts&Crafts (@reskatestudio) on Jul 7, 2016 at 11:15pm PDT Spanish visual artists María López and Javier de Riba of Reskate Arts&Crafts have created a limited mural series entitled “Harreman“, in which they “hide” a Photoluminescent inside another image that only becomes truly visible when the lights are out. This project […]

The NERVANA is a CES-award winning generator and headphone set that uses a gentle electrical current to stimulate the vagus nerve for greater relaxation, mood enhancement and focus while listening to music. The NERVANA Generator and Headphones Unit is currently available for purchase through the Laughing Squid store for $249.99 – 21% off the original […]

James Franco and Bryan Cranston bond over increasingly spicy hot wings, their past facial hair configurations, and murder while being interviewed by Hot Ones host Sean Evans. The pair was on the show to promote their new movie Why Him? opening on December 23, 2016. Following in the bold footsteps of Key & Peele and […]

The NPR series Skunk Bear explained how the same acoustic dispersion that’s found in nature is the same effect that’s used for the familiar blaster sounds found in Star Wars films. …acoustic dispersion. A single sound – like ice getting hit by a rock -is made up of vibrations of lots of different frequencies, There’s […]