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A photo posted by NIck Steinberg (@nicholassteinbergphotography) on Aug 24, 2016 at 5:10pm PDT San Francisco photographer Nick Steinberg has captured absolutely stunning images of the famous San Francisco fog rolling in waves that sweep over the Marin Headlands to blanket the valley in between. In the company of other photographers such as Lorenzo Montezemolo, […]

Japanese stationery shop icco nico has created the Harukoyomi (sticking calendar), a very clever line of printed masking tape that can be used to turn any notebook or piece of plain paper into an organized calendar. Other tape products coordinate with the set to effectively plot helpful bullet points to remind oneself of important tasks […]

Horst Luening, host of the The Whisky Vlog for Whisky.com offers an elegantly thorough and expressive review of the immensely popular Fireball Cinnamon Whisky, which is now available in a convenient double spigot jumbo box. Whisky .com reviews the Fireball whisky. A smooth liqueur with whisky and a kick of red hot cinnamon. You taste […]

A day without ink is like a day without sunshine. In the premiere episode of the new Motherboard series “State of Repair”, the amazing machinists who have taken care of the New York Times’ printing presses. Along with their evident pride of a job well done, the men cited concerns about the age of the […]

In the ninth episode of the video series “The Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Made“, six-time, World Champion Balloon Artist Mark Verge talks about the incredible life-sized T-Rex skeleton that he create with over 1,400 tan colored balloons. Balloon animals…nope balloon dinosaurs. World Balloon Modelling champion Mark Verge makes cool balloons for a living, but none […]

A photo posted by SFO International Airport (@flysfo) on Dec 2, 2016 at 4:19pm PST San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in partnership with the SFSPCA Animal Assisted Therapy program has welcomed a very friendly therapy pig named Lilou, who is the first of her porcine kind to play an important part of the amazing Wag […]

Mayor Yasuhiro Nagano of Beppu, Japan has promised to build a spa-themed amusement (or “spamusement park”) after a promotional video showing such a park in action quickly beat his goal of one million views. The park’s theme comes from the city’s natural hot springs and its reputation as a spa destination. The park in the […]

A very helpful Simon’s Cat offers his best advice for staying staying warm, dry, well-fed and happy during the droll, gray and wet months of winter. Simon’s kitten helps out a little too. As always, illustrator Simon Tofield drew upon the experiences of his own cats. How Simon's Real cat Teddy prepares for winter. Click […]

Pantone has announced Pantone 15-0343 Greenery as its Color of the Year 2107 with a beautiful video that uses the color in a variety of ways. Along with the announcement, the company also put together a number of palettes that make use of Greenery to help designers make use of the color. Greenery is a […]

A photo posted by Blake Rehnberg (@breakdownclown) on May 1, 2013 at 4:32pm PDT Blake Rehnberg spotted this hilarious missing dog poster for Ambrose aka “Beefy” in Portland, Oregon. via Archie McPhee’s Endless Geyser of Awesome Related Laughing Squid PostsHead Trip, A Doggie Diner Dog Head Cross-Country DocumentaryHead Trip Doggie Diner Dog Head Documentary at […]

Editor Bora Barroso created a video that covers nearly 70 years of Disney animation from 1937’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to 2016’s Zootopia. The montage shows the changes in both animation style and technique over the years. via Geek Tyrant Related Laughing Squid Posts‘Zootopia’, A Disney Animated Film About a Con Artist Fox […]

Mr Sunday Movies points out various easter eggs, references and things missed in the first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Related Laughing Squid PostsWonder Woman Trailer Easter Eggs & Things MissedJustice League Trailer Easter Eggs & Things MissedEaster Eggs, References and Things Missed in the New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer

Burger Fiction has created a supercut featuring every mysterious question asked in HBO’s Westworld. Related Laughing Squid PostsAn Anthropomorphic Robot Slowly Realizes That Something Is Amiss in New Westworld TrailerCreepy New Westworld Trailer Takes a Closer Look at the Futuristic Wild West Fantasy World‘Another Day’, A Gritty New Trailer for the Second Half of ‘The […]

Humans and apes fight to wipe each other in War for the Planet of the Apes, the third film in the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise that began with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Andy Serkis reprises his role as the rebellious ape Caesar, and the film also features Woody Harrelson […]

PVS Company and French freeskier Mathieu Bijasson have created “Moonline,” a short film about a father (Mathieu) who finds time for some skiing at night with green LED lit poles and skis while his newborn baby daughter sleeps soundly at home. A video posted by PVScompany (@pvscompany) on Apr 13, 2016 at 11:21pm PDT A […]

On an explosive episode of his Clueless Gamer series, talk show host Conan O’Brien sat down with Terry Crews to play Battlefield 1. The World War I era first-person shooter video game is currently available to purchase for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. A photo posted by CONAN (@teamcoco) on Dec 8, 2016 at […]

Conan O’Brien took his show to Berlin, Germany where he submitted to a dominatrix, learned traditional Bavarian dances, and drank beer with new friends. Conan gets disciplined by professional dominatrix Lady Velvet Steel. His nipples may never be the same. Related Laughing Squid PostsConan O’Brien Films an Episode of ‘Conan’ in Cuba, The First American […]

In an effort to address concerns about environmental sustainability and to ease traffic in urban areas, UPS developed a new program using “Cargo Cruisers”, proprietary electronically-assisted tricycles to deliver packages. The program was first tested in Hamburg, Germany and is making its U.S. debut in Portland, Oregon. The success of this pilot program was first […]

A photo posted by JACOB'S FOOD DIARIES (@jacobs_food_diaries) on Dec 2, 2016 at 3:32am PST Melbourne, Australia food artist and mother Laleh Mohmedi makes adorable and healthy pop culture themed meals for her son Jacob. Laleh frequently shares her awesome creative dishes on the Jacob’s FOOD Diaries blog, Instagram, and Facebook fan page. A photo […]

Russian man Deita Meira performs a caffeinated cover of John Williams‘ iconic “The Imperial March” theme song from Star Wars with nothing other than a coffee stirrer. via Tastefully Offensive Related Laughing Squid PostsThe Harp Twins Perform a Powerful Cover of ‘The Imperial March’ From Star Wars‘The Imperial March’ Theme Song Remixed With Sounds From […]

The BBC released the extended director’s cut of a Top Gear segment from earlier this year where rally driver Ken Block took Matt LeBlanc on a high speed, drift filled tour of London in his 845 horsepower 1965 Ford Mustang Hoonicorn RTR. A photo posted by Ken Block (@kblock43) on Dec 8, 2016 at 1:04pm […]

David Spittle shares a funny timelapse of his wife’s pregnancy to show what happens when a woman eats watermelon seeds. My wife’s pregnancy with our first daughter Poppy! Warning: Eat Watermelon seeds at your own risk! via Pleated-Jeans Related Laughing Squid PostsBlowing Up Watermelons With 10,000 Volts of ElectricityCompetitive Eater L.A. Beast Eats an Entire […]

While at DesignerCon 2016 in Pasadena, Bill Doran of Punished Props joined forces with Tested movie effect artist Frank Ippolito to make a foam Aliens themed P-5000 work loader suit for Ripley the Boston Terrier puppy. Related Laughing Squid PostsP-5000 Work Loader, An ‘Aliens’ Inspired Illustration by Tom WhalenAliens Caterpillar P-5000 Work Loader Baby CostumeBoston […]

Ray Kroc grows McDonald’s from a burger joint into an empire in a new trailer for The Founder starring Michael Keaton. The film tells the story of Kroc’s contentious relationship with brothers Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman) and Mac McDonald (John Carrol Lynch) as they grew the business over decades. Directed by John Lee Hancock (SAVING MR. BANKS), […]

Filmmaker Devin Graham (a.k.a. “Devin Super Tramp“) teamed up with the folks at Jetovator to turn their incredible hydropower jet bikes into speeder bikes. Devin then filmed scout troopers, rebels, Jedi, Chewbacca, and Ewoks engaging in a real life, wet and wild Star Wars battle with his RED Weapon camera. A video posted by # […]

A 99-million-year-old dinosaur tail complete with feathers has been found preserved in cretaceous amber, the first discovery of its kind. The remarkable tail was found in Kachin State, Myanmar by a team led by Dr. Lida Xing from China University of Geosciences, and through examination the team believes the tail belonged to a coelurosaur. A […]

Eccentric British inventor Colin Furze teamed up with eBay UK to create a gigantic Star Wars AT-ACT walker clubhouse for his back yard that stands 18 feet high and looks like it charged straight out of Rogue One. Colin’s entire collection of build process photos are available to view on his website. Working with eBay […]

Jimmy Kimmel Live! shared the first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the upcoming second reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise directed by Jon Watts. The trailer features Tom Holland as Spider-Man getting help from Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) with navigating his newfound superhero identity, fighting small time crooks, and eventually going after the evil Vulture […]

A photo posted by Trina Merry (@trinamerry) on Nov 22, 2016 at 7:45am PST In her politically-inspired series “Sweet Land of Liberty“, the extremely talented Trina Merry painted the bodies of models of different shapes and sizes so that they would blend into the landscape of iconic American landmarks such as the White House, the […]

The wonderfully satirical Exurb1a hilariously takes on a piece of the immensely popular BioShock video game series with a hilariously acerbic explanation that connects together the parallel universes of Rapture and Columbia. Unfortunately, building a pre-conceived paradise comes with its own set of risks. Columbia probably never existed. Rapture probably exploded. Most of the main […]

A photo posted by Fireball Whisky (@fireballwhisky) on Oct 16, 2016 at 1:06pm PDT The very popular Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is following in the footsteps of less expensive wines with their new jumbo sized “Firebox“. The box contains two 1.75 liter pouches of the spicy spirit and a spigot on each side to make sharing […]

We previously wrote about the incredible Wintergatan Marble Machine by the band Wintergatan, an ingenious hand-cranked instrument that uses 2,000 marbles to play an original song. Since that time, band member Evelina Hägglund beautifully recreated the same song on piano. The original Marble Machine version of the song. Related Laughing Squid PostsAll Was Well, A […]

Senator John Glen, the highly honored, pioneering aviator, iconic astronaut and politician sadly passed away on December 8, 2016 after being hospitalized at the James Cancer Center at Ohio State University. He was 95 years old. Throughout his varied career, Senator Glenn, a former marine, was first at a great many things – First to […]

During his visit to The Tonight Show to watch Jimmy Fallon play the new Nintendo Switch and Super Mario Run, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto sat in with The Roots to play a lively version of the Super Mario Bros. theme song. Related Laughing Squid PostsMario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Reveals the Truth About ‘Super Mario Bros.’ […]

On The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon debuted the new Nintendo Switch console and got to play Super Mario Run and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild thanks to Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Amié. Fils-Amié also surprised Fallon with a special audience member, Super Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto who rated Fallon’s gaming performance. Nintendo announced […]

Greg Lake, the legendary singer, songwriter, guitarist and frontman for progressive rock bands King Crimson and Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP), passed away on December 7, 2016 from complications due to cancer. He was only 69 years old. Lake’s death comes only just a few months after the passing of bandmate Keith Emerson. Drummer Carl […]

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zach Efron star in Baywatch, a lifeguarding comedy action film based on the classic television series of the same name that was popular in the 1990s. BAYWATCH follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot […]

DJ Yoda helped programmers turn one of ABB‘s YuMi industrial robots into DJ YuMi to celebrate the Ford Fiesta. The challenge for Yoda and the programmers was to translate music terms like bars and beats per minute into code and math the robot can understand. Watch collaborative robot deliver a storming live set with his […]

French filmmaker and photographer Mathieu Stern created two fascinating Star Wars themed Photoshop tutorials on how to create the illusion of a Jedi levitating and how to create a realistic lightsaber. A photo posted by Caro (@caro_cosplay) on Dec 4, 2016 at 9:28am PST A photo posted by Mathieu Stern (@mathieustern) on Sep 17, 2016 […]

Somerville, Massachusetts artist Judith Klausner (a.k.a. “Miss Mantis“) has created Altered Authors, an altered series of vintage porcelain figurines that feature pun-full mashups of popular authors and animals that relate to their work. Altered Authors like Raven-Headed Poe, Jane Austern, Louisa May Alcottontail, Salmon Rushdie, and Whale-Headed Herman Melville are available to purchase from Judith’s […]

Jon Farrow of the Royal Institution teamed up with Tom Scott to demonstrate how to debunk perpetual motion machines by looking for the hidden power source using a few examples of so-called perpetual motion devices. Although there are many YouTube videos claiming to show perpetual motion devices in action, a machine that generates more energy […]

Morris is an interactive stuffed animal fish, created by skilled cross-disciplinary artist and designer Rachel Ciavarella, that allows you to turn him inside out and examine his innards. Rachel is currently raising funds on Kickstarter to help her make a limited production run of the reversible Morris. Morris started as an exploration of material textures, […]

In a humorously informative episode of “It’s Okay To Be Smart“, host Joe Hanson shares the fascinating history of the common pigeon, noting Charles Darwin‘s intense fascination with the bird, its noble ancestry, excellent eyesight and internal homing system that still puzzles scientists to this very day. How are pigeons so good at finding their […]

Peeqo – The GIF Bot Peeqo is a cute interactive robot that communicates through movement and GIFs it displays on its screen. When not displaying a GIF, the robot shows a bespectacled set of eyes. The robot’s creator, Abhishek Singh, has posted the Peeqo’s code and design files to GitHub, and shared photos of his […]

Galway, Ireland musician Banjo Guy Ollie performeda a multitrack cover of the Mega Man 2 Game Boy title screen music using a five string tenor banjo, a mandolin, a bouzouki, and a u-bass. Fans of Ollie’s work can help support his future covers on Patreon. Here is the original song. Related Laughing Squid PostsBanjo Guy […]

David McCandless of Information is Beautiful, whose visualizations we’ve previously posted, has created a really fascinating world map for 2016 that plots what each country does better than any other in the world. Being the best at something doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s good or even acceptable in any way. For example, the United States is […]

Pony Up Daddy is a human saddle for kids who love getting pony rides around the house and obliterating mommy and daddy’s entire spine. Enough horsing around though. The easy to put on neoprene saddles are available to purchase from Amazon (Bandit Black, Raider Red, Sheriff Blue, and Princess Pink) and the product’s website. images […]

A photo posted by Dominique Ansel Bakery Japan (@dabjapan) on Nov 15, 2016 at 6:16pm PST Dominique Ansel, chef and owner of Dominique Ansel Bakery with locations around the world and creator of the legendary Cronut, has introduced the newest of his creations – the ChurroDuo, a modern interlocking 3D sculptural interpretation of the traditional […]

Madonna joins James Corden to dance, twerk in a car, and sing Carpool Karaoke. The pair discuss Madonna’s career, love life, and the time she kissed Michael Jackson. James and Madonna go for a drive through New York City singing classics from her epic catalog of music, and James learns about Madonna’s relationship with Michael […]

In the 26th episode of their “100 Years of Beauty” series, WatchCut Video provides a visually chronological history of the past 100 years of beauty in Haiti as modeled by artist Nzingah, whose hair and makeup were styled in correlation with the expertly researched trends of the beautiful but tumultuous historical nation. Alo bèl! Rethink […]