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Portuguese photographer Tomba Lobos has created a couple of really disturbing, but very humorous portrait series that digitally replaces the normal faces of various people with blank-staring, malleable visages made of “caucasian-colored” Play-Doh. Lobos explained that he’s been inspired by such works as Videodrome by David Cronenberg and Chris Cunningham‘s music videos like “Rubber Johnny”. […]

Bangalore, India artist Prasad Bhat of Graphicurry has created The Evolution, a series of animated GIFs that visually summarize the movie careers of popular actors. Printed versions of Prasad’s celebrity evolution illustrations are available to purchase from the Graphicurry store. images via Prasad Bhat via DeMilked ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid […]

In October 2014, pianist Joachim Horsley performed an absolutely brilliant rendition of the chilling theme from the 1960 film Psycho using, in part, a couple of knives to hammer on the exposed strings. "Psycho Theme, on piano with Knives" I working on many new arrangements for piano and piano percussion like this: https://t.co/Zq6gfBWBlC — Joachim […]

Inventor Colin Furze finally took flight on his homemade hover bike, the Furze Ford Unlearn Flying Machine. Furze has been posting videos about building the bike over the past several weeks, but held off on showing the vehicle in flight until this most recent video. The final video features different configurations of the bike including one […]

A photo posted by Anya Goy (@anya_goy) on Dec 16, 2015 at 4:21am PST Instagram member lollypoplocks recently held a Star Wars hair contest under the #starwarspoplocks hashtag. Professional hair stylist Anya Goy of Rainbow Hair Colour took first place with her drop dead gorgeous hairdo that looks like Boba Fett‘s helmet. More photos of […]

Cooper Union Brooklyn photographer Anton Repponen has created “Misplaced New York“, a very playful series that digitally inserts 11 of the most recognizable buildings of New York City into remote, desolate locations around the world, taking them completely out of context and into the future. The humorous accompanying descriptions, written by Jon Earle explains each […]

Vox revealed the history of the popular images of baboons in an office that have become popular internet GIFs and memes. Photographers G.K. and Vikki Hart filmed the animals in a special office set for a series of stock videos for Getty Images in 2003, but they have found new popularity in recent years. Anyone […]

Burger Fiction takes a look at the evolution of Captain America in television and film. ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid with a sponsored blog post.

While touring through Mason Neck State Park in Fairfax County, Virginia, visitor Nancy Hwa captured the amusing sight of four turtles who were struggling to maintain their balance on a slippery log after a fifth one tried to join them. The four turtles had been peacefully sunning themselves amidst the very murky “Turtle Pond” before […]

Carly Cardellino, senior beauty editor for Cosmopolitan laughingly attempted to cook scrambled eggs on a Harry Josh Hair Marcel curling iron. While her attempt was eventually successful, the final results, while beautifully curled, didn’t appear to be very appetizing. If you’re in a pinch and you don’t have a skillet and you happen to have…if […]

The Hover Camera by Zero Zero Robotics is a simple, self-flying 13 megapixel 4K camera drone designed to be used by anyone. Its foldable and compact design makes it incredibly portable, and the durable carbon fiber frame allows the Hover to be safely held, grabbed, pushed, and caught while in flight. Users simply place the […]

The Handipug is a five-piece finger puppet set, created by novelty retailer Archie McPhee, that transforms your hand into a lovable pug dog. The Handipug, which includes four paws and one adorable head, is currently available to purchase from the Archie McPhee shop. Your mediocre old hand really isn’t that lovable, so why not turn […]

Dyson has unveiled their new Supersonic hairdryer, a high-tech styling device that uses a quiet and powerful motor, heat control sensors, and Dyson’s air multiplier technology. The design moved the motor into the handle rather than the head for a balanced device that’s more comfortable to hold. A video posted by Dyson Hair (@dysonhair) on […]

Kyoot Kids recently shared footage of a cute little girl walking around her house in a creepy, black adult size coat. It’s spooky, but very hard to look away from the living coat. via Incredible Things ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid with a sponsored blog post.

On Wednesday morning, KCCI 8 News meteorologist Metinka Slater received an amusing Windows 10 upgrade notice on the radar screen behind her while she was trying to give her live weather report. Slater quickly handled the situation by switching to a new screen and continuing her update. ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing […]

Auralnauts, a group of New Yorkers who often reinterpret films “using audio sorcery”, created a funny reel of Kylo Ren outtakes for which they supplied very silly dialogue that they dubbed in and then blamed on the temperamental dark knight’s cumbersome mask. Kylo Ren is so misunderstood, but mostly because of the mask. ? Advertise […]

The artisans at Secret Wood in Vancouver, B.C. craft absolutely stunning wood and resin rings that catch the light beautifully and show off the wonderful miniature dioramic scenes inside that capture the beauty of nature. Every ring is completely handmade and unique to any other ring ever made. Each ring takes about four to five […]

Oliver Stone, the fearless director known for his bold choices, has tackled the very polarizing subject of Edward Snowden, the former U.S. government contractor who copied and leaked classified information from the National Security Agency in order to reveal illegal surveillance taking place on a global basis, in an upcoming biopic simply entitled Snowden. The […]

Editor Robert Jones has created a supercut of people getting drunk in 70 different movies including Cocktail, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Great Gatsby, and more. ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid with a sponsored blog post.

In the latest episode of the fact-finding series Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains why barns throughout history have traditionally, although not always intentionally, been painted red. Part of the process of deciding on a location to build a barn was based on a farmer’s careful assessment of the wind, sun, and water […]

The Wired series Absurd Creatures recently profiled Histioteuthis heteropsis, commonly known as the strawberry squid. Though its name is derived from its resemblance to a strawberry, the squid’s other notable characteristic is that it has one huge eye and one little one. This unique asymmetry evolved to help the strawberry squid thrive in its environment. ? […]

Rhett and Link got weird with rubber bands to demonstrate some questionably useful life hacks and blow up a gallon of milk on Good Mythical Morning. ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid with a sponsored blog post.

A photo posted by SaloonBox (@saloonbox) on Jan 23, 2016 at 8:29pm PST SaloonBox is monthly subscription service that conveniently provides all the ingredients for two different craft cocktail recipes that have been curated by bartenders from all over the world. A 3-month subscription to SaloonBox is currently available for purchase in the Laughing Squid […]

In the latest episode of the animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, the wonderfully verbose poet Patti Smith opened up about her feelings about being censored, putting music to her words and her first encounter with poet Arthur Rimbaud. The interview was conducted by Mick Gold in 1976 at the Portobello Hotel in London. […]

Talented identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, who are also known as the Harp Twins, recently performed a beautiful cover of the “Lost Woods” theme song from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Their cover is available to purchase from iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. A photo posted by Harp Twins (@camillekennerly) on Apr […]

Talkshow is a new social media platform that lets users text in public to share meaningful, informative, or entertaining conversations. When users start a Talkshow they can invite co-hosts to join in a public discussion that can be followed by anyone and shared or embedded around the internet. Those following a Talkshow can react using a […]

In the latest episode of their incredibly informative whiteboard series for Mental Floss , linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the history of American Sign Language, the hurdles it has overcome since its inception and how it’s grown to be a language of empowerment for the deaf community. ASL became […]

In a recent Ted Ed Lesson “Why do cats act so weird?“, veterinary expert Tony Buffington takes an animated look at the odd behavior of domestic felines and explains what makes them act that way. They’re cute, they’re lovable, and judging by the 26 billion views on over 2 million YouTube videos of them, one […]

“Daredevil ‘N’ Friends” is a stop-motion animated short by Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim show Robot Chicken where Daredevil (Matt Murdock) stumbles upon a dead body and a bizarre bunch of superheroes who have also lost their senses. In more ways than one! Together, the special group of superheroes use their strengths to try and solve […]

Blind critic Tommy Edison did a truly blind taste test of five different name brand foods and their generic counterparts to determine if he could tell the difference. Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, takes a “blind taste test” to see if he can determine which food is the name brand and which […]

How It Should Have Ended has teamed up with KLOMP! Animation to create Hero Swap, a new animated web series where they take a popular film and replace the main hero with a completely different character. For their first episode, they swap out Maximus (Russel Crowe) in Gladiator for Iron Man (Tony Stark). ? Advertise […]

Logitech G recently combined 160 of their G810 Orion Spectrum gaming keyboards and turned them into a giant pixelated display for PAX East 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. iam8bit used the keyboard display to make an “old school 8-bit video game love story centered around a boy and a girl.” A fantastic way for Logitech to […]

Awesome Shield is an Arduino device and learning platform that teaches kids basic coding and hardware skills through instructional videos and hands-on lessons. The hardware features various components that can be programmed to create a wide variety of projects, and additional components and sensors can be added to the shield to expand its capabilities. The […]

A photo posted by Hodge Huffington (@huffthehedgehog) on Apr 24, 2016 at 4:00pm PDT Sir Hodge Huffington the Cricket Slayer aka Huff is a sweet little hedgehog in Utah, who sports a couple of fierce looking vampiric fangs that protrude from the front of his adorable little mouth. Huff’s human Carolyn Parker told BuzzFeed that […]

Jimmy Fallon paid tribute to Prince on a recent episode of The Tonight Show by telling the story of his mysterious ping pong match against the legendary musician. In 2015 Fallon told the story of Prince’s incredible live performance after the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary special. Video of that performance was recently posted online as […]

Aldo Jones has created a new, amazingly “weird trailer” for the Marvel film Captain America: Civil War. Tony Stark (Iron Man) becomes the Joker, the Hulk destroys Spider-Man, and much more. ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid with a sponsored blog post.

Mondo teamed up with Middle of Beyond to design a fantastic Alien Facehugger Ski Mask and help celebrate “Alien Day.” The acrylic ski mask, as well as many other Alien themed goodies, are available to purchase from the Mondo store. images via Mondo ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid with a sponsored […]

Smarter Every Day host Destin Sandlin recently strapped himself into a falling helicopter to prove Neil deGrasse Tyson wrong. In a tweet to comedian Chuck Nice, Dr. Tyson said that, “A helicopter whose engine fails is a brick.” @chucknicecomic FYI: An airplane whose engine fails is a glider. A helicopter whose engine fails is a brick. — […]

To help celebrate “Alien Day” on April 26th, Mondo collaborated with artist Curtis Godino of Drippy Eye Projections to turn the Aliens movie soundtrack into an amazing liquid-filled Xenomorph blood vinyl record. They also released apparel, pins, and impressive Aliens themed posters by Kilian Eng, Mike Saputo, and Jay Shaw. A video posted by MONDO […]

Mark Hamill recently announced a new weekly prize for CrowdRise‘s “Star Wars: Force for Change” charity campaign from Disney and Lucasfilm. Mark stated the “top fundraiser for ‘Star Wars: Force for Change’ will have the chance to win two tickets to Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016 in London and will also get to meet the […]

A photo posted by @maisie_williams on Apr 24, 2016 at 10:16pm PDT Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark on Game of Thrones, recently sent out a message on Twitter asking UCLA students to tweet a photo of their Game of Thrones viewing party “for a surprise.” Maisie then visited a local grocery store, grabbed up […]

The TED-Ed lesson “The Turing Test: Can a Computer Pass for a Human?” by Alex Gendler discusses the history of the Turing test and how computers try to pass as humans in text-based communication. The test was developed by computer scientist Alan Turing in 1950 as a way to measure a computer’s intelligence, but neither the test […]

Musician and composer Andy Rehfeldt, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created “Ozzy Osbourne Plays Ska Music” in which he took footage of a live version of “Over the Mountain” and remixed it with a really bouncy ska beat. The result is brilliantly disconcerting. ? Advertise your product or service on Laughing Squid with a […]

In episode 16 of “No Small Parts“, host Brandon Hardesty takes a detailed look at the remarkable career of Linda Hunt and how her distinctive voice and diminutive height made her stand out amongst her peers. Particularly in her breakout role as the male dwarf Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously. Oscar-winning actress […]

Scot Nery’s Dessert Storm is a massive indoor pie fight planned for May 29, 2016 at Way 2 Much Entertainment in Los Angeles. The event is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for “Largest Shaving Cream Pie Fight” that currently stands at 869 participants. Organizer Scot Nery is raising money to fund the event […]

In December 2013, KRON4 News reporter Stanley Roberts encountered a homeless man in East Oakland named Marcus Malone for his series “People Behaving Badly” during which he learned that Malone was once a member of Santana and known as “Marcus the Magnificent“. During a subsequent meeting, Roberts brought along Bay Area legend Carlos Santana, who […]

Foley artist John Roesch demonstrated the craft of creating movie sounds at his custom-built Skywalker Ranch studio in a video by Wired. Roesch has been working in the film industry for more than 30 years and has created sound for films like The Dark Knight, The Empire Strikes Back, Gremlins, and scores of other movies. WIRED gets a tour […]

In memory of the tragic passing of Prince, a number of weather correspondents across the United States turned their maps all sorts of lovely shades of violet and employed a number of the performer’s most popular songs in order to describe what was going one with the climate (“Purple Rain“) and to predict what the […]

WHIH Newsfront is a web series based on Marvel‘s fictional news network with the same name. The series was originally presented by reporter Christine Everhart (Leslie Bibb) in the Ant-Man film. The news network, which is also active on Twitter, has emerged once again just in time for Captain America: Civil War. Christine Everhart recently […]

Japanese company Belle Maison has created a truly unique line of footed nude knee-highs and stockings that come with pre-polished toes on the outside. (translated) Five-toed comfortable innovative stockings with a pedicure-style print available this year! With additional strength and resistance to tears. Easy to use and offers a easy to match short lengths to […]