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In advance of the Season 6 premiere of Game of Thrones on April 24, 2016, Moleskine Products partnered with HBO to create a detailed paper animation that brilliantly recreates the show’s iconic opening credits. A new line of signature notebooks has also been created in celebration of the new season. Pages, whether blank or ruled, […]

Vlogger Mat from Techmoan posted amazingly crisp, high definition New York City footage that was taken in 1993 that was captured from a D-Theater HD DVHS demo tape, incredibly cutting edge technology of the time. Mat explained more about this short-lived format in a follow up video. via reddit → Advertise your product or service […]

The great Bob Odenkirk, most recently of Better Call Saul, recently sat down with Off Camera host Sam Jones to talk about how he puts a comedy sketch together, how he plays the role of Jimmy McGill versus how he previously played Saul Goodman in Breaking Bad, being the main character in a series and […]

In his first foray into music analysis, the Nerdwriter delves deep into the beautifully complex classic Steely Dan song “Deacon Blues” in order to show the incredibly rich layers that make up its entirety. …”Deacon Blues”, I think contains a hidden earnestness. In the lead into the first chorus the narrator says he’s ready to […]

Prince appeared as the guest on the premiere episode of the second season of Muppets Tonight on September 13, 1997. During the episode the late performer appeared in various sketches, told jokes with Gonzo, performed with the Muppet Hoo-Haw Ha Ha Ha Hayseed Band, and debuted the song “Starfish and Coffee” inspired by the menu […]

BlabberLab is a new rebus app by artists George Pfau and Tom Comitta that combines letters with grotesque illustrations to create word art. The images are a play on words that contain the names of body parts like “hair” in the word “chair,” “lips” in the word “flips,” etc. The app includes more than 400 illustrated examples […]

In the latest episode of AsapTHOUGHT, host Gregory Brown explains the concept of lalochezia, the emotional and physical relief that’s felt by swearing in stressful situations. This was proved in a controlled study during which test subjects submerged their hands in ice cold water; those who were allowed to swear tolerated the cold twice as […]

In the latest of their “Literature” series, the School of Life offers insight into writer Franz Kafka, connecting his tormented childhood with a psychologically and physically abusive father with the disturbing themes, fear of judgement and sense of isolation that made his stories so compelling. Franz Kafka was born in Prague in 1883 the eldest […]

The TED-Ed lesson “Why is being scared so fun?” by sociologist Margee Kerr explores the mental and physical reactions in the body responsible for why some people enjoy being scared. At this very moment, people are lining up somewhere to scare themselves, be it with a thrill-ride or a horror movie. In fact, in October of […]

“Pastel Paper” is the most recent video by Los Angeles card illusionist Zach Mueller of Fontaine Cards where he demonstrates his cardistry skills by manipulating a deck of playing cards in unbelievable ways. We have previously written about Zach and his amazing card tricks. music by whereisalex – “i wish you loved me” submitted via […]

Filmmakers Tim Sessler of of Brooklyn Aerials and Brandon Bray of Decade collaborated to create “Balance“, a haunting short film that constrasts tilting drone footage of the New York City skyline with an old cemetery sitting across the water, creating a skyline of its own. We humans we create, we work, we stay busy from […]

Track N Go is a tread and ski system that can be attached to a vehicle’s wheels in a matter of minutes to allow it to travel through deep snow. The wheels turn the treads meaning the system requires no additional power to operate, and the Track N Go YouTube channel features videos of the system […]

Back in 2014 Rodger Cleye created a speeder bike frame to attach to his segway. He then took his fully functioning speeder bike for a ride around town wearing a full set of scout trooper armor. via Geekologie Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

Circuit Classics is a project by Star Simpson to create printed circuit board kits based on classic projects from Forrest Mims‘ iconic book Getting Started in Electronics. Each kit will come with a printed circuit board, the required components, exact copies of Mims’ handwritten text recreated on the boards themselves, and handsome wood blocks to […]

Competitive eater Matt “Megatoad” Stonie recently devoured 12 cans of “straight up corn,” which is approximately 11.5 pounds of corn, in under 13 minutes for his latest eating challenge. 12 Cans of Corn! The gastrointestinal equivalent of exfoliating beads. A photo posted by Matt Stonie (@matt_stonie) on Apr 19, 2016 at 2:51pm PDT A photo […]

In honor of the sixth season premiering this Sunday, Screen Junkies host Hal Rudnick shared his Idiot’s Guide to the fifth season of HBO‘s Game of Thrones. It’s a great way to get caught up for the epic war. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

An absolutely adorable rescued infant slow loris named Pasar climbed a tree for the very first time in his life, heartbreakingly calling out to his mother for reassurance. Pasar had been trapped and separated from his mother at only 6-weeks old, to be sold as a pet in a Jakarta animal market. International Animal Rescue […]

Photographer Henry Hargreaves has created Deep Fried Gadgets, a wonderful series where he deep fries popular pieces of electronics and then takes tasty photos of them. His complete collection of crispy gadgets are available to view on his website. I like to play with food and the juxtaposition of different worlds. I found a video […]

“Player Two” is a touching short film by John Wikstrom about a son chasing his father’s ghost in the racing video game Rally Sport Challenge. The film was inspired by a YouTube comment on the PBS Game/Show episode “Can Video Games Be A Spiritual Experience?” In the comment, user 00WARTHERAPY00 tells the story of playing […]

Richard Lyons, a founding member of the San Francisco Bay Area experimental band Negativland who played a number of evocative, thought-provoking pranking characters throughout his career, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2016, his birthday, due to complications from nodular melanoma. He had just turned 57. Known for his role in finding the Estus W. […]

Mario Wienerroither of the DIGITALOFEN audiobakery recently stripped all the music out of the music video for Michael Jackson‘s amazing song from 1984, “Thriller“. Wienerroither then dubbed over the music video with hilarious sounds and vocals. The original “Thriller” music video for comparison: Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge […]

Quartz gives a brief history of the changing faces of the American $20 bill after the announcement that abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be replacing Andrew Jackson on the bill. Tubman won’t be the first woman on the bill that originally featured the character Lady Liberty. It’s design has changed many times over the years, and […]

Chris Pratt brings the wit and charm as he takes us on another tour of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 set to promote his and Omaze‘s charity auction. Fans have the chance to grab lunch with Pratt and see the set with their own eyes. The charity auction will help the Lake Stevens […]

The Founder tells the story of the contentious relationship between Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman), Mac McDonald (John Carrol Lynch), and the history of the McDonald’s chain of restaurants. Written by Robert Siegel (Big Fan), The Founder is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman from […]

A video posted by Mason Salisbury (@ibrewcoffee) on Apr 19, 2016 at 11:06am PDT Las Vegas barista Mason Salisbury has changed the coffee game by creating colorful latte art using food dye that is added to the steamed milk. The final result of her delicious artwork is quite beautiful. Mason’s entire collection of colorful latte […]

20th Century Fox released the second official trailer and a special Earth Day PSA for Independence Day: Resurgence, the sequel to the 1996 sci-fi disaster movie Independence Day. The trailer follows some familiar faces from the original film and a new generation of humans who are giving it all that they got as they fight […]

Great Big Story recently visited with author, filmmaker and songwriter Lenny Lipton to find out what inspired him to write his famous song “Puff the Magic Dragon” when he was a 19-year old student at Cornell University. I was reading a poem by Ogden Nash called Custard the Dragon , as I was walking down […]

Kermit, the sweet Italian greyhound that lives with popular YouTube vlogger Jenna Marbles, had a really good time chasing after a drone that, in turn, was filming Kermit’s movements from overhead. Marbles made it a point to stress that Kermit was never put in any danger during the filming and offered up the raw GoPro […]

The Food Surgeon temporarily moved out of the operating room and into the morgue to solve the mysterious death of a banana. In search of the answer, the surgeon delicately performed a documented autopsy in order to determine what felled the yellow fruit. Autopsy of a Banana APR 21 AUTOPSY OF A BANANA DISSECTIONS Surgeon’s […]

Inventor Colin Furze has built an impressive looking hoverbike from scratch that he calls the Furze Ford Unlearn Flying Machine. He released the first video where he outlined his plan for the build on April 7, 2016 and has since released two more videos about the project. In the latest video, Furze completed the project, […]

Prince at Coachella 2008 – photo by Scott Penner Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life Prince Rogers Nelson, known solely by his first name for most of his brilliantly colorful music career, passed away on April 21, 2016 due to complications from a severe flu at his […]

Conan producer Jordan Schlansky reviewed Preparation H Totables hemorrhoidal wipes in the latest installment of the show’s recurring segment “Jordan Schlansky’s Product Review.” Conan O’Brien reiterates in the segment that he does not assign Schlansky the products to review. Schlansky chose the wipes because he feels every American should carry one at all times, something […]

The Great Big Story video “The Instrument That Lets You Play the (Electromagnetic) Field” profiles renown theremin player Pamelia Stickney and her instrument. The theremin was patented in 1928 and is played without any physical contact between the musician and instrument. It’s the only instrument in the world that you play without physically touching it, […]

SciShow host Michael Aranda answers the Quick Question, “What Is Restless Leg Syndrome?” by explaining how the condition differs from the jittery feeling that commonly comes with sitting for too long. We all get a jittery after sitting still for too long. But some people experience an irresistible urge to move their legs, and it […]

A stellar NASA animation zooms into the Hubble telescope‘s view of NGC 7635, also called the “Bubble Nebula.” A zoom into the Hubble Space Telescope photograph of an enormous, balloon-like bubble being blown into space by a super-hot, massive star. Astronomers trained the iconic telescope on this colorful feature, called the Bubble Nebula, or NGC 7635. […]

A video posted by People Magazine (@people) on Apr 21, 2016 at 5:12am PDT People Magazine recently shared a video on Twitter and Instagram featuring Chris Evans (Captain America) and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) in a Captain America: Civil War parody where the adversaries face off for the last donut. Evans was especially irritated […]

Dan Gruchy and Gavin Free of The Slow Mo Guys filmed brightly colored paint powders exploding off a drum in brilliant 4K slow motion. The slow motion segments were filmed at 1,000 fps using a Phantom Flex4K camera. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

Child entrepreneur Max J. Ash of MAX’IS Creations has created the Mug with a Soccer Goal, a hand-crafted ceramic mug that has a small kicking area and goal to flick marshmallows or crackers into your tasty hot chocolate or soup. It is currently available to purchase from Vat19. Max donates a portion of each purchase […]

In the third episode of the wonderfully informative series “Simon’s Cat Logic“, illustrator Simon Toland talks about how his cats follow him room to room, wanting in and then out then back in again while Animal behaviorist Nicky Trevorrow speaks about the importance of having a “cat flap” or cat door to let them come […]

On a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show, Ewan McGregor sat down to explain how J.J. Abrams emailed him at the last-minute and gave him a small cameo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Ewan McGregor didn’t even realise he was in it! Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly […]

Joe Sabia found a lost SD card in Zimbabwe on December 31, 2015 and is asking people on the internet to help him find the original owner. The card contained pictures which Sabia scoured for clues that he believes have narrowed the search to Fairfield County, Connecticut. Once identified, Sabia intends to deliver the card […]

James Covenant has created a fantastic new video where the evil Sith Lords, Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine, try to outdo one another in an electrifying dance off. There may be two Lords of the Sith, but there can only be one Lord of the Dance! Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through […]

Hayley Atwell, star of Marvel’s Agent Carter, competed against Clark Gregg from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on a recent episode of the Spike series Lip Sync Battle. Atwell performed “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)” by The Offspring, and Gregg performed “Toxic” by Britney Spears. Atwell and Gregg previously had a musical dubsmash competition for charity. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent […]

The MegaSteakMan comedy group has created “Game of Hyrule,” an awesome live action fan film mashup of the Game of Thrones television series and The Legend of Zelda video games. Wisdom. Power. Courage. Corruption. Experience the Legend of Zelda as you’ve never seen it before in this live-action, morally-grey fan-film mash­up with Game of Thrones. […]

Sir Patrick Stewart appeared in drag at a screening and Q&A session in Hollywood for his show Blunt Talk. He also tweeted a picture of himself getting ready for the event by having elaborate hair and makeup applied. Something is happening in Hollywood tonight. pic.twitter.com/hhDTqOtBx5 — Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) April 19, 2016 photos via Star Trek via […]

The clever Dave Hax demonstrates how to make a bouquet of edible roses out of bacon in his most recent video tutorial. Simple food hack cooking recipe, perfect for a party or serving for breakfast. Bake them until they’re crispy on the outside and cooked all the way through. Paid for advertising. Help Laughing Squid […]

ThinkGeek is featuring an amusing Useless Light Switch that extends the top screw out to turn itself off after you flick the switch on. There are a lot of reasons for turning the lights off. Maybe you’re trying to reduce energy usage to save money. Or the planet. Maybe you’re flipping the switch so you […]

Robert Downey Jr. recently attended the Paris premiere of Captain America: Civil War and showed his thanks to #TeamIronMan by meeting up with the “Iron Lady” (Eiffel Tower). Robert sent a clear message to #TeamCaptain by changing the Eiffel Tower’s colors to the classic Iron Man red and gold. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an […]

Universal Pictures released an official trailer for Jason Bourne, the upcoming fifth movie in the ongoing Bourne film series that is being written and directed by Paul Greengrass. The trailer features Matt Damon remembering everything about his life and coming out of the shadows for more answers. Jason Bourne is currently set to release in […]