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Baltimore filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney, known for his “First and Final Frames” series and other work, has created a wonderful tribute to the past 100 years of filmmaking with a rather comprehensive montage of 100 of the most iconic movie scenes by year. A journey through the past 100 years of cinema–the most memorable shot […]

Wired recently shared a fantastic collection of 20 fun facts about the beloved BB-8 droid from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They followed BB-8 through the LAX Airport as the rolling robot greeted fans and took a quick tour of its very own custom BB-8 ANA Jet. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog […]

Art of the Film has created a wonderful visual effects breakdown of the intense scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens where Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega) run for their lives and escape Jakku in the Millennium Falcon. The sequence was captured on the IMAX format, shooting in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Practical effects […]

Carolyn Franke of Vox recently visited the set of the popular F/X Cold War drama The Americans to find out how a television show is made and shared what she learned in a handy time lapse video. From script to screen making a TV show is a fast and furious process. Here’s how they get […]

News Be Funny has assembled a hilarious collection of celebrity interviews that didn’t go so well. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

A useless invention created with office supplies repeatedly swings a ball bearing around a pencil for no apparent reason. The device is powered by tension from a rubber band and appears to be held together by binder clips. After seeing this concept online, during my lunch break I decided to make my own. After a […]

In episode four of his series for IMDb, host Brandon Hardesty of No Small Parts takes a look at the career of actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, his excitement about playing the role of Negan in The Walking Dead, the characters that he played in past films and television shows that prepared him for the villainous […]

Garkfunkel and Oates: Trying to Be Special is the first special by the musical comedy duo of Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome. The pair filmed the special at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle, and it features songs, comedy, and a new Garfunkel and Oates music video. The special will be released as a Vimeo original, and will […]

New York City video blogger and web producer Evan Puschak (a.k.a. “The Nerdwriter“) explores the history of serial fiction and its presence in the Star Wars Films. Fans of The Nerdwriter can help support his future videos on Patreon. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

The staff of Vulture recently went gone behind the scenes of Game of Thrones and found out the incredible amount of work that goes into creating a White Walker. It takes hours and tons of work just to put one of these scary characters together. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a […]

New image today! Planet made from a glass of orange juice, wasabi, tomato sauce, and milk. Nebula made from water, food coloring, coffee, and cream. Moon is the back of a pancake. #wander #space #travel #food #scan #scanography #edible #planet #moon #nebula #cosmos #probe #art #liquid #exploration #latergram A photo posted by Wander Space Probe […]

Designer and cat lover Erik Stehmann, the clever mind behind the dog-shaped cat scratcher, has again lightheartedly reinterpreted the standard scratching post. The Copycat Art Scratcher combines the beauty of the Mona Lisa or other fine art with the functionality necessary for kitties to do what they need to do. The best of both worlds. […]

MinuteEarth tackles the “Mystery of Asparagus Pee” in their latest episode. The cause of the unpleasant odor is not fully understood, but even more mysterious is the fact that not everyone is able to smell it while some people’s pee does not seem to be affected by eating the vegetable. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog […]

Here There Be Robots is a hand-drawn map of Mars by Eleanor Lutz depicting the planet’s landscape illustrated in a medieval style. The beautiful map includes rover landing sites and other important landmarks on the planet’s surface. The map is now available as a print or printed on a variety of items. Recently I’ve been really into […]

In the latest video by the Food Surgeon, the doctor silently implanted shelled peanuts into the caramel center of a halved Milky Way bar and then covered the entire thing with a hardening chocolate syrup. 0:02 – Ooh, that’s a pretty new logo. 0:56 – Who needs a slow-mo camera when you have caramel? 2:35 […]

Lonely and Horny is a new Vimeo original series created by and starring Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld of the comedy team Jake and Amir. Blumenfeld stars as a desperate man in pickup artist class trying to learn how to get women from his teacher, played by Hurwitz. Ruby Jade (Amir Blumenfeld) is a neurotic, selfish, understandably […]

A photo posted by Cognitive Surplus (@cognitivesurplus) on Oct 13, 2015 at 9:43am PDT CognitiveSurplus, a purveyor of science-themed gifts, is currently selling a very clever line of glassware that are embossed with the molecular structure of the specific drinks they contain including water, coffee, wine and whiskey. Our glasses are printed with eco-friendly ceramic […]

Kuma Films teamed up with Darren Dyk from Beyond Slow Motion to create a beautiful slow motion video of skateboarders Jason Bastian, Jonathan Bastian, and Ryan Thompson riding through colorful clouds of dust. Darren shot the footage at 240fps using a Sony FS700 camera. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly […]

How It Should Have Ended gives their interpretation of how the orginal 1967 animated Disney film The Jungle Book should have ended. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

Commercial photographer Greg Murray has created “For the Love of Peanut Butter” a photo series that captures the wonderfully funny faces that dogs make when their tongues are chasing after a blob of peanut butter. Murray is currently raising funds through Kickstarter to turn the portrait series into a high quality photo book of the […]

PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta explains how emoji are used to complement written text to convey meaning, similar to how people use facial expressions or gestures while speaking face to face. The video also explores what linguistic elements are present in emoji, and what it lacks to truly be considered a language. Help Laughing […]

In the latest of their “unusual audiovisual experiments” with food, Wryfield Lab has posted a visually comforting video “ASMR Peeling on the Zucchini“, footage in which the the peelings are exactingly returned to a zucchini through slow motion footage. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

A photo posted by Angela Nuñez (@horse_yoga_girl) on Mar 9, 2016 at 5:03am PST Barn manager Angela Nuñez of Wheatland Farm in Northern Virginia has found an wonderful way to combine her love of horses with her love of yoga. Balancing on the back of her beloved and trusted Appaloosa horse Snowy, Nuñez performs intricate […]

The Impossible I-1 is a new camera designed to use original Polaroid format instant film. The camera features a ring flash and autofocus, and it pairs with an app for full manual control. The Impossible I-1 will be released on May 10, 2016 and potential customers can sign up for the Impossible newsletter on their […]

For The Love Of Spock is an upcoming documentary, directed by Adam Nimoy, that both celebrates the 50th anniversary of Star Trek and reflects on the inspiring life of actor and father Leonard Nimoy (Spock). Zachary Quinto, who played Spock in the Star Trek reboot films, will narrate the documentary. It is set to come […]

Much to the amusement of humans at the Kobe Fukurou Owl Cafe in Kobe, Japan , a tiny owl named Momo-chan saddled up and took an adventurous ride around the room on a singing robotic toy horse. Amazingly, Momo-chan remained completely unruffled, despite the horse’s repetitive off-key wailing of a traditional cowboy song. ?????…???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/hfIyjflrp0 […]

Google has announced a new Goals feature in Google Calendar that helps users find the time to complete personal objectives. Users can add goals like exercising more and the app then asks them provide a few details like how many times per week and the best time of day. The app will then automatically find […]

“Steak & Eggs” by musician Aaron Ridge is a parody in the style of a Disney song about cooking breakfast. Ridge recorded the song in short clips about each step of the process. via reddit Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

CGP Grey explains why digital encryption is so important even if it locks police out of a criminal’s phone. The video compares digital encryption to traditional physical locks and points out the drawbacks of each. A short footnote to the initial video delves into how laws written hundreds of years ago impact the current issues around […]

The Toho film studio has released a powerful new trailer for Godzilla Resurgence, the upcoming 31st film in the Godzilla franchise co-directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. The trailer features the giant monster terrorizing and destroying Japan. Godzilla Resurgence will release in theaters throughout Japan on July 29th, 2016. image via Godzilla Resurgence Thanks […]

A very clever male octopus named Inky made a daring escape from the National Aquarium of New Zealand through a small opening in his enclosure, which led to a drainpipe that led directly to the ocean. Aquarium manager Rob Yarrow told Stuff New Zealand that while they applauded Inky’s ingenuity, they were sad to see […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the orginal 1967 animated Disney film The Jungle Book. Before you catch another live-action remake of a Disney classic, get ready for the classic animated film, featuring the song you know and love and….not much else. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly […]

Vox covered the history of more than 150 years of tension between the United States and Cuba in a brief six-minute video. Recent political developments have started to normalize relations between the two countries, but it’s important to understand the root cause of the conflict that has been going on since the 1850s. Help Laughing Squid Grow […]

Can’t we get them bicycles back? Cuz them little kids they ain’t got no bikes. Rapper Froggy Fresh continues his “Stolen Bikes” sage with the third installment in the series. Froggy and his side kick Money Maker Mike have to fight ninjas to help the neighborhood children get their bikes back because them little kids […]

The East Bay SPCA in Northern California has created “Meow“, an adorable if not tearjerking parody of the Adele song “Hello” that speaks from a cat’s point of view. East Bay SPCA releases Meow, a video spoof of Adele’s Hello music video featuring adoptable kittens. The East Bay SPCA video promotes cat adoption while telling […]

A photo posted by Bing And Swarley- Prairie dogs (@prairiedogpack) on Jan 31, 2016 at 6:59pm PST Bing and Swarley are two pet prairie dogs who live in Houston, Texas with their canine sibling and their human Cassidy. The two little personalities can found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Vine and YouTube posing for pictures, sometimes […]

Dissolve has created a generic but believable presidential campaign ad created entirely from stock footage available on their site. The video plays on common tropes seen in campaign ads like vague references to values and ultimately empty talk of policy issues. The ad is similar to one of Dissolve’s other stock footage videos “This Is […]

Pedigree Spain has partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi Madrid in order to promote the “Posting Tail“, an innovative vest that uses a Rasberry Pi processor to sense a happy wag which then triggers a tail sensor that alerts a camera to take a photo of whatever is making the dog happy and posts it directly […]

On the latest episode of the AWE Me show DIY Prop Shop, host Vinny Logozio “unlocks the mysteries of the universe” by demonstrating how to build your own version of an actual Elder Scroll from Skyrim. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge of Support

Senior reporter Bryan Bishop of The Verge recently set out to build the most realistic custom Star Wars lightsaber based on Luke Skywalker‘s saber from The Empire Strikes Back. Bryan ended up tracking down and having his lightsaber built by artist Michael Murphy, who also goes by Yoda. I’m in a suburb 30 miles outside […]

Cut in Half is a YouTube channel devoted to cutting things in half with an extremely powerful 60,000 psi water jet. The jet makes fast work of a variety of objects to give the internet a satisfying look at their insides. The channels updates with a new video every Monday and has already bisected a laptop, […]

Simon Whistler of “Today I Found Out” elegantly shared the story of Edith Webster, an American actress who played the role of a dying grandmother in a 1986 performance of The Drunkard, a role she had been playing for eight years. During her character’s final scene, Webster fell to the floor due to a fatal […]

In a new episode of the Eater series Consumed, host Kat Odell explains the matcha making process – how the tea leaves are processed, the method of making a cup of matcha and the many different ways matcha can be used. The green powder is everywhere, showing up in baked goods, ice cream, and even […]

HBO has released a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing visual effects used in season five of Game of Thrones. They explain how the colossal wall was created, how the special effects teams brought the fire-breathing dragons to life, and more. Season six is currently scheduled to premiere on HBO April 24th, 2016 at 9 PM […]

CinemaSins presents everything wrong with the orginal 1967 animated Disney film The Jungle Book. With the new live-action Jungle Book hitting theaters, we decided to go back to the original animated Disney version. Guess what? It has sins! I bet you’re really surprised. Help Laughing Squid Grow As an Independent Blog Through a Monthly Pledge […]

In “Could You Outrun A Fart?” AsapSCIENCE goes into great detail explaining whether a person could escape the smell of their own fart. The answer is complicated, but host Mitchell Moffit breaks down the chemistry and physics involved in how a fart travels through air.

The Nipyata is an adult-themed version of the classic piñata that comes pre-filled with tiny plastic bottles of various spirits, lots of sugary candy and optional messages. Created in Monmouth, New Jersey with the help of the Thirsty Quaker beer and home brewing store, the company has expanded to include customized versions outside their original […]

A pair of twin brothers entertained themselves with a face swapping app. The men look so similar that it’s hard to tell the exact moment when the app kicks in and swaps their faces. via reddit

While cat cafes, owl cafes and even stuffed animal cafes may be all the rage in Japan, Harry Hedgehog Cafe and Pet Store in the Roppongi neighborhood of Tokyo stands out as a truly unique meeting place where guests can cuddle with any one of the resident tiny spiny domesticated mammals. Reservations are required and […]

A video posted by Dorrit Shank shows two people using a face swapping app while vaping with amusing results. As one of the participants exhales, the app continues to try to map a face over the vapor cloud, making it appear as though the person’s face is floating away. via reddit