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Belle & Tina are Time Travelers is a new animated series, created by Leigh Lahav and New Form Digital, about two pop culture fans who work at a DVD store in California and enjoy embarking on wild time traveling adventures. According to Leigh, her new series started as a parody of the Bill & Ted […]

Los Angeles-based writer, comedian, and “man of a kajillion voices” Brock Baker has released a series of videos (volume 1, 2, and 3) where he does amazing impressions of popular cartoon characters. Fans of Brock can help support his future work on Patreon. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Fandor Keyframe and De Filmkrant have created Man // Woman // Mirror, a fascinating montage of different fictional film characters taking an honest look at themselves in the mirror and how they reacted in accordance (or not) with typically assigned gender roles. This video essay explores another such trope: scenes in which characters stop at […]

Dog 911: what's ur emergency? Dog: MY HUMAN WENT TO WORK Dog 911: so? Dog: WHAT IF THIS TIME HE DOESN'T COME BACK Dog 911: OMG Dog: OMG — Reverend Scott (@Reverend_Scott) November 19, 2015 As part of his very funny Twitter feed, Reverend Scott has hilariously imagined what dogs would say if they could […]

On June 14, 2016, LEGO announced that they would be releasing a new 10252 Volkswagen Beetle kit as of August 1, 2016. This new set is part of the LEGO Creator Expert series and contains everything to recreate the iconic car inside and out, including a surfboard, towel and cooler that can be mounted on […]

A photo posted by Vinnie's Pizzeria (@vinniesbrooklyn) on Jun 13, 2016 at 11:57am PDT A slice of pizza love by Vinnie’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Eclectic Method has created Sci Fi Mixtape, an epic 26 minute long remix tribute to science fiction. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Redditor yuiojmncbf posted a photo of his friend Segun Akigbogun along with the hilarious senior quote that he put in his yearbook, referring to himself in the funniest of ways. I’m that Nigerian prince that keeps emailing you. via reddit Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Comedian Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently created a fake Father’s Day sale flyer, website, and commercial offering discounts on a made up store’s (Frisco’s Dad Source) entire stock of real dads. images via Obvious Plant Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Heart Anatomy Coasters by Firebox are a set of six clever, anatomically correct illustrated cross-sections of the human heart that are number encased in glass and allow guests to bypass the heartbreaking embarrassment of leaving marks on hard surfaces with their beloved drinks. Six coasters, each printed with a different cross-section of heart Prevent cardiac […]

A photo posted by Disney (@disney) on Jun 15, 2016 at 8:09am PDT The Shanghai Disneyland Resort will be opening to the public June 16th, 2016 and Disney is currently celebrating with a spectacular three-day party. Disney is allowing people from around the world to get in on the festivities by broadcasting their grand opening […]

While turf cutter Jack Conway was working on Emlagh Bog near his home in County Meath, Ireland, he happened upon a 2,000 year old stash of “bog butter“. Bog butter a waxy substance from peat bogs that was used throughout Ireland and Scotland as an early form of refrigeration. People would bury their meat and […]

Athlete Reko Rivera recently put on his Tyrannosaurus rex costume and did surprisingly well on American Ninja Warrior. The commentators and crowd rooted the prehistoric competitor on as he jumped, swung, and climbed his way through a good majority of the challenging course. We previously wrote about Reko performing parkour stunts in his T-rex costume. […]

Great Big Story had the amazing opportunity to visit with Mochi Master Mitsuo Nakatani at Nakatanido, his mochi pounding shop, in Nara, Japan. Nakatani very graciously explained the highly physical and rhythmic process of pounding sticky rice into the beloved chewy treat that is so popular in Japan and other parts of the world. The […]

Firebox is featuring stuffed versions of Pusheen the Cat that turn the incredibly popular virtual cartoon feline, seen in comic strips and Facebook stickers, into cuddly little plushies. Classic Pusheen, a dangerous Pusheenosaurus, and a majestic Pusheenicorn are available to purchase. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

9-year old James Savage from Los Banos, California became the youngest person to ever successfully complete the incredibly perilous swim from San Francisco to Alcatraz Island and then back again. Savage’s feat began at 7:00 AM on June 14, 2016 and ended just after 9:00 AM. According to KSEE News, Savage received a great deal […]

Express your true thoughts about this presidential election with the Giant Meteor 2016 bumper sticker. via This Is Why I’m Broke, The Awesomer Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A photo posted by Kristina Lechner (@kristinalechner) on Aug 21, 2015 at 1:28pm PDT Food Not Food is a photography series, created by Kalamazoo, Michigan graphic designer Kristina Lechner, featuring a collection of tasty looking fake foods that she made out of ordinary household items. Prints of her foods are available to purchase on Society6. […]

ThinkGeek is featuring a Darth Vader short sleeve button-up shirt that resembles the evil Sith Lord‘s iconic suit of cybernetic armor from Star Wars. It’s the perfect shirt to wear this summer while “chasing your kids around the galaxy.” “Luke, I am your father!” Yeah, Dad, the short sleeve button-up of Vader was kind of […]

Marvel and Insomniac Games released an exciting trailer at E3 2016 for their new action-packed Spider-Man video game releasing exclusively for the PlayStation 4. The release date is currently unknown. Starring the world’s most iconic Super Hero, Spider-Man PS4 (working title) features the acrobatic abilities, improvisation and web-slinging that the wall-crawler is famous for, while […]

Jonathan Marcus recently figured out how to deep fry water by forming a calcium alginate membrane around the water, rolling it around in flour, egg, and Panko, then dipping it in 375° peanut oil. According to Jonathan, it is a very dangerous process and the end product does not taste very good at all. He […]

In the latest episode of their continually fascinating and informative etymological whiteboard series for Mental Floss, linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain the origins of certain words that only exist in their negative forms throughout English (i.e. feckless, uncouth, unwieldy, hapless) and why the positive forms of these word have […]

A photo posted by jake likes onions (@jakelikesonions) on Jun 6, 2016 at 6:27am PDT The Wild West vs The Mature West by Jake Likes Onions Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A photo posted by Calorie Brands (@caloriebrands) on Jun 11, 2016 at 9:54am PDT Calorie Brands is an account on Instagram and Tumblr featuring popular junk food and drink logos redesigned to show their high calorie count. According to Calorie Brands, “this is how brands should look like to help you achieve your summer body […]

Turkish artist Garip Ay amazingly and effortlessly recreated two of Vincent Van Gogh‘s most iconic portraits, “Starry Night” and “Self-Portrait” employing the incredible traditional paper art technique of Ebru. Ebru, which is generally known today as a decorative paper art, is one of the oldest Turkish arts, but exactly where or when it started remains […]

Julien Therrien, a writer for Les Populaires, recruited his fat cat Jackie to assist him in creating real life versions of the otherwise virtual but incredibly popular Pusheen Facebook stickers. Therrien and Jackie perfectly captured the essence of Pusheen, as demonstrated with side-by-side comparisons in the photos. (translated)This is my cat Jackie. She’s between 6 […]

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Taste Made, the online cooking and travel channel, has put a really cute new spin on the traditional “pigs in blankets” with their simple recipe for adorable “Mini Octopus Corn Dogs“. The recipe calls for mini-sausages, pancake mix, milk, sliced cheese, ketchup, oil for frying, nori and mayo for decorating. Cut out slits on the […]

Screen Junkies gives their Honest Trailers treatment to the animated Disney Pixar film Finding Nemo. Swim along with Disney and Pixar’s most beloved story that spoils it’s own ending in the title – Finding Nemo! Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

While visiting Vale Head Farm in 2012, YouTuber Nick Kendall captured footage of a man named Gray deftly demonstrating how to straighten the curly tail of a pig simply by rubbing a particular area along the pig’s spine, which causes lordosis. via reddit Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

A very sweet and considerate Pit Bull named Redd was very careful to tiptoe down the hallway in a valiant attempt not to wake his feline foster sibling from a much needed nap. Redd the Pit Bull mix is still in Pound Hounds Res-Q but his foster parents can’t seem to figure out why – […]

Disney has released a magical new trailer for Pete’s Dragon, an upcoming remake of the 1977 film of the same name that is being directed by David Lowery. The trailer follows a young boy named Pete (Oakes Fegley), who was lost in the woods for six years, as he takes flight after introduces his dragon […]

On June 8, 2016, Scientists at El Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Madrid, Spain presented a new child-sized aluminum and titanium exoskeleton that was made in partnership with Marsi Bionics. The exoskeleton was specifically created to assist children with spinal-muscular atrophy to regain their ability to walk. El Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas […]

A couple of baby elephants Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand demonstrate their incredibly lively nature by rolling tires across the park, rolling around in tires, sitting on ball and even playfully chasing after resident dogs. While most of things are completely harmless, at least one of these playthings was able to exact its […]

Canadian artist Aelia Petro has created a wonderful line of hand-crafted, custom polymer clay jewelry that features dragons of all kinds – sleepy dragons that gently drape upon a person’s shoulders, a dragon with spread wings climbing up one’s arm or a resting dragon atop an adjustable ring. Each of these pieces along with dragon […]

Disney Pixar has unveiled a first look at Piper, their adorable short film featuring a cute little sandpiper bird that will play in front of Finding Dory in theaters. Finding Dory is set to release on June 17th, 2016. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Nintendo released a gameplay trailer at E3 2016 for their upcoming game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, that reveals a big and beautiful open world filled with discovery, battle, and adventure. The game is currently available to pre-order on Amazon for the Wii U and will also release on Nintendo’s mysterious “NX” […]

Stelios Mousarris, the Cypriot-based furniture designer behind the brilliantly executed Inception-inspired coffee table, has crafted a new coffee table that nostalgically recalls the designer’s own childhood. The Rocket Coffee Table is a round glass table with feet that are comprised of four playful mini-rockets balancing on its own cartoonish 3-D printed exhaust, well in the […]

Alana Hubbard of Mother Hubbard Photography, a family studio in Woodbridge, New Jersey, recently conducted a very creative shoot that involved cosplaying children re-creating specific scenes from the disturbing sixth season of show The Walking Dead. While the photoshoot was very safe – all the guns were toys, the tracks were inactive and the blood […]

How It Should Have Ended gives their interpretation of how Finding Nemo should have ended After Dory and Marlin finally find Nemo all the way in Sydney, it’s never explained how they find their way back home. This is how it should have ended. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

HBO has just announced that Curb Your Enthusiasm staring Larry David will be returning for a 9th season. Asked why he decided to come back, David said, “In the immortal words of Julius Caesar, ‘I left, I did nothing, I returned.'” In a recent interview, comedian JB Smoove, who is a regular on the show, […]

ThinkGeek is featuring an electronic Twitchy Kitty Tail and animatronic Twitchy Kitty Cat Ears that you can control with a provided remote. Meet Twitchy Kitty Animatronic Ears. With a convenient remote control, this headband lets you share your emotion through your ears, the same way cats do. Stuck in traffic? Ears flat. Hear something down […]

A photo posted by SAM ? MELBOURNE (@sobeautifullyraw) on May 30, 2016 at 1:28am PDT Inspired by Hedi Gh‘s gorgeous Galactic Donuts, “vegan food creatrix” Sam Melbourne of So Beautifully Raw successfully recreated the constellatory confections in vegan form for her ailing boyfriend and generously posted the recipe for all to enjoy. Vegan Galaxy Donuts?? […]

The Botswana Government posted a photo of a rare black zebra foal spotted in the Okavango Delta. Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Common Villains vs Less Common Villains by Tom Gauld Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

In a promotional video to kick off season two of his show Jay Leno’s Garage, Leno went undercover as a valet driver and surprised unsuspecting guests at The Academy of the Magical Arts in Los Angeles. Season two of Jay Leno’s Garage will premiere Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 at 10 PM EST on CNBC. Help […]

The Chemistry of Dentistry, created by Andy Brunning for Chemical & Engineering News. via Compound Interest Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.

Bill Hammack aka “Engineer Guy” takes an in-depth look a the engineering of a disposable diaper. Bill reveals the stunning engineering underlying the design of a diaper. He describes the five layers of a diaper, including the superabsorbent polymer in the diaper’s core. He illustrates the action of this polymer with a stunning demonstration using […]

Wyoming Knott of Changchun, China has created a great musical mashup of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and They Might Be Giants‘ song “Fingertips,” which is made up of a series of 21 short songs. via GeekTyrant Help Laughing Squid grow with a monthly pledge of support.