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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

On the most recent episode of These Are The Actors You’re Looking For, host Jamie Stangroom sat down to conduct an interview with radio dramatist and voice actor Erik Bauersfeld before he sadly passed away last week. Bauersfeld did an amazing job of voicing of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna in the Star Wars films […]

WordPress has released its latest update, 4.5 “Coleman” named for jazz saxophone player Coleman Hawkins. The update adds features to help users create a more streamlined workflow like inline links, which brings up a small window to easily link to another URL, or search for another site to link to from within the editor. Coleman […]

Marvel has released the first trailer for Doctor Strange, the upcoming superhero film directed by Scott Derrickson and based on Marvel‘s character of the same name. The great trailer follows Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) as he goes from a simple neurosurgeon to sorcerer supreme. Doctor Strange is currently scheduled to warp into theaters on November […]

“The Secret of C-3PO” is an awesome mashup, created by editor Luc Bergeron (a.k.a. “Zapatou“), of C-3PO‘s life and the song “Mr. Roboto” by Styx. Luc takes us on a musical adventure through all seven of the Star Wars films.

Conan O’Brien recently visited a fan in South Korea and joined Steven Yeun, who plays Glenn on The Walking Dead, to enjoy a traditional Korean meal. Unfortunately Steve doesn’t know much about Korean cuisine, but is very aware of what potato salad looks like. We previously wrote about O’Brien and Yeun’s many other adventures in […]

Microsoft has released a new trailer for Gears of War 4, the upcoming third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition and fifth installment in the Gears of War series. The trailer features Marcus Fenix‘s son, JD Fenix, embracing his father’s legacy as he battles an all-new enemy threat. Gears of War 4 will be […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment has release the third official trailer for The Angry Birds Movie, the upcoming 3D animated comedy film directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly that is based on the popular Angry Birds video game franchise. The trailer follows the group of birds as they take the fight for their eggs to the […]

Chris Poole, a cat activist and the wonderful human behind the popularity of the lovable feline duo of Cole and Marmalade, explains what happens when a cat is declawed, how the cat may respond and offers suggestions how to redirect destructive scratching behavior in an effort to get the word out about getting this barbaric […]

Steve Onotera aka samuraiguitarist filmed himself performing a beautiful rendition of Bourrée in E minor by J.S. Bach everyday over the course of the year, weaving each day into a single seamless video, that not only shows off his incredible talent for guitar but his great capacity for growing hair. It’s been a year in […]

In February 2016, a film crew from Great Big Story had an opportunity to observe Tammi and Lucho, two very cute but highly defensive tamanduas who were meeting for the very first time. Tamanduas are related to anteaters, but have the ability to climb trees and are able release a powerfully odiferous warning system to […]

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Are you really going to start? Because I will if you really want to start. In 2012, YouTuber clerade posted a really funny compilation of comedians Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie challenging each other while performing ridiculously hilarious skits for the classic improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway and for Drew Carey’s Improv-A-Ganza. Bald […]

A rogue drone crashed through race car driver David Perel‘s fifth-story office window in Cape Town, South Africa and struck the unsuspecting man in the head. Luckily, Perel only sustained minor injuries and damage to some of his equipment. He detailed more of the story in a Medium post where he discusses the event and some of […]

Filmmaker Phil Whitehead has created an amazing tribute supercut of Bruce Springsteen performing his iconic hit “Thunder Road“, line by line, over the course of 41 years at various venues around the world. While making the video, Whitehead noted how both artist and song changed and evolved over time. In this video, I wanted to […]

Paul Reubens showed off his new line of fashionable wigs for kids as well as some of his odd collectibles during a recent appearance on Conan. Host Conan O’Brien was especially interested in an electric hot dog cooker meant to be plugged into a car’s cigarette lighter.

In the latest episode of the SciShow List Show, host Michael Aranda offers up a variety of interesting facts how different animals and insects visually process the world around them. Eyes have been around for at least half a billion years, first appearing in the fossil record during what’s known as the Cambrian Explosion when […]

The Star Wars droid BB-8 recently visited the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and its Mars Yard to meet Maggie, the Mars Curiosity Rover‘s earthbound twin, to learn how robots help explore other planets.

The DINNER DJ by Argentinian designer Ignacio Pilotto is an interactive kids dinner set that looks just like a turntable. It is available to purchase from Fred & Friends. images via Fred & Friends

Wander Ware is a durable set of camping cocktail glasses and supplies from Fred & Friends that are perfect for those well-equipped who prefer to imbibe outdoors. Made from enameled steel, each item is completely unbreakable and can stand up to any adventure. Add some class to your next outdoor “adventure”. WANDER WARE is made […]

Minute Physics answers the question “Why Are Airplane Engines so Big?” Engines have grown larger over time, even as some planes themselves get smaller because larger engines are more efficient at generating thrust, but only up to a point.

Swedish designer Victor Hertz is back with part three of his ongoing Honest Logos series where he tweaks famous corporate logos to reflect unfortunate truths about the companies. Victor pokes fun at Häagen-Dazs, Netflix, Walmart, and many other businesses. We previously wrote about part one and two of his series. images via Viktor Hertz submitted […]

In the latest episode of the wonderfully animated lost interview series “Blank on Blank“, the legendary film director Martin Scorsese opened up about his childhood fondness for Westerns, his supportive parents and how his overwhelming desire to work in film surpassed his desire to be a priest in a 1990 interview with journalist T.J. English. […]

Vsauce host Michael Stevens explains how to count past infinity and why 40 is the biggest number. Stevens focuses on different concepts of infinite and cardinal numbers to give viewers a new and interesting perspective on the scope of mathematics.

Robert Downey Jr. recently dressed up as a festive bunny to announce his new charitable foundation, titled Random Act Funding, that he is launching with his wife Susan and Omaze. The foundation will distribute financial support to partners like the Motion Picture & Television Fund, Make-A-Wish, and Anti-Recidivism Coalition. The auction will choose one winner […]