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image via 21st Amendment Brewery A couple of weeks ago we wrote about the Wheaties’ cereal-inspired beer. The 21st Amendment Brewery out of San Francisco is keeping the breakfast beer theme going with Toaster Pastry, a Pop-Tarts inspired India pale ale that comes in 19.2 ounce cans. 21st Amendment Brewery created the new beer in […]

The Rawtronics car plug-in air purifier is a small device that plugs into a car’s AC outlet with a built-in ionizer for eliminating foul odors and improving air quality in the vehicle. The car plug-in air purifier is available for a limited time in our Laughing Squid Store at a 77% discount off its list price […]

After rescuing over 50,000 manuals from destruction in a Maryland warehouse with a lot of help from volunteers, some of whom responded to a call on Twitter, the tenacious Jason Scott, filmmaker, archiver and good friend of Laughing Squid, has announced his new project Archive Corps, a volunteer collective that helps quickly save physical archives […]

Clark Gregg and Chloe Bennet from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hayley Atwell and James D’Arcy from Agent Carter have announced a dubsmash battle for charity. The battle will begin on September 2, 2015 when fans can vote for their favorite celebrity lip-sync team by donating one dollar per vote through Crowdrise. Team Carter will be raising […]

Sasha Petraske, the expert mixologist who breathed new life into the modern cocktail culture with his venerable Lower East Side bar Milk & Honey in 1999 and subsequent establishments around the world, passed away on Friday, August 21 at his home in Hudson, New York. He is survived by his wife Georgette Moger, who told […]

On a recent trip to IKEA, simonline proceeded to annoy his girlfriend with a relentless barrage of puns based on the often absurd-sounding names of IKEA products. We moved in together recently so had to make the unavoidable trip to IKEA; I figured out how to get through there as quickly as possible. via reddit

A giant 15 foot inflatable ball from Kurt Perschke‘s touring Redball Project broke loose from its exhibition location and ran free down the very windy streets of Toledo, Ohio before it was finally caught. Perschke told ABC News that this had never happened before. In the 10 years of this installation, nothing like this has […]

A systematic ranking of the most loved and reviled television series finales created by redditor ChallengeResponse shows where various series finales stand. To make their rankings, they pulled data from the Internet Movie Database to see how the finale episode of a show rated in comparison to that show’s average rating. According to this metric, Glee had the […]

Corridor Digital has created “Mario Kart Skate,” a live-action Mario Kart short where Luigi jumps on a Boosted electric longboard and embarks in a dangerous adventure through the city while attempting to beat Mario‘s time trial record. Corridor Digital also released footage showing how they made the exciting short: music by Savant – “Vario“

A recent episode of the web series Now You See It provides an explanation for the cinematic technique of breaking the fourth wall as well as a look at its history, which goes all the way back to ancient Greece. The episode also gives examples of when the technique has been used well and when it […]

Artist and musician Natalie Nakles recently drew on her left hand with pens and markers to make it look as if her hand was sliced up with bones showing. More of Nakles’ artwork is available to view on Facebook and Instagram. A fun fact about Natalie is that she was also turned into a rockstar […]

Right before their August 21st Kansas City show, the amazing and increasingly popular Foo Fighters loaded themselves in the back of a blue pickup truck and pulled up in front of the Westboro Baptist Church. The band, which also included a large tattooed man in a tight purple shirt and a brightly colored Speedo, danced […]

MIT‘s Glass Lab has created a process for 3D printing with molten glass. They call the process G3DP for “Glass 3D Printing” and it operates with 1900° fahrenheit “kiln cartridges” as it prints the glass into computer-controlled shapes. The Mediated Matters group at MIT produced a video demonstrating the process as the G3DP machine creates […]

STARZ has released a bloody new trailer for Ash vs Evil Dead, a new original series and horror sitcom sequel to the Evil Dead movies. The trailer features Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) taking on evil with his trusty boomstick and various other weapons. Ash vs Evil Dead is set to premiere on October 31st, 2015. […]

In a recent story, Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy toured Banksy‘s Dismaland “bemusement park” art installation in the resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. The installation features work from more than 50 artists from around the world including Pocket Money Loans by artist Darren Cullen, which we have covered previously. Details of the attraction were officially released this […]

Expert woodworker and engineer Matthias Wandel demonstrates how to make a hexagon cake knife, an idea that was inspired by his wife who wondered aloud how she should cut a cake. This project started when Rachel said “Now I have to cut the cake into squares or triangles”. My immediate thought was “why not cut […]

The record-breaking heat wave recently sent a mama bear and her five cubs out of the woods and in search of a little relief, which came in the form of Tim Basso‘s backyard pool in Rockaway Township, New Jersey. The bears took a nice cool dip in the pool before taking over the rest of […]

The Calgary Humane Society has created an amusing campaign for their Cat-Tastic Summer Pawty adoption day on August 22nd in which older, adoptable cats are advertised as “pre-owned” in the very distinct style of a used car commercial. We’ve got bouncy castles, cotton candy treats, frozen drinks, crafts, face paint, balloons AND adorable adoptables – […]

Neil Cicierega has created an absurd and hilarious guide to Peter Jackson‘s The Lord of the Rings trilogy based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien. The video outlines the plot and major characters in the three films while managing to get nearly every single fact wrong.

Pop music cover band Postmodern Jukebox and singer Sara Niemietz recently performed a wonderful vintage 1940s swing cover of the Talking Heads‘ 1983 song “This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody).” Postmodern Jukebox‘s new cover is available to purchase online via iTunes. The original song for comparison:

In a recent video by The Slow Mo Guys, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy ignite a match head bomb made up of approximately 6,000 match heads and film the resulting explosion at 2,500fps with two slow motion cameras. Free and Gruchy warn not to try this at home, particularly the part where Gruchy leans over the lit […]

A hyper little corgi named Nero tried to cool himself off on a hot summer’s day by repeatedly running back and forth across a blue kiddie pool in an effort to catch the water coming from the hose that his his human was using. Unfortunately for little Nero, his human decided to have a bit […]

Punk legend Patti Smith recently performed “Aqua Teen Dream,” a fantastic farewell song created for the very last season finale (they mean it this time) of Adult Swim‘s popular animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. The final episode (#138), titled “The Last One Forever and Ever (For Real This Time) (We Fucking Mean It), […]

“So You’ve Learned to Teleport” is an instructional and informational video by Tom Scott about the potential uses and abuses of superpowered teleportation. In the video, Scott seems to take issue with the way teleporters in comic books fail to live up to their true potential by simply using the ability to fight crime, when […]

image via imgur A studious cat named Bubba has spent a lot of time roaming the halls, attending class and sleeping in the library of Leland High School in San Jose, California, so much so that school administrators decided that the orange tabby deserved his very own student identification card. According to the redditor who […]

According to Variety, ABC is in the process of ordering a pilot for Marvel’s Most Wanted, a Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. spin-off series about Adrianne Palicki‘s bad ass character Bobbi Morse (a.k.a. “Mockingbird“) and Nick Blood’s Lance Hunter. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. producers Jeffrey Bell and Paul Zbyszewski worked together to bring the project to […]

Redditor smashcuts has created a wonderful fully-functional and backlit overhead control panel to manually operate his computer with a series of buttons and switches. The panel can control everything from the volume, to opening frequently used apps, and even executing Photoshop keyboard shortcuts. The full series of photos highlights the different functions of the panel […]

A24 has released the first trailer for The Witch, and upcoming horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers. The movie follows a Puritan family who faces an unknown evil lurking in the woods behind their New England farm. The Witch is currently scheduled to released in theaters sometime in 2016. New England, 1630: William […]

Daredevil Laso Schaller has made an incredible 193 foot cliff jump off Cascata del Salto in Maggia, Switzerland. The jump’s sponsor Red Bull claim Schaller has set the new world record. The jump lasted 3.58 seconds and Schaller reached a speed of 123 km/h before hitting the water. For reference, the Leaning Tower of Pisa is only […]

On August 18, Ryan North, the creator of Dinosaur Comics, took his dog Chompsky for a walk around a Toronto skate park. It was raining when North went take a photo of Chompsky in the bowl and he subsequently found that they were stuck with no feasible means of egress. So North took to Twitter […]

Archie McPhee has released a fabulous line of scarves that feature unique Bigfoot, Krampus, and Abraham Lincoln-themed designs. They are all available to purchase online. images via Archie McPhee submitted via Laughing Squid Tips

The Village Voice has created a series of 30 emoji they feel are specifically useful to New Yorkers. The emoji highlight some of the best, worst, and most iconic things about life in New York City. Dollar slice pizza, one of the best things about New York City. The iconic Anthora coffee cup, a staple […]

AMC has released a new video where most of the main characters from Robert Kirkman‘s upcoming new television series, Fear the Walking Dead, are introduced by the show’s cast and crew. Fear the Walking Dead is scheduled to premiere August 23, 2015 at 9 PM EST on AMC.

An adorable pair of sleeping Shih Tzus named Gus and Gizmo were rudely awakened just seconds before a magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit the San Francisco Bay Area on August 17 at 6:49 AM. Their human Ashley Guerin captured their startled reaction through her Nest Cam. I posted my Nest Cam footage on Twitter of my […]

New York-based artist Ian Dwyer of Nvenom8 Designs has created a horrifyingly awesome 3D printed Kraken d20 die. The tentacle-filled die is available to purchase from Nvenom8 Designs’ online shop. This terrifying mass of writhing tentacles and gaping beaks holds a dark secret: It’s a completely fair 20-sided die! At almost three inches across (7.1cm), […]

3M has built an impressive branded Rube Goldberg machine for a recent video. The machine is made up of a variety of 3M products and ends by launching a cascade of 25,000 Post-It notes. Science is at the heart of everything we do. It’s our inspiration and our medium. It’s how the hard work gets done. […]

RealmPictures recently created an awesome real-life first person shooter game that was controlled by random people on Chatroulette. The strangers would verbally help the player decide how to make his way through a zombie-infested area, while picking up random weapons and health along the way. They even threw in a mega boss battle to kick […]

GIPHY CAM is a new GIF-creating camera app by Giphy. Users can press and hold to record a GIF and add special effects before sharing their GIF with contacts directly or on social media. The app is now available in the iTunes App Store. images via Giphy

VHS Camcorder is a new video app by Rarevision that simulates the distortion of a vintage VHS camcorder. Users can set the app to distort the video more as their device is tilted during recording, and even overlay a fake date and time stamp to help sell the illusion. The app is currently available in the iTunes […]

London developer Ballymore has received planning approval to build a transparent free-floating “sky pool” 35 meter above the city’s Nine Elms district as part of its new Embassy Gardens development. The pool will be built with clear 20cm-thick glass, giving swimmers a view straight down to the world below. Residents of the Embassy Gardens will be […]

Neil Harbisson, an artist and self-described cyborg who was born with Achromatopsia, a recessive genetic condition that renders an individual completely unable to see color, has found a very creative way to interpret the world around him. He uses an antenna that has been implanted into his skull, which listens to the sound waves emitted […]

For his 40th birthday, Mike Oblinski, a Phoenix-based stormchasing photographer was given the gift of ten days to chase after storms in and around the American Southwest. During the trip, which had been extended to 14 days, Oblinski gorgeous footage of incredible cloud formations and set it to a beautiful soundtrack arranged by musician Kerry […]

PlastiColor has created a series of officially licensed rubber Star Wars car and truck floor mats based on Boba Fett, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and a Stormtrooper. The “universal fit and ultra-durable” mats are all available to purchase online. images via Entertainment Earth via Nerd Approved

NASA is letting people send their name to Mars as part of the InSight mission and claim Frequent Flyer miles. NASA previously let people send their name to space on board the test flight of the Orion spacecraft in December, 2014, and repeat users can log in with their same account to track their mileage. image […]

Hot Topic has released a new zip-up costume hoodie based on the gigantic deformed Colossal Titan from Hajime Isayama‘s popular Japanese manga series and the two-part live-action film adaptation directed by Shinji Higuchi. It is available to purchase online. images via Hot Topic via GeekTyrant

In a recent video by Muppet Studios for the Oh My Disney blog, Animal and Floyd Pepper from The Muppets give a dramatic reading of the classic Disney song “It’s a Small World” from the popular ride of the same name. The end of the video features a preview of Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker giving a dramatic […]

Dreamworks animator and father Daniel Hashimoto has created a new special effects video for his ongoing Action Movie Kid series that shows his three-year-old son James trying to protect his little sister Sophia from a deadly shark that is swimming around in their home.

In a post on Medium, writer Rex Sorgatz shared a possible look at a TV channel guide from the near future now that companies like NBCUniversal, Fox, and Disney have invested heavily in online media. The channel guide features possible shows from channels like BuzzFeed, Uber, and The Awl. And what will these web properties do […]

The creatives at the PlumbWorld Blog have created a great infographic that reveals 20 of the most “gutterly bizarre” things that have been found floating around in sewers. A sheep, a hand grenade, and a living baby are only a few of the unusual things found in the pipe systems used to transport human waste. […]

Think Geek has created a clever set of Doctor Who themed Weeping Angel string lights that humorously blink repeatedly at one another. Ten angels. Does a set of ten angels count as a swarm? Er… it looks like the collective noun for angels is “chorus” or “choir.” *twitches* That’s a song you never want to […]