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A new James Bond 007 feaurette takes a look at Léa Seydoux who plays Madeleine Swann and Monica Bellucci who plays Lucia Sciarra, the “Bond Women” in the new James Bond film SPECTRE.

A large tortoise named Joy very cleverly figured out how to open the sliding screen door that led directly into the house. Unfortunately, Joy didn’t know how to close it behind him once he got inside, nor did another smaller tortoise named Jeffrey, per their human Joseph Miller. Joy the Tortoise lets himself in the […]

Bryan Bishop of The Verge takes a look inside of ILMxLab, the VR and augmented reality think-tank at Industrial Light & Magic that is currently working on the new Star Wars films. The lab is a developmental playground for any and all kind of interactive or immersive experience. Virtual reality, AR, theme park attractions; it’s […]

A 25-year old long-haired tabby named Corduroy in Sisters, Oregon was recently declared the “Oldest Living Cat” by Guinness World Records for a second time after losing to Tiffany Two, a 27-year old tortoiseshell cat who sadly passed away shortly after winning the title. The record-breaking feline previously held the record back in 2014, but […]

The Sesame Workshop has signed a deal with HBO to air the next five seasons of Sesame Street on the premium cable network and its streaming services HBO NOW and HBO GO. The deal will let Sesame Workshop produce nearly twice as many episode of Sesame Street each season, and nine months after new episodes are released on HBO, […]

A vociferous Quaker parrot (monk parakeet) named Chopsticks hammed it up on camera until he laughed himself silly during a demonstration he was doing with his human Jessi Knudsen Castañeda at Animal Wonders, an animal rescue agency outside of Missoula, Montana. Animal Wonders, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, was founded by Jessi Knudsen Castañeda and Augusto […]

Okilly Dokilly is a metal — or “Nedal” — band inspired by The Simpsons character Ned Flanders. Each member of the band wears Flander’s signature outfit as they perform songs that are made up mostly of Ned quotes from the show. Okilly Demos by Okilly Dokilly photos via Okilly Dokilly via Rip It Up

The Handitaur is a five-piece finger puppet set, created by novelty retailer Archie McPhee, that transforms your hand into a legendary centaur. The Handitaur, which includes four hooves and one torso, is currently available to purchase online. We’ll admit that having a hand is practical, you can pick things up and press buttons, but wouldn’t […]

On a recent episode of Conan, comedian Adam Pally came out on set with Conan O’Brien and Andy Richter dressed up as a green-faced mashup of Abraham Lincoln and Jim Carrey‘s version of The Mask character. In the past, Pally has showed up dressed as James Bond, a Buckingham Palace guard, and Borat.

Vancouver man Spencer Seabrooke nearly fell recently as he set a new world record for “Longest Free Solo Highline” in the sport of slacklining, where a length of flat webbing is tensioned between two anchor points with some bounce left in the line. Seabrooke walked 64 meters across the Stawamus Chief north-north gully in Squamish, British Columbia at a height […]

Joshua Karthik, co-founder of Stories in Motion, shot some beautiful 4k aerial video of the wonderful lavender fields in Provence, France using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter Drone. In July 2015, we traveled to discover the lavender fields of Provence. Our road trip started from Aix-En-Provence and ended past Valensole in the east covering […]

Dylan Grosz of the apartment search service Apartment List demonstrates 6 clever hacks that can increase the size of a Chipotle burrito by 86% without spending any additional money. So I took my geeky love of data and my black hole of a belly to Chipotle for several days and ordered 5 burritos each day […]

The Cat Scratch Laptop by SUCK UK is an amazing cardboard laptop toy for geeky felines that comes with a scratching post keyboard, a fluffy toy mouse, and a “slide in” desktop wallpaper that can manually be changed out. It is available to purchase online. Does your kitty feel left out while you are busy […]

Daniel Freed Schwartz shot an insane GoPro video of him skiing down a series of three escalators and then into a parking garage. He shot the video for GoPro’s Line of the Winter contest, showcasing the best ski lines from the 2014-2015 season.

Canadian parliamentary candidate Wyatt Scott kills a dragon, shoots lasers from his eyes, and fist bumps a space alien in his official campaign video. Scott is running as an independent candidate to represent Mission Matsqui Fraser Canyon, British Columbia. via The Mary Sue

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is set to return to television nightly with full episodes on Antenna TV. The show will air at 11:00PM starting on January 1, 2015. Although Steve Allen was the original host of The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson is credited for establishing many of the elements of late night television that […]

They Might Be Giants has released “Omnicorn”, their new music video about a rare creature with every type of horn on its head, directed by Paul Sahre for week 32 of their Dial-A-Song Direct series.

Paris-based Comedian Daniil le Russe recently created a funny Vine video where he demonstrates how to get to work on time in the morning. It’s simple, just set up a trail of alarm clocks that start at your bed and end at the office. via reddit

The Dutch game development magazine Control invited Japanese game designer and Pac-Man creator, Toru Iwatani, to speak at the Netherlands-based Festival of Games conference in June 2010. According to Control’s English publication, ctrl500, Iwatani shared some of his original Pac-Man sketches during a bus trip to the conference. Here is

redditor freezingfire14 spotted this hilarious customized DVD cover for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at a local GameStop. via reddit

The wonderful Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) plays the extremely talented, oft-beleaguered and very blacklisted novelist and writer Dalton Trumbo whose successful career came to an end after being declared a Communist in 1947 in the upcoming biopic Trumbo. The film also features Dame Helen Mirren, Diane Lane, Louis C.K. and John Goodman. The successful career […]

In “The Colors of Feelings“, creative director Thomas Blanchard has used the circular motion of varying hued and textured paint (mixed with oil, milk, honey and cinnamon) to visually represent the intangible nature of emotions. The Colors of Feelings” is an experimental dreamlike video rocking us smoothly through circular moves. It is also an analogy […]

In the latest episode of “You Suck At Cooking“, the normally acerbic host somberly describes how to quickly whip up a dish of “Break-up Pasta“, also known as spaghetti aglio e olio. It’s gloomy out, which makes it a great day to make “Break-up Pasta”. “Break-up Pasta” is a good way to end a relationship, […]

The official trailer for the the upcoming documentary Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead by Douglas Tirola about the comedy magazine National Lampoon focuses on the cultural impact of the magazine. As we wrote about previously, the film features interviews with former writers and notable Lampoon fans like Chevy Chase, Judd Apatow, and John Goodman. The film will be released by Magnolia Pictures online […]

Members of Skydive Chicago successfully took to the skies in order to set a new vertical free fly world record by performing a 164-person formation pattern. Organizers Jon DeVore and Mike Swanson spoke with Red Bull about how it feels to connect with other people that high up in the air. There’s no true signal. […]

redditor mikesweeney recently posted a set of adorable pictures on imgur, explaining that his friend had lovingly designed a set of Star Wars-themed corrective helmets for his infant son Jack, who had to wear head protection for one year after undergoing surgery to correct his congenital craniosynostosis (a premature fusing of the skull). My buddy’s […]

“Eat & Drink & Poop & Pee.” is a brilliant design by artist and Laughing Squid senior contributing writer Justin Page. The design is inspired by the classic “John & Paul & Ringo & George.” Beatles T-shirt by Experimental Jetset. The design is available on a variety of products through Page’s Society6 store. So I […]

If you see a bird of prey while flying. Land. I have added this to my operating procedure. Adam Lancaster of Melbourne Aerial Video learned a valuable lesson when a massive wedge-tailed eagle decided that she didn’t like his high flying drone and punched it out of the sky with her powerful talons. And while […]

The latest episode of the Vulture series Secret History of Television explains the history of television spinoffs, shows that are created around characters taken from an existing series. The episode also explains why spinoffs of scripted shows are on a decline. When a popular show spawns a new show, it can lead to disaster, but it can also lead to […]

Daniel Ofili, a 23-year old adventurer from the British city of Kent, amazingly rode his bicycle 1800 kilometers (1118 miles) across the harsh terrain of the Sahara, camping out all along the way. Ofili’s 36-day journey began in Morocco and culminated in Senegal. Battling the elements, Daniel rode his bike far from civilisation, avoiding villages […]

On a recent episode of Good Mythical Morning, comedians Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal of Rhett & Link taste tested a variety of different pet foods and then tried to determine what pet that each food is actually intended for. Both Rhett and Link, who were not allowed to use their hands, awkwardly ate the […]

In anticipation of its premiere on September 19th, BBC One has released the second trailer for the ninth series of Doctor Who during which the beloved Gallifreyan (Peter Capaldi) takes on enemies both new and old with the help of his fellow traveller Clara Oswald. Just the same old, same old. The Doctor and Clara […]

The Hateful Eight is the eighth feature film by director Quentin Tarantino about a group of dangerous bounty hunters trapped together in post-Civil War Wyoming. The first official trailer features a number of actors from Tarantino’s earlier films returning to work with him again including Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, and Michael Madsen. image via […]

Storm-chasing photographer Greg McCown of Saguaro Pictures recently captured a spectacular photo he called “Lucky Strike“, a single shot in which a lightning bolt strikes alongside a full-color rainbow and giant cactus tree during a Tuscon, Arizona storm. According to McCown, this was a hard-won accomplishment. Finally! After years of trying I finally got my […]

A collection of 12 new photos from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and some interesting plot details have been unleashed in the August issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine. They share a great first look at Domhnall Gleeson‘s character General Hux and some news on Adam Driver as Kylo Ren. images via Entertainment Weekly

California-based sisters Jill Watt of the Dapper Toad blog and Lorna of Knits For Life, who previously worked together to make an amazing “Yarnbomb Squid Tree,” are back with their newest creation, “Rooty the Stilt-Walking Carrot Yarnbomb.” The creative siblings utilized a “bulky gauge Brother KH-270 knitting machine” and some crafty hand-crocheting to cover a […]

In an effort to conserve water and protect dangerous reactions triggered by sunlight, Los Angeles has deployed protective shade balls to float on the surface of the water in one of its reservoirs. The shade provided by the hollow plastic balls prevents evaporation and keeps the sunlight from causing chlorine and bromide in the water […]

HERMES is a humanoid robot being developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where PhD students Joao Ramos and Albert Wang are teaching the robot human reflexes to help it complete complex tasks like walking. The robot is controlled by a human wearing a rig that allows them operate HERMES, but also receive feedback from […]

A tiny hamster had the the “Best Day Ever”, riding the tiny rides and stuffing his tiny face with tiny treats provided by vendors at Walt Disney World in this special episode of the”Tiny Hamster” series by Hello Denizen and “WDW (Walt Disney World) Best Day Ever” series by Disney. As always “they work closely […]

Peter Philips (a.k.a. “Mars VFX“) recently recut footage from the newly released trailer for SPECTRE to make it appear as if actor Roger Moore is reprising his role as James Bond in the upcoming 007 film, instead of Daniel Craig. Philips was inspired to make his clever edits to the trailer by The Usual Suspect‘s […]

The second trailer for the upcoming Jem and the Holograms movie based on the 1980s cartoon introduces the character Synergy, Jem’s holographic robot. The trailer also shows the band’s rise to fame, and the tension caused by Jem going solo. Jem and the Holograms will be released in theaters on October 23, 2015.

JulioNIB has created an impressive Hulkbuster mod for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V that allows gamers to both wear and control Iron Man‘s massive Hulkubster suit of armor. Sachitha Harshana (a.k.a. “LioN KoLLA“) captured in-game footage, using the Rockstar Editor, of GTA V protagonist Trevor Philips in the Hulkbuster armor and rampaging […]

Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang recently launched a pyrotechnic display titled Sky Ladder that created a burning ladder reaching 500 meters into the air for his grandmother’s 100th birthday. A weather balloon held the firework-covered wire rig in the air as the display burned for a full 80 seconds. Sky Ladder was attempted previously in 1994 and 2001, but complications […]

World Wide Interweb has created an intense supercut video of short-tempered video gamers freaking out. Computer monitors are smashed into oblivion, keyboards explode into a million pieces, and much more.

FOX’s Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD) has created a new Marvel-themed animated short where the Hulk (Bruce Banner) angrily knocks out yet another long list of annoying errands on his day off from work. Hulk cuts own hair at barber shop, Hulk disagrees with dentist, Hulk gets fresh milk at store, Hulk mows lawn with helicopter, […]

On a recent episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers, actress Winona Ryder confirmed to the inquisitive host that a sequel to the much loved 1988 film Beetlejuice is in the works. Ryder referred to an on-camera interview that director Tim Burton had done at an earlier time, like this one with MTV that took […]

Earlier this year “The Stickman” showed off his amazing talents playing the Chapman Stick which led to him winning the Solo Instrumental video challenge on indi.com. via reddit

Michael Snajczuk crashed his motorcycle in Grand Theft Auto V which kicked-off an insane chain-reaction resulting in a massive 5 minute long pileup on the highway. via reddit

Tommy Edison, who has been blind since birth, asked people at VidCon 2015 to explain concepts to him that are intangible, such as shadows, rainbows, fog, sunrise, outer space and lightning.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has created “Overkill”, a supercut of every single explosion from every movie he has starred in. A full list of films can be found in the video description. Schwarzenegger made the video to promote his Omaze event where people can enter to win a chance to “Blow Shit Up With Arnold” to help […]