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Brazilian product designer Ana Carolina Lima Santos has created “Mona“, a functional sculpture made from 259 recycled computer mice glued onto the bones of an old chair. Santos described the project as a comment on consumer wastefulness. WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR GARBAGE? Completion of course work result, the chair Mona is an ironic vision […]

Dooble: Dooblie Doo Two More Eggs is a series of animated shorts by The Brothers Chaps, creators of the immensely popular web series Homestar Runner. The series, which will air on Disney XD, features all the classic hallmarks of The Brothers Chaps’ work like odd humor, bizarre animation, and goofy songs. CGI Palz: Theme Song […]

In the amusing “Bird Food“, a short award-winning animated film by Brown Bag Films, a well-meaning man literally loses his lunch to a hungry flock of pigeons who overwhelm him with the sheer force of their multiplying numbers. On a lovely summer’s day, a business man contentedly sits down to eat his lunch in the […]

Spanish artist A.L. Crego has created a number of amazingly playful and cleverly crafted GIFs that bring existing street art to life, providing movement to otherwise still images and contributing an alternate depth to the original piece. Crego always gets permission from the original artists and is very careful to ensure they are aware of […]

BusyBody is a carousel toy by Vat19 that features 10 different figures that can be posed to create the illusion of animation like an animated GIF thanks to a mirror around the middle. BusyBody is available to purchase at Vat19. The moving figure is really ten stationary clones with slightly different poses. As they rapidly […]

(larger) The Commendable Caffeineries Of New York City is a new poster by Pop Chart Lab that maps out over 300 of the most popular coffee shops located in New York City. Signed and numbered prints are available to purchase online. We’ve brewed up a plotting of over 300 of New York City’s cream-of-the-crop coffee […]

An adorably bouncy tribe of baby pygmy goats play a lively game of musical chairs, hircine style. Later on, the kids went for a run with their human, Nick. via Nothing To Do With Arbroath

Abbi Jacobson, the co-star of the Comedy Central series Broad City and artist in her own right, has published “Color this Book: New York City“, a Manhattan themed coloring book that’s appropriate for both kids and adults. Featuring over 30 illustrations by artist and comedienne Abbi Jacobson, this coloring book captures the charm and personality […]

St. Cloud, Minnesota-based gamer Comrade (a.k.a. “Merfish”) has created a great new video where the intro for PBS Kids‘ cartoon series, Arthur, is remade in the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V. We previously wrote about his GTA V remake of the intro to Full House. Merfish also shared side-by-side footage for comparison:

Pomplamoose performs a colorful cover of the 1985 song “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves in a new music video. Their newly released album, Besides, is available to purchase online from iTunes, Amazon, and Loudr. Fans of Pomplamoose can support their future music endeavors on Patreon. The original song for the sake of […]

A baby pygmy hippopotamus named Obi went for his very first swim under the watchful and protective eye of his mother Petre. Obi was born and is being raised at the Melbourne Zoo along with other with other pygmy hippos so that their population can outgrow their endangered status. The name Obi means heart in […]

Luhu is a sweet little grey tabby with adorably droopy eyes that make her look perpetually sad. Luhu and her two equally cute siblings Barher and Bardie live in Beijing with their human Maggie. While the three cats come from the same litter, only little Luhu inherited the forlorn look. images via Maggie Liu via […]

A recent episode of the Wisecrack series 8-Bit Philosophy uses retro gaming graphics and Star Wars to explore the question, “Is technology killing your creativity?” as well as the work of philosopher Martin Heidegger. Heidegger’s work focused heavily on society’s relationship with technology and the potential threat it poses. via The Awesomer

A new public service announcement by Norwegian NGO AV-OG-TIL demonstrates how to dock a boat like a boss. The video is meant to demonstrate that operating a boat is an activity that’s best done sober, but doing it with sweet sideburns and a mustache certainly looks like it helps. Thanks, Brad Jennings!

Kids provide the voices for various domestic, farm, and wild animals in an adorable advertisement for Akvile mineral water, a Lithuanian brand of low-alkaline bottled water. via Blame It On the Voices

The Tritan infusion water bottle by Carteret is a portable way to infuse water with different flavors. The bottle is made of unbreakable BPA-free plastic and features a specially-designed chamber for holding fruit, vegetables, or herbs to add flavor. For a limited time, the Tritan infusion water bottle is available in our Laughing Squid Store […]

The incredibly talented artist Shamekh has found a brilliant way to combine his love for architecture and design with a series of illustrated fashion cut-outs that are superimposed over striking backgrounds that feature environments the artist encounters on a daily basis. images via Shamekh via Khooli, Design TAXI

The KQED series Deep Look examines the farming methods of leafcutter ants in a recent episode. The ants don’t really eat the leaves themselves; they use them to farm a delicious and nutritious fungus. Ants don’t eat leaves. They use them to grow white tufts of nutritious fungus to feed their offspring. Their success as […]

The TieFi is a clever Wi-Fi hotspot built into a necktie to force technology-obsessed kids to be physically close to their father. The device was created by the advertising agency Grip Limited, and works by rerouting a home wireless network through the low-range hotspot built into the tie that only extends about 10 feet from the […]

OffWorld Designs has created “Loved Him,” an amusing and mixed-up sci-fi parody T-shirt design featuring a Dalek that reads “OMG It’s R2-D2! I Loved Him in Star Trek!”–a clever mashup of Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who. The shirt is available to purchase online from OffWorld Designs and Amazon. images via OffWorld Designs via […]

Upon sensing the cool breeze emanating from a rotating floor fan, a tiny sugar glider made an adorable attempt to take flight while sitting atop his human‘s hand. via Tastefully Offensive

PBS Space Time host Gabe Perez-Giz explores a few ways in which we might signal aliens in a recent episode of the series. Perez-Giz certainly seems to favor a kind of giant billboard announcing our presence. Everyone has their own opinion as to whether or not aliens exist. But let’s assume they do for a […]

Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently added some silly fake acceptable payment options to the front door of a local store. Pigeon hats and open mouth kisses are worth quite a bit at this friendly neighborhood shop. photos via Obvious Plant

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp is a Netflix prequel series to the cult classic comedy Wet Hot American Summer. The new series reunites the original cast of the film including Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, and Michael Ian Black. Netflix has released a retro VHS-style trailer for the series in the style of a […]

ESPN graphic designer and animator Steven Jase and composer Paul LeBlanc recently teamed up to create a great animated version of the Game of Thrones television show intro that is set in the 16-bit Super Mario World video game. The original Game of Thrones intro for comparison: via reddit, GeekTyrant

Avengers Hanoi, Vietnam-based freelance artist Nguyen Huy (a.k.a. “Draw 4 Fun“) has drawn a great series of Marvel comic book characters and combined his illustrations with either common household objects or food. His entire collection of Marvel character designs is available to view on Facebook. Spider-Man Deadpool Cyclops Wolverine Loki images via Draw 4 Fun […]

Comedian Mark Malkoff has created a PSA about “manspreaditis”, the unfortunate condition that causes some men to spread their legs, or “manspread“, when sitting on the subway.

A capella group Pentatonix pays tribute to the King of Pop by performing a wonderful medley of Micheal Jackson songs. They cover memorable ones like “ABC,” “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” and more. via Billboard

In a recent episode of SciShow, host Hank Green explains why cilantro tastes like soap to some people, but not to others. The genetics firm 23andMe decided to take a closer look. They analyzed the genomes of almost 30,000 people asking each subject whether they like cilantro and what they thought it tasted like. Subjects […]

An incredibly clever Flowerhorn Cichlid played a remarkable game of fetch with a man who was more than willing to toss a blue toy into the water over and again. According to the man, who goes by the name sillyrabbit1983 on YouTube, the fish was “…playing fetch like a puppy.” Amazing. submitted via Laughing Squid […]

Engineer Mehdi Sadaghdar recently used a bunch of connected AA batteries to jump start a car. It’s hard to tell if it’s staged, but Sadaghdar’s first attempt doesn’t go terribly well. via Boing Boing

One-and-a-half-year-old Jett skates alongside his father Jared Braden using a custom-built longboard sidecar. Jared is the head of research and development at Braden Boards, and he and his son have been riding together using the rig since Jett was just six months old. via Tastefully Offensive

Illumi-NATION Cyber Wear by Etsy user illumicyberwear are a series of custom-made laser-cut visors that light up with powerful LEDs, and feature J.A.R.V.I.S.-style heads-up display designs on the lens. photos via illumicyberwear via Fashionably Geek

Will It Blend? host Tom Dickson turns a bunch of markers into a goopy mess with a blender in a recent video in honor of summer break.

Office worker Sarah B. and several of her co-workers watched from the 40th floor of 1095 Avenue of the Americas in New York City, as attendees of the Bryant Park Film Festival pensively waited along the edges of the park for the festival to begin. Once the signal was given however, they rushed into the […]

Game Over Cycles, a Poland-based shop that customizes and rebuilds vintage cars and motorcycles, is currently in the process of building an amazing Batmobile-themed trike motorcycle that resembles the memorable Batmobile from the Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992) films. The entire collection of Batman bike photos are available to view online at Game Over […]

In the most recent episode of the animated series Blank on Blank, film guru Roger Ebert talks about his career, the egos involved in the film industry ,and what constitutes a great love story in a rare 1990 interview with writer Lawrence Grobel. I’m looking for films that come out of a director’s quixotic personal […]

20th Century Fox has released the official title and cast photos for Independence Day: Resurgence, the upcoming sequel to the 1996 sci-fi disaster film Independence Day. The new film, directed by Roland Emmerich, will star some familiar faces from the original movie like Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, and Vivica A. Fox with new […]

In the latest video by Field Day, inventor Colin Furze builds a motorized carousel horse and challenges a knight on horseback to a joust. Furze also posted a video to his own channel detailing the process of building the mini motorhorse. Ok so someone gives you a fibreglass horse, surely we all would slam an […]

photo via SZ In a hilarious case of mistaken identity, a traffic warden for the German city of Karlsruhe innocently issued a parking ticket to a very realistic, albeit bent, sculpture of a Mercedes Benz truck that was crafted by Austrian sculptor and performance artist Erwin Wurm. The sculpture, simply named “Truck“, had been created […]

Corridor Digital has created a new video where two men fight over a lady in the park by laying on the ground and engaging in a brutal stop-motion animated karate battle. Fans of Corridor Digital can help support their future, special effect-filled videos on Patreon. Corridor Digital also released behind-the-scenes footage showing how it was […]

Artist Brandon Bird has painted a series of portraits of actor Shia LaBeouf as each of the thirteen versions of The Doctor from the BBC series Doctor Who. Prints are available of each painting and a collection of all thirteen depictions. Bird is also selling the original oil paintings. Fans bemoan the fact the Ninth Shia […]

A wonderfully affectionate and loyal cat named Ryunosuke joins her human, Mr. Katsuji for a ride on his motorbike, calmly sitting upon his shoulder as they ride along the road, going about their day. via Curazy, RocketNews24

NeuroKnitting is a fascinating collaborative project created by artists Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet and scientist/PhD student researcher Sebastian Mealla , who successfully posited that brainwaves formed through the act of listening to music could be translated into a visual pattern that could then be transferred onto unique knitted garments. A wonderful meeting of science […]

A very playful golden Lab named Milo gleefully slides down to the bottom of a backyard inflatable waterslide and then very happily climbs the flimsy stairs for another turn. via Say OMG

Improv Everywhere surprised unwitting festival goers at the recent Governors Ball Music Festival in New York City by having a full mariachi band, gospel choir, and more surprises emerge from The Magical Porta Potty. For our latest mission, we staged a series of surprises at the porta potty area of the Governors Ball music festival […]

PBS Game/Show host Jamin Warren explores the game design of the popular television series Game of Thrones in a recent episode of the series. Warren specifically points out the emphasis on the map as well as narrative design in the series. Game of Thrones Season 5 has come to an end, and what an insane […]

In the most recent episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott explains why London skyscrapers, such as the “The Cheesegrater” and “The Shard“, are so oddly and economically shaped. It all has to do with protecting the city’s most important sightline–that of Saint Paul’s Cathedral. Protected views, or sightlines. Back in the […]

Kehinde Wiley Volume 36 of Hi-Fructose: The New Contemporary Art Magazine has recently been announced and it will be filled with inspirational artwork created by contemporary artists from around the world. Kehinde Wiley, a skilled Brooklyn-based visual artist, will be featured on the cover of the upcoming issue. Volume 36 of the quarterly art publication […]

The Banana Cone is a “CAUTION! Wet Floor” sign designed to look like a banana peel. The stylish sign warns people of a potential hazard in English, Spanish, and the universal language of laughing at people slipping on banana peels. An early example of the banana peel gag can be seen in the 1917 Harold […]