French filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu, who makes brilliant mashups with clever titles, has combined footage from the Apollo 11 mission (previously) with several Stanley Kubrick interviews to create the brilliant “Moon Shining”. In making these connections, Mathieu has made it appear as if Kubrick directed the iconic 1969 moon landing itself. Behind the scenes of the…
Jaime Lannister Joins the ‘Full House’ Family
Now that Game of Thrones has ended, the talk of spinoff series is reaching fever pitch. One such idea, as envisioned by Jimmy Kimmel Live, has Jaime Lannister (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) joining the family of Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) and Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) in a Full House reboot. Jaime tries his best to fit in…
An Autonomous Self-Service Robotic Chef That Prepares Customized Omelettes on Demand
Vlogger and podcaster Ankit Vengurlekar of Gadget Wala watched as a robotic chef mixed, scrambled, flipped and served an omelette that he customized with toppings of his choice. This culinary robot prototype named AUSCA was developed in Singapore by Kurve Automation and is featured at Millenium Hotels in Singapore. AUSCA also prepares eggs in other…
The Grantham Family and Staff Prepare the Estate for a Royal Visit in the Highly-Awaited ‘Downton Abbey’ Film
Just five years after the viewing audience parted ways with the enormously popular Julian Fellowes series Downton Abbey, a new feature film of the same name brings us back to the Grantham family in 1927 as they hurriedly prepare for a visit from King George V and Queen Mary of Teck. Heavens …the king and…
WordPress Hosting at Laughing Squid
Some readers may realize this, but Laughing Squid is also a web hosting company that focuses on WordPress hosting. The revenue from our hosting services helps support this blog. In addition to our standard Cloud Sites hosting, we offer Managed WordPress, a hosting service that is highly optimized for WordPress featuring increased performance, scalability and…
TV Star and His Stunt Double Explore the Last Days of the Golden Age in ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Sony Pictures has released the trailer for Quentin Tarantino‘s 9th film entitled Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (previously) in which a television actor Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) try to break into the strangely unfamiliar film industry. The storylines of other characters, both famous and infamous, are…
Robotic Robot Rock Band Compressorhead Performs the Classic Nirvana Anthem ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’
The robotic band Compressorhead (previously) played a truly heavy metal cover of the classic grunge anthem “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana. The footage was taken during a 2014 show in Moscow.
The History of the Disappearance and Reappearance of San Francisco’s Original 49 Mile Scenic Drive Signs
Filmmaker Bradley Smith delved into the wonderful history of the iconic signs for San Francisco’s 49 Mile Scenic Drive. These signs were designed for a contest by gift store owner and artist Rex May in 1954. For his efforts, May received $100 and bragging rights for years to come. Unfortunately, these signs began disappearing from…