Year 2013
Welcome Lori Dorn, New Contributing Writer at Laughing Squid
Please give a big ten tentacle welcome to Lori Dorn (who also happens to be my wife), our new Contributing Writer here on the Laughing…
Cubli, A Robotic Cube That Can Balance on a Corner and Walk
Researchers at Swiss university ETH Zurich have developed Cubli, a robotic cube that can jump up, balance on a corner, and walk, thanks to a…
Man Builds an Elaborate Video Game to Propose to His Girlfriend
Artist Robert Fink enlisted the help of a couple friends to create Knight Man, an elaborate video game proposal to his now-fiancée Angel. I couldn’t…
Christmas Reimagined Through the Lens of Famous Film Directors
Fourgrounds Media and Suitcase in Point reimagine Christmas morning through the lens of famous film directors like Steven Spielberg, Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese,…
Holiday Emergency, A Musical Remix of ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ by Melodysheep
John D. Boswell (aka “Melodysheep“) of Symphony of Science has created “Holiday Emergency,” a wonderful musical remix of the 1983 film National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
A Drone Bedecked with Mistletoe Visits San Francisco’s Union Square
A drone bedecked with mistletoe visited San Francisco’s Union Square to encourage some holiday love in this cute project by George Zisiadis and Mustafa Khan.…
Fangoria’s ‘Holiday Horror’ Ad Campaign Features Gingerbread Men Doing Horrible Things to Each Other
Toronto, Ontario-based advertisement agency Zulu Alpha Kilo created a “Holiday Horror” ad campaign for Fangoria to help promote their magazine subscriptions this Christmas season. Fangoria’s…
Jonathan Mann Sings a Song About the Viral Videos of 2013
Songwriter Jonathan Mann, whom we’ve posted about many times over the years and who also wrote us a neat “Happy Birthday Laughing Squid” song, celebrates…
iFixit Teardown of Valve’s Steam Machine Game Console and Controller
iFixit has posted its teardown of Valve’s Steam Machine prototype video game console and controller, and found a highly-repairable modular computer. They also designed an…
A Supercut of the 100 Greatest Action Movie Punchlines
Mewlists has created a supercut video of the 100 greatest action movie punchlines. Previously, we’ve written about Mewlists’ ongoing collection of supercut videos.