Hip Hop Reviewer Absolutely Astonished Listening to Rage Against the Machine For the First Time
YouYouYou, who does five minute Hip Hop album reviews from his car, was convinced by his viewers to take a listen to Rage Against the…
Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
A Fun Interpretation of ‘When You’re Smiling’ Played on a Flat Ukulele With a Chopstick and Kazoo
Canadian musician and songwriter James Hill, who previously channeled Jimi Hendrix in a brilliant cover of “Voodoo Child” on a ukulele, used a different tact…
A Clever Way to Figure Your Location in Central Park Using the Numbers on Lampposts From the 1800s
YouTuber Alex Bostwick aka Bostwiki, who moved to New York City in November 2017, offers up a very clever way to determine your location should…
Amazingly Real Looking Felt Animal Masks
Japanese material artist Nosonoso creates wonderful, amazingly real looking animal masks, hair adornments and brooches, all made out of felt. The amount of attention to…
Hermit Crabs on a Thai Beach Are Using Empty Cans For Housing When Shells Are Taken as Souvenirs
A concerning BBCEarth video shows that the increasing tourism to beaches in Thailand have left a dearth of shells for hermit crabs to make their…
Buff Cat, A Mysterious Oddly Broad Shouldered Tabby Cat Who’s Become the Subject of Many Memes
In May 2017, somewhere in Canada a mysterious cat made an appearance. This was no ordinary feline, however, as this cat was oddly broad shouldered…
Classic 1970s Animated Television Commercials for Levi’s Jeans With Fantastic Psychedelic Themes
During the 1970s in the United States, the Levi Strauss Company wanted to create really memorable commercials about their new line of products in addition…
A Color Coded Animated Map Marking Each Notable Event Within the Rise and Fall of the British Empire
Ollie Bye has created a fascinating, color coded animated map that marks the timeline of every notable event that occurred during each stage of the…
A Thoughtful Young Boy Gets Out of Car to Help an Elderly Woman With a Walker Climb Safely Up Stairs
“She was struggling so I decided to help her” When a wonderfully thoughtful eight year boy in Milledgeville, Georgia named Maurice Adams Jr. saw from…
Two Bering Strait Islands Are Only Two Miles Apart But Are Separated by 21 Hours in International Time
In a mercurial episode of Half as Interesting, Sam from Wendover called attention to a pair of islands that sit between the United States and…