Farewell From Rebecca Escamilla
It is with three heavy yet hopeful squid hearts that I bid you farewell, dearest squid readers. My whirlwind time as contributing editor at Laughing…
Rebecca Escamilla
Lover of books, science, nature, family, justice, music, language, art, love, internets.
Stunning Whaletone Digital Pianos That Look Like Sleek Ocean Animals
Whaletone pianos are stunning instruments with the sleek look of orcas and dolphins. The black Royal Digital piano is the larger version—though not quite as…
Chinese Artist Creates Colorful Digital Collages From Images of Everything He Uses
Chinese artist Hong Hao documents the things in his life by scanning each one and creating gorgeous digital collages from the images in his series…
DJ Hilariously Mixes Serious Beats on a Gas Stove
Filipino DJ and dancer DJ Stove, hilariously mixes up a track on a gas stove using the flame for effect and spinning invisible knobs in…
Sushi-Themed Suitcase Covers That Make Luggage Look Like Food on a Sushi-Go-Round
Japanese retailer Parco has expanded their line of sushi-themed suitcase covers to include new types of sushi: tako (octopus), ikura (salmon roe), and saba (mackerel).…
The Moving Story of a Visit to Salvation Mountain, An Enormous Art Installation in the California Desert
A new episode of This Happened Here by Seeker Stories tells the tale of a trip Minneapolis-based photographer Joe Bielawa took in 2009 to Salvation…
Gorgeously Designed 3D-Printed Luxury Faucets
DXV by kitchen and bath fixture company American Standard is releasing a series of three gorgeously designed faucets produced using selective laser sintering—a type of…
Mother Tongues, A Fascinating Map Showing How Population Is Distributed Across 23 Linguistic Roots
Alberto Lucas López created “Mother Tongues”, a fascinating infographic that illustrates how the population is distributed across the 23 most common languages that serve as…
An Explanation of Why Some Languages Use Long Words and Some Use Mostly Short Words
Tom Scott addresses why some languages use many short words while others use fewer long words in a recent video written with linguist Gretchen McCulloch.…
Disorienting Illusions Captured by Tilting a Camera on the Steep Streets of San Francisco
Filmmaker Ross Ching and dancer Karen X. Cheng created the short film “Tilting the Streets of San Francisco.” Tilting the camera while filming people on…