Rebecca Escamilla
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The First-Ever English Translation of the Original, Uncensored Brothers Grimms’ Fairy Tales
The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition is a collection of Grimms’ famous fairy tales translated into English…
‘Rosewater’, A Film by Jon Stewart About a Man Tortured in an Iranian Prison After Appearing on ‘The Daily Show’
When Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering the 2009 Iranian election and protests, he was charged with espionage, arrested, and held in Evin Prison. One…
A Set of ‘Frozen’-Inspired Lingerie That Change Color When They Touch Each Other
Lingerie company Triumph has designed “Close Sisters” bras and skirts inspired by Disney’s animated film Frozen and futago koude, the Japanese fashion trend of women…
Texas Mom Decorates Her Son’s Lunchbag With Goofy Doodles Every Day for Two Years
A San Antonio, Texas-based parent has been decorating her middle schooler’s lunchbags every day for almost two years with a black Sharpie. Some of the…
Bryan Cranston Narrates the Tongue-in-Cheek Bedtime Story ‘You Have to Fucking Eat’
Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston has narrated author Adam Mansbach‘s tongue-in-cheek bedtime story You Have to Fucking Eat, which was released today after being announced last…
Strand Magazine Publishes ‘With Your Wings’, A Lost World War II Short Story by John Steinbeck
Andrew F. Gulli, managing editor of Birmingam, Michigan-based Strand Magazine–a magazine specializing in printing obscure works by well-known authors–stumbled upon a 1944 transcript of Orson…
‘Frames of Mind’, A Comic by Grant Snider Exploring Different States of Mind
“Frames of Mind” is a comic that illustrates different moods by orthodontist and cartoonist Grant Snider (previously) of Incidental Comics. image via Incidental Comics
‘Ash vs. the Evil Dead’, An Upcoming Starz Television Series Featuring Ash, Hero of the ‘Evil Dead’ Movies
Television network Starz has ordered a run of 10 half-hour episodes of the series Ash vs. the Evil Dead, which serves as a follow up…
Welcome Rebecca Escamilla, New Contributing Editor at Laughing Squid
Please give a big ten tentacle welcome to Rebecca Escamilla, our new Contributing Editor here on the Laughing Squid blog. Previously Rebecca worked for us…
‘Tape Paris’, An Art Installation Inviting Visitors to Climb Inside a Series of Tubes Constructed Entirely of Tape
“Tape Paris” is an art installation by design collective Numen/For Use made entirely of tape, strung from pillars and walls in connected, irregular tubes, and…