Laughing Squid
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A Bacon, Eggs and Toast Pagan Breakfast God Mask
The folks at Archie McPhee are always coming up with new, silly ideas that somehow make sense somewhere. One such example is the Pagan Breakfast…
How the the Masterful Use of Dialogue in ‘Succession’ Creates a Glib Insincerity Within the Characters
Video essayist and web producer Evan Puschak, aka The Nerdwriter, decided to watch both seasons of the HBO show Succession for a second time. In…
One Family’s Long History of Hand Making a Summer Gruyère d’Alpage Cheese in the Swiss Alps
Great Big Story visited with Alexandre Murith at his family farm in Gruyéres, Switzerland. This is the place where he, his father and their ancestors…
A Timeline of the Most Popular Websites (1996-2019)
Data Is Beautiful, a self-described data geek who enjoys making visualizations as a hobby, has created a fascinating timeline video that shows the most popular…
50 Hit Songs From 1982 Seamlessly Mashed Together
In the penultimate episode of their “Thursdays in October” mashups, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet compiled 50 music videos from 1982…
Conductive Artificial Skin Covers for Mobile Devices
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher and engineer Marc Teyssier (previously) has invented Skin-On Interfaces, an artificial skin cover for mobile devices. The realistic texture is highly…
Classic Picasso Paintings Turned Into 3D Sculptures
Pakistani visual artist Omar. Aqil brilliantly replicated several of Pablo Picasso’s most iconic paintings into incredibly accurate 3D sculptures, which included every last detail of…
An Adorable Family of Cats Are Completely Bewildered by an ‘Invisible’ Wall Made of Plastic Wrap
Claire played a silly prank on her cats by walling off the doorway with transparent plastic wrap, leaving them completely bewildered.
Musical Dad and Daughter Perform an Adorable Cover of The Verve’s 1997 Hit ‘Bittersweet Symphony’
Filmmaker and vlogger Matt Silverman (previously) of Free Dad Videos performed an adorable acoustic version of the quintessential late 1990s anthem “Bittersweet Symphony” by The…
Olympic Skier Showcases His Agile Parkour Skills on a Rube Goldberg Style Obstacle Course
Swiss skier Andri Ragettli, who previously showed off his excellent parkour skills in 2017, has returned to further showcase his agile balance-focus talent with an…