Laughing Squid
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How Officials Locate and Destroy Illicit Foods and Plants That Are Brought in Through JFK Airport
Business Insider producer Abby Narishkin visited with Customs and Border Patrol agents who are tasked with locating and destroying illicit items that are brought into…
A Surprisingly Cheerful Jazz Ukulele and Dobro Cover of The Beatles’ Song ‘Eleanor Rigby’
Musicians Jake Shimabukuro (ukulele) and Jerry Douglas (slide guitar) performed a surprisingly cheerful and jazzy cover of the fairly somber song “Eleanor Rigby” by The…
How Pixar Updated the Animation of Their ‘Toy Story 4’ Characters to Appear So Detailed and Realistic
Insider producer Meredith Geaghan-Breiner took a gigantic deep dive into the process employed by Pixar that led to the latest updated iterations of Toy Story…
Japanese Railway Hosts World’s First Cat Café on a Moving Train With Adoptable Kittens Riding on Board
In an effort to raise awareness about stray cats in the area, the Yoro Railway LTD partnered with the Kitten Cafe Sanctuary in Gifu, Japan…
Animated Conan O’Brien Enters the Comic-Con Stage With a ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Cold Open
While hosting a live show at Comic-Con International 2019, the very funny Conan O’Brien, with help from the talented animation of State Design, created an…
Stunning Visual Poem to Yemeni-Born Brooklyn-Raised Muslim Hotel Worker Who Saved Many Lives on 9/11
“Abdu – A 9/11 Story” is a stunning visual poem by filmmaker Paul Stone (previously) about Abdu Malahi, a Yemeni-born, Brooklyn-raised Muslim who worked as…
Incredibly Realistic Cat and Dog Sculptures Meticulously Carved Out of Tree Trunks
Gerard Mas, the talented Spanish artist who created a humorous series of Renaissance-style sculpted busts reimagined with a modern twist, has also sculpted very lifelike…
Incredible Mechanical Digital Cutout Collages
Artist Giuseppe Ragazzini has created a series of wonderfully amusing, mechanical collage artwork featuring digital cutouts of masterpiece paintings and photos. In the process of…
Father Lovingly Crochets a Snuggly Blanket That Visualizes His Son’s First Year of Sleeping Patterns
The Sleep Blanket A visualization of my son's sleep pattern from birth to his first birthday. Crochet border surrounding a double knit body. Each row…
‘Let’s Play: Dungeons & Dragons Behind Bars’, A Film About Inmates Who Fought for the Right to Play RPGs
Filmmaker Elisabeth de Kleer is currently raising funds through Kickstarter in order to complete her fascinating documentary “Let’s Play: Dungeons & Dragons Behind Bars”, which…