Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Frida Kahlo’s Experience With Disability, Culture and Political Unrest Made Her the Artist That She Was
In a biographical Ted Ed Lesson animated by Ivana Bošnjak and Thomas Johnson, educator Iseult Gillespie talks about the life of legendary Mexican artist Frida…
Man in a Tux Paddles Gracefully to ‘Lady In Red’ During the 2007 Midwest Freestyle Canoe Symposium
During the 2007 Midwest Freestyle Canoe Symposium, Marc Ornstein gracefully paddled his canoe to the 1986 Chris de Burgh song "Lady in Red".
Timelapses of Colorfully Illustrated Pancakes
The wonderful Dancakes is a company in St Louis, Missouri that was co-founded by Daniel Drake and Hank Gustafson. They also employ talented pancake artists…
An Adorably Watchful Shiba Inu Tends to the Customers of His Own Sweet Potato Stand in Hokkaido, Japan
????????????????? pic.twitter.com/Qhgm9Mwh3L — Peridot (@hiroki99837) March 25, 2019 An adorable Shiba Inu named Ken-kun in Hokkaido, Japan remarkably runs his own sweet potato stand. The…
Beatboxer Puts Camera Down His Throat During Ted Talk to Show What His Larynx Does As He Performs
During a 2018 Ted Talk in Sydney, Australia, beatboxer Thom Thum had laryngeal surgeon Dr. Matthew Broadhurst insert a camera through his nose and down…
Chinese Makeup Artist Transforms Herself Into Celebrities and Historical Figures Using Only Cosmetics
Chinese beauty vlogger and makeup artist Yukamika uses her own face as a canvas that she transforms into amazing likenesses of celebrities and extremely well-known…
Quivering Geometric Line Drawings Burst Into Colorful Shapes in a Highly Meditative Animated Short
Filmmaker Alex Moy has created “Idle, Torrent”, a wonderfully meditative animated short that features quivering geometric lines that burst into colorful shapes over and over…
Unique Couple in Port Townsend, Washington Happily Live As If They Were in the 19th Century Victorian Era
Sarah and Gabriel Chrisman of Port Townsend, Washington a unique couple in that they prefer to happily live their lives as if they were in…
New York City Designer Creates Colorful High Fashion Couture From Recycled and Discarded Materials
Artist Debra Rapoport finds all sorts of recycled, discarded, found and unusual materials and gives them a brilliant second life as high fashion couture. No…
An Absolutely Stunning Timelapse of a Brilliantly Glowing Antarctic Aurora Australis Over the South Pole
Filmmaker Martin Heck of Timestorm Films (previously) has captured hard-won footage of the absolutely gorgeous Aurora Australis taken from the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in…