Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
How Filmmaker Karl Freund Brilliantly Perfected the Art of Three Camera Sitcom Lighting Used Today
In the fascinating Vox video essay, editor Phil Edwards posits the question as “Why so many sitcoms look the same“. In response, he explains the…
Talented Musician Simultaneously Plays Keyboard and Melodica on the Dave Brubeck Song ‘Take Five’
Musician BearKeys performed a really great cover of the Dave Brubeck jazz classic “Take Five“, simultaneously playing the background rhythm on keyboard and the lead…
French Bulldog Puppy Goes For a Ride on a Roomba
Like so many dogs who have come before her, an adorably big eared French bulldog puppy named Maggie took a turn around the tile while…
Various Foods Hide Behind the Safety of Pixelation in a Fantastic Manipulated Graphic Art Series
A post shared by ???? YUNI YOSHIDA (@yuni_yoshida) on May 14, 2018 at 7:45am PDT Japanese artist Yuni Yoshida has created a fantastic manipulated graphic…
Darrel, A 3D Animated Short About 2 Chameleons Exchanging Glances While Waiting on the Subway
Darrel is an 3D animated short film, created by Marc Briones and Alan Carabantes, about two chameleons waiting for the subway train who exchange glances…
Liev Schrieber Graciously Offers a Tour of His Spectacularly Renovated New York City Apartment
Actor Liev Schreiber of the Showtime series Ray Donovan graciously invited Architectural Digest to come in and tour his newly remodeled NoHo apartment in New…
A Chevy Pickup Truck With Two Front Ends Perplexes Passing Driver
A driver heading down interstate 93 in Massachusetts was confused while passing by a modified Chevy pickup truck with two front ends. The truck, which…
Man With an Advanced Thought-Controlled Robotic Arm Learns How to Play the Piano
In 2016, we wrote about Johnny Matheny, a man who lost a significant portion of his left arm to cancer, but through a Johns Hopkins…
Ten Tiny Kittens Left on the Side of a Road Follow a Compassionate Woman All the Way Home
A woman came across a litter of ten kittens who were abandoned by the side of a road and the kittens ended up following her home.
Steel Star Wars Death Star Fire Pit
West Coast Firepits released an out of this world wood burning Death Star fire pit made out of 1/4″ thick carbon steel. The silver, black,…