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Footage of Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury at Live Aid Juxtaposed Against the Original 1985 Video
Award-winning filmmaker Nelson Carvajal has put together a wonderful side-by-side visual comparison of actor Rami Malek playing the legendary Freddie Mercury as he came out…
Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig Shrink Down to Five Inches Tall In the Sci-Fi Comedy Film ‘Downsizing’
Paramount Pictures has released the official trailer for Downsizing, an upcoming sci-fi comedy film directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph…
A SpaceX Blooper Reel Featuring the Explosive Missteps of Their Falcon 9 Orbital Rocket Booster
SpaceX has released a great blooper reel that features a collection of missteps that they had while launching and landing their Falcon 9, the first…
Miguel Finds His Voice in the Magical New Trailer for Disney•Pixar’s ‘Coco’
Disney•Pixar released a new trailer for Coco, their upcoming animated adventure film directed by Lee Unkrich, co-directed by Adrian Molina, and produced by Darla K.…
A Man Dressed In a T-Rex Costume Hovers Above a Lake on a Flyboard in Muskoka, Ontario
Justin Taylor and Toronto PWC teamed up to send a man in a t-rex costume hovering above a lake on a flyboard in Muskoka, Ontario.…
A Fascinating Tour Through the World’s Largest Operational Pipe Organ at Macy’s Philadelphia
In December 2014, The Philadelphia Daily News was given a guided tour into the belly of the world’s largest operational musical instrument, an enormous pipe…
Pampshade, Beautiful Lamps Made Out of Homemade Bread and Other Baked Goods
Former Japanese baker and designer Yukiko Morita has created Pampshade, a wonderful line of uniquely beautiful lamps and lighting designs that are made out of…
Hello World, A Beautiful Timelapse Celebrating the Birth of Baby Girl Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
On September 1, 2017, tennis great Serena Williams and reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, a friend of Laughing Squid, welcomed their beautiful baby daughter Alexis Olympia…
A Loudly Purring African Cheetah Mistakes Repeated Meerkat Attacks as Enjoyable Grooming Sessions
A loudly purring cheetah kitten named Kinji adorably mistook the intentions of a group of angry attacking meerkats on the other side of a wire…
A Clever Animation Documenting the Illustrator’s Experience of Thinking He Had a Heart Attack
When illustrator Bard Edlund felt a stabbing pain in his abdomen he took the logical step of calling his doctor. Concerned that he was having…