Laughing Squid
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Beautiful Tentacled Jellyfish Sculptures Formed Out of Colorful Melted Glass
Italian sculptor Daniela Forti has created an absolutely gorgeous line of beautiful tentacled jellyfish sculptures made out of colorful dripped glass that’s been put through…
Devo Lounge Band Mongolounge Performing ‘Uncontrollable Urge’ in San Francisco
While visiting San Francisco last month, we happened to catch my friend Loid‘s wonderful band Mongolounge playing a set at the Bay View Boat Club.…
An Eager Dog Gleefully Bounds Out the Door to Get on the Bus for Doggie School
As the very moment his human alerted him, an eager doggie named Rudy ran through the house, down the stairs and gleefully bounded out the…
The Pioneering Musical Brilliance of the Iconic Beach Boys Song ‘Good Vibrations’
Polyphonic took a deep dive into the iconic Beach Boys song "Good Vibrations" and broke down the musical brilliance found in each section of the song.
Artist Recreates Costumes From Popular Films for Tiny Windows Displays
Manchester, England artist Jordan Bolton, who we have written about in the past, has done an incredible job of recreating costumes from popular films and…
A Breathless Tom Scott Explains What Counts as a Mountain While Standing Atop Mount Evans
While standing over 14,000 feet atop Mount Evans, the highest summit of the Front Range in Colorado, a rather breathless Tom Scott explained the process…
2001 Profile of Laughing Squid in Yahoo Internet Life
While going through our archives recently I unearthed this profile of Laughing Squid by Brad Wieners from the September 2001 issue of Yahoo’s defunct magazine…
Spider-Man Battles Enemies With His New Web Mods in a ‘Cheesy’ Special Effects Video
Los Angeles filmmaker Andrew McMurry of Nukazooka created “Spider-Man: Web Mods,” a special effects video about Spider-Man (Kristof Waltermire) saving a lady in trouble (Raven…
Adam Savage Gets an Up Close Look at the Creepy Animatronic Xenomorph Head From Alien: Covenant
Adam Savage of Tested ventured onto the set of Alien: Covenant and met up with the head of fabrication, Marea Fowler. Adam got a up…
An Insightful Look Into How Symbolism Is Used to Represent the Various Houses of Game of Thrones
The film and television analysis platform ScreenPrism has created a wonderful series of videos that center around symbols, such as sigils, banners, colors, animals are…