Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Future Alien Examines the Themes of Consumerism Hidden in Pixar’s WALL-E
Future alien and host of the Wisecrack series Earthling Cinema Garyx Wormuloid examines the themes of consumerism and excess in Pixar’s WALL-E. What if an…
Seattle Artist Crafts Beautiful Vignettes Using Colorful Flower Petals and Other Foraged Flora
A photo posted by Bridget Beth Collins (@flora.forager) on Nov 21, 2016 at 10:21am PST Bridget Beth Collins, botanical artist and designer of the journal…
Star Wars Gingerbread Wookiee Cookies
To celebrate Rogue One landing in theaters this week, Los Angeles baker and author Rosanna Pansino of Nerdy Nummies demonstrated how to make a series…
The Cling Bling Window Solar Charger
The Cling Bling window solar charger is a portable battery and solar panel that features a suction design so users can attach it to the…
Big Hearted Santa Makes a Special Visit to a Dying Young Boy Who Was Afraid of Missing Christmas
Eric J. Schmitt-Matzen aka Santa Schmatz offered his services a little early this year when a dying boy was afraid of missing Christmas.
Harvard Student Tastefully Recreates Classic Works of Art on Cakes
A photo posted by Emily Zauzmer (@girlwithapearlicing) on Dec 1, 2016 at 10:56pm PST Harvard University junior Emily Zauzmer has taken it upon herself to…
A Determined Amateur Quickly Learns to Play ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’ on Violin in 13 Hours
Determined amateur Mike Boyd quickly taught himself to play the violin in a little over 13 hours for an episode of his Learn Quick series.…
A Heavy Metal Guitar Version of The Force Theme and Music From the Second Rogue One Trailer
Guitarist Eric Calderone (a.k.a. “331Erock“) recently performed a heavy metal mashup cover of John Williams‘ “The Force Theme” and the custom rework of the song…
A Brilliantly Edited Crowdsourced Supercut About the Future and the History of Highly Populated Cities
Filmmaker Oscar Boyson in partnership with The Nantucket Project, has created “The Future of Cities” a brilliantly edited montage about what cities will look like…
Stephen King Talks About the Origin of Fear During a Lost 1989 Animated Interview
In 1989, the famous horror author Stephen King opened up to Professor Thomas Smith of the Public Radio Book Show about his childhood, his imagination…