James Wade of MedievalMadness took a vivid look at how certain colors were perceived during the Middle Ages, particularly stripes.

It is with great sorrow that we share that Laughing Squid partner and dear friend David J. Klass passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.

While Adrián Simancas was kayaking off the coast of Chilean Patagonia, he was unexpectedly swallowed and spit out by a humpback whale.

Weird History Food explained how blue raspberry came about and why this unnatural flavor became ubiquitous in snacks for kids.

A very protective and playful juvenile chimpanzee adopted a robotic spy tortoise created by John Downer Productions.

Bardcore musician Algal the Bard played a jaunty cover of the classic Black Sabbath song "Iron Man" on a variety of medieval instruments.

Felicity Jones read a fierce letter by Dame Emma Thompson to Skydance about misogyny in Hollywood over the hiring of John Lassiter in 2019.

Actor Walton Goggins welcomed Architectural Digest into his 1920s Scottish-style Prohibition lodge in Hudson Valley, New York.

Rebecca Claxton explained how a tiny bird whom she'd hand-raised after a fall from the nest would comfort clients at her tattoo shop.

Joshua Weissman traveled to France so he could search for the best croissant in Paris with Adriana of Eating Europe as a guide.