Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Jonah Hill Stars In an Awkward Infomercial for Reebok and Palace Skateboards Shoe Collaboration
Jonah Hill stars in an awkward infomercial for a shoe collaboration between Reebok and Palace Skateboards. The video makes use of low-end and poorly done…
The Magnificent Beauty of Albania Captured in a Short Aerial Tilt-Shift Time-Lapse Film
“Amazing Albania” is a wonderful aerial tilt-shift time-lapse of “one of the best kept traveller secrets in Europe”. Created by Joerg Daiber of spoonfilm for…
A Supercut Featuring Some of the Greatest Jump Scares in Movie History
Andy Schneider and Jonathan Britnell of Burger Fiction have created a supercut video featuring some of the greatest jump scares in movie history. They include…
An Animated Explanation of What Happens When a Person Sleepwalks
In “Why Do You Sleepwalk?” by LifeNoggin, narrator Pat Graziosi explains via animation what happens during somnambulation, who it happens to and the possible explanations…
Mars, A New Narrative National Geographic Series About the First Crewed Mission to Mars
Mars is an upcoming narrative series about the first crewed mission to Mars on the fictional spacecraft Daedalus. In the series, the craft launches from…
Getaway, A Service That Rents Tiny Houses In the Woods to Make Camping More Comfortable
Getaway is a venture-backed company developed in coordination with the Millennial Housing Lab and Harvard Innovation Lab, that brings the concept of tiny living to…
SnappyScreen, A Booth That Provides Touchless Full-Body Sunscreen Application in 10 Seconds
SnappyScreen is a sunscreen application system built into a booth that can provide full-body coverage in just 10 seconds. Users simply select their SPF preference,…
The Gorgeously Surreal ‘Nouveaudelia’ Style of Dayton, Ohio Artist Amy Kollar Anderson
Amy Kollar Anderson is an incredible artist who uses gorgeous colors to express imaginatively surreal concepts in a style she calls “Nouveaudelia”. Based out of…
A Video Essay Examining How the Original Ghostbusters Film Went From Script to Screen
Filmmaker Michael Tucker of Lessons from the Screenplay created a fantastic video essay that examines how Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis‘ script for the original…
Jordan Peele Recreates a Strange Interview With James Brown That Aired on CNN in 1988
Jordan Peele stars in a word-for-word recreation of a strange interview with James Brown that aired on CNN in 1988. Brown was allegedly under the…