Laughing Squid
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How to Make Nectar Drop Candies Using a 19th Century Fruit Drop Roller
The artisan candy makers at Lofty Pursuits in Tallahassee, Florida used a 19th century fruit drop roller to demonstrate how to make a tasty batch…
Why Parking in a City Can Be Extremely Frustrating
The Fat Awesome sketch “Parking in the City SUCKS” points out just how frustrating it can be to try to park on the street in…
Google Home, A Device That Uses Conversational Speech to Let Users Interact With Google Services
Google Home is a new voice-activated device similar to the Amazon Echo line that uses conversational speech to let users interact with Google services. Users can…
Musician Plays Popular Cellphone Ringtones on the Piano
Toronto musician Tony Ann recently created an incredible mashup of popular cellphone ringtones that he both composed and played on the piano.
Giant Octopus Kite Majestically Swims Through the Sky
Erich Chew captured wonderful footage of an octopus kite majestically swimming through the sky with its long tentacles wiggling back and forth at the Marina…
Cary Grant Is Chased Down by a TIE Fighter in a Mashup of Star Wars and North by Northwest
“Darth by Darthwest” is an amazing mashup created by filmmaker Fabrice Mathieu of Star Wars and Alfred Hitchcock‘s 1959 film North by North by Northwest.…
CBS Releases First Teaser Trailer and Logo for New Star Trek Television Series
CBS has released the first teaser trailer for the new Star Trek television series arriving in January 2017 on their digital subscription channel, CBS All…
Clever ‘Drive’ Parody Reimagines Ryan Gosling’s Character Working for Uber
Joey Thompson, vlogger, comedian and Ryan Gosling lookalike, created a very clever parody sequel to the 2011 film Drive entitled “Drive 2: The Uber Years“.…
How Voltaire Sought to Use His Writing to Change the Way People Thought and Behaved
In the latest of their “Literature” series, the School of Life offers insight into the brilliantly enlightened works of Voltaire, his desire to use his…
The Fascinating History of LSD as Told Through Timely News Reports, Headlines and Interviews
Turn on, tune in, drop out. Through the use of historical news reports, newspaper headlines and interviews, the documentary news gathering organization Retro Report offers…