Laughing Squid
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A Group of Friends Are Shocked to Learn One of Them Has Never Seen Star Wars
In a comedy sketch by Dad Dudes, Ryan O’Quinn and Todd Wilkerson are shocked when they learn their buddy Matt Reithmayr has never seen any of the Star Wars…
Memory Champion Demonstrates How to Easily Recall Large Amounts of Information Using Words
Former U.S.A. Memory Champion and author Joshua Foer offers up a tour of his memory palace along with a demonstration of the mnemonic technique for…
A Geeky Collection of Pop Culture Christmas Cards by P.J. McQuade Featuring Movie Characters
Brooklyn, New York-based illustrator P.J. McQuade has created new geeky collection of Christmas cards and ornaments for 2015 featuring pop culture characters from movies. McQuade…
Young Sophie Is Snatched up by a Giant in the Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s Adaptation of ‘The BFG’ by Roald Dahl
Young Sophie (Ruby Barnhill) is snatched up a big friendly giant (Mark Rylance) in the teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg‘s adaptation of The BFG by Roald…
A Very Modern Santa Claus Models Designer Clothes at Yorkdale Shopping Mall in Toronto
The Yorkdale Centre in Toronto, Canada is running a clever holiday campaign in which a very modern Santa Claus (played by Paul Mason) models beautiful…
Cats and Dogs Dressed as Santa’s Elves Build Toys With a Handy Set of Human Hands
A new amusing holiday-themed commercial for Fresh Pet features cats and dogs dressed as elves. The adorable workers diligently keep lists, build toys and wrap…
YouTube Takes a Look Back at the Year 2015 With ‘YouTube Rewind: Now Watch Me 2015’
YouTube takes a look back at the year 2015 with their annual YouTube Rewind video “Now Watch Me 2015“, which recaps some of the biggest…
An Amazing Line of Hanging Chairs Cleverly Made in the Shape of Open Mouthed Sea Animals
South African designer Porky Hefer has created “Monstera Deliciosa“, an amazing series of hanging chairs that are cleverly made in the shape of open mouthed…
Marvel Releases ‘Ant-Man’ Extended Blooper Reel and Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
Marvel has released an extended blooper reel for the film, Ant-Man, and two new behind-the-scenes featurettes that give us a glimpse at how Paul Rudd…
Pepsi Announces the Return of Crystal Pepsi With a Commercial That Travels Back to 1992
Pepsi has announced Crystal Pepsi will be returning on December 10, 2015 with a commercial that travels back to 1992, the year the clear cola was first launched.…