Laughing Squid
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A First-Hand Look at the Ikefukurou Owl Cafe in Ikebukuro, Japan
Owl cafes seem to be popping up all around Tokyo. We previously wrote about the Fukuro no Mise cafe in Tsukishima. Here’s a wonderful video…
Backstage, The Comedy Short That Opened the 2015 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
“Backstage” is the comedy short that opened the 2015 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). The video features Bill Hader as the director in charge of…
One-Eyed Cat Slowly Figures Out How to Turn on the Bathroom Faucet
An adorable one-eyed cat named Mick, who once needed his human‘s assistance to get a drink of water, slowly figures out how to turn on…
Kids React to Tasting Squid for the Very First Time
In the latest episode of The Fine Brothers‘ series Kids vs. Food, a group of kids react to tasting squid for the very first time.…
MIT Researchers Discuss Their Miniature Self-Folding Origami Robot
The team of researchers at MIT who developed the miniature self-folding robot we wrote about recently discuss their creation in an article for MIT News. The robot…
‘Zootopia’, A Disney Animated Film About a Con Artist Fox and a Rookie Rabbit Cop Who Team Up to Solve a Mystery
Walt Disney Animation Studios has released the first trailer for Zootopia, an upcoming animated action-comedy film directed by Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) and Rich Moore…
‘Mass’, Impromptu Site-Specific Installations That Use Color-Coordinating Items Found Inside Big Box Stores
“Mass” by Michigan artist Carson David Brown is an ongoing series of impromptu color-coordinating temporary installations crafted inside “big box” stores in a commentary against…
How to Make a Simple Barometer Out of Household Items to Make Basic Weather Predictions
A recent episode of the At-Bristol Science Center series Do Try This at Home demonstrates how to make a simple barometer out of household items to make…
A Baseball Fan Makes an Incredible One-Handed Catch After a Bat Goes Flying Into the Stands Without Dropping His Beer
A baseball fan at a recent St. Paul Saints game made an incredible one-handed catch when a bat went flying into the stands, all without…
The Moving Story of a Visit to Salvation Mountain, An Enormous Art Installation in the California Desert
A new episode of This Happened Here by Seeker Stories tells the tale of a trip Minneapolis-based photographer Joe Bielawa took in 2009 to Salvation…