Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
‘A Deadly Adoption’, A Lifetime Original Movie Starring Comedians Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig
A Deadly Adoption is an upcoming Lifetime Original Movie starring comedians and former Saturday Night Live stars Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. Given the comedic background…
Obvious Plant Adds Clever Fake Names to Ordinary Paint Colors at a Local Store
Jeff Wysaski of Obvious Plant recently visited a local store and added clever new fake names to ordinary paint colors. Purple is switched out to…
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…