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Found Pieces of Driftwood Creatively Transformed Into Colorful Superhero, Viking, Fisherman, and Farmer Figures
French artist Anna Foucher has created Boud’Bois, a wonderful series in which she transforms found pieces of driftwood into wonderfully fun figures such as Batman,…
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Plays Different Members of the Supreme Court in a Comedy Sketch About Marriage Equality
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) plays different members of the Supreme Court in a comedy sketch to promote his Tie the Knot charity’s campaign to…
Glove and Boots Product Test Four Items That They Found at Local Dollar Stores
In their latest episode of Glove and Boots, Internet puppets Fafa the Groundhog and Mario product test (previously) four items that they found while looking…
‘American Ultra’, A Film About a Stoner Who Is a Brainwashed Sleeper Agent Being Hunted by the Government
Lionsgate has released the first official trailer for American Ultra, an upcoming action comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh and written by Max Landis. The…
A Beautifully Arranged Collection of Colorful Library Books Faded by the Sun
“Out of Order” by Laurenz Brunner and Marianne Vierø is a collection of patterns found at the Gerrit Rietveld Library in Amsterdam. The most stunning…
San Francisco Artist Creates an Interactive Pyrotechnic Dance Floor for a Fiery Absolut Event in South Africa
San Francisco artist (and Laughing Squid friend) Charlie Gadeken was recently commissioned by Absolut to create a uniquely pyrotechnic dance floor for their Absolut Nights…
A Handy Hot Dog Style Guide Visualizing 40 Different Ways People Eat Frankfurters Around the World
Food Republic created a handy guide visualizing 40 different ways that people eat their hot dogs around the world.
‘All Studios Everything’, A Mashup of the Major Hollywood Movie Studio Opening Logos
“All Studios Everything” is a mashup of the major Hollywood movie studio opening logos created by New York-based art company Art404. The piece digitally combines…
Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann Talks About Covert LSD Dosing of the ‘Playboy After Dark’ Crew
Longtime Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann spoke with the Conan O’Brien about the time the band appeared on an episode of Playboy After Dark. During…
Beautiful Underwater Footage of Swimming in Jellyfish Lake on the Island of Palau
World traveler mikeyk730 has captured beautiful underwater footage of his swim amongst an enormous colony of jellyfish in the aptly named Jellyfish Lake (previously) on…