Laughing Squid
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A Super Sharp Cat Wearing a Plaid Shirt Repeatedly Rings a Service Bell for More Treats
A super sharp tabby named Pecan the nut, adorably clad in a plaid shirt, repeatedly rings a service bell to alert his human that he…
Street Artist ‘Mosaic Man’ Jim Power Talks About His Mission to Mosaic All of New York City
“As they say, I’m the king of mosaics.” In a recent episode of the documentary video series No Your City, filmmaker Nicholas Heller spends some…
The Battle of Hoth From ‘Star Wars’ Recreated as a Tabletop Gaming Table for the Salute 2015 Wargaming Show in the UK
The team of geeky creatives at Beasts of War, an online tabletop wargaming video channel and magazine, worked together to recreate the Battle of Hoth…
‘Milk Milk Lemonade’, A Musical Tribute to Butts From ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Featuring Method Man and Amber Rose
“Milk Milk Lemonade” is a musical tribute to butts from the Comedy Central series Inside Amy Schumer featuring Amy Schumer, Method Man, and Amber Rose. The song…
Designers Build a Custom Highchair Based on the Hulkbuster Suit From ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Super-Fan Builds (previously), a web series created by Andy Signore for Break Media’s AWE me channel, designer Tim Baker of Tim Baker Creations and his…
New World Record for Fastest Time to Solve a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube Set at 5.253 Seconds
At a competition held at Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 2014 U.S. National Champion Collin Burns set the new world record for…
‘Reactions’ Explains the Science Behind the Armor, Weapons, and Abilities of Marvel’s Avengers
Chemist Raychelle Burks starred in a recent episode of the American Chemical Society series Reactions to help explain the science behind the armor, weapons, and…
A Stunning Short Film Featuring Incredibly Serene Footage of Antarctica
Filmmaker Kalle Ljung shot a stunning short film while visiting Antarctica for 20 days this past December and January. The film, which features incredibly serene…
An Amusing Compilation of the Many Loser Roles Played by William H. Macy Throughout His Career
Oliver Noble and Ben Craw of The Huffington Post have edited together an amusing compilation of the inept, underdog, and loser roles that the phenomenal…
Jimmy Fallon Introduces Three New Young Inventors Who Share Their Clever ‘Fallonventions’ on ‘The Tonight Show’
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon introduced three new young inventors during the show’s ongoing “Fallonventions” segment. Sean Violette, Sahar…