Laughing Squid
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New Trailers for the Video Game ‘Halo 5: Guardians’ Showcase Various Perspectives on the Truth
Halo 5 Guardians Master Chief Ad A new pair of trailers for the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians video game question the truth from the perspectives…
An Animated Short About Idioms Featuring the ‘Skeleton in the Closet’ and the ‘Elephant in the Room’
The skeleton in the closet confronts the elephant in the room in “Confessions of an Idiom”, an animated short film by Amanda Koh and Mollie…
Legendary Scientist Richard Feynman Opens Up About His Relationship with His Father in an Animated 1966 Interview
On a recent episode of The Experimenters by Blank on Blank (previously), quantum physicist, safe-cracker, joint Nobel Prize winner, and artist Richard Feynman opens up…
Greg Benson Mans an Ice Cream Truck in Los Angeles and Surprises People by Giving Out Free Ice Cream, Gifts, and Cash
Internet prankster Greg Benson (previously) of Mediocre Films recently teamed up with Break Media to help out with their Prank It FWD campaign for charity.…
An Artist Uses the Wheels of a Glowing Nissan LEAF Car to Create the World’s Largest Glow-in-the-Dark Painting
British artist Ian Cook employed Nissan Europe’s new glowing LEAF electric car to create the Guinness World Records-certified world’s largest glow-in-the dark painting. The glowing…
‘Taking Pictures’, A Delightful Computer-Animated Short Film About Love Through the Lens of a Camera
“Taking Pictures” is a delightful short film created by London-based computer animator Simon Taylor that follows a love story between two photographers. Taylor explained in…
Dame Helen Mirren Performs an Impromptu Acceptance Speech While Sucking Helium With Jimmy Fallon
On a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the incredible Dame Helen Mirren performed a hilarious impromptu award acceptance speech while her…
‘Green Dragon’, A Documentary About Attempting to Break a Land Speed Record in a Carbon-Neutral Car
Green Dragon is a forthcoming documentary directed by Seattle-based filmmaker Bill Kinnon about a team’s attempts to break a land speed record in a carbon-neutral,…
Remake of the 1988 Sci-Fi Film ‘Alien Nation’ in the Works With Writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway
20th Century Fox recently announced a remake was in the works of director Graham Baker‘s 1988 sci-fi film Alien Nation. The writers behind Marvel’s 2008…
Fuzzy Bunny Dreams About Being a Flying Ace Who Battles Red Baron Hamsters in the Sky
In the first episode of “Fuzzy Bunny” by Hello Denizen (previously), a little brown bunny falls asleep under a colorful airplane mobile and has a…