Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Film Director Portraits That Combine the Filmmaker’s Faces With Scenes From Their Films
Famous film directors are depicted in beautiful illustrations that combine their faces with scenes from their films in an ongoing poster project by artist Julian…
PBS Announces That Season Six Will Be the Final Season of ‘Downton Abbey’
The producers of Downton Abbey have announced that season six of the show, which is set to premiere in January 2016, will be the final…
Musician Andrew Huang Makes a Song From Sounds Created with Car Wheels and Tires
Musician Andrew Huang (previously) creates a rhythmic musical composition from automotive wheels, tires, and related tools and parts in this thoroughly entertaining video.
The Trials and Tribulations of Developing an Easy Cheese 3D Printer
Artist Andrew Maxwell-Parish is developing a 3D printer that makes 3D objects out of Easy Cheese. As this very amusing test video demonstrates, making an…
A Stop-Motion Animation Featuring a Life-Sized Artist’s Mannequin Moving Around a Public Square in Wales
A life-sized wooden artist’s mannequin walks around a square in Aberystwyth, Wales in this stop-motion animation created by artist Anton Hecht. Hecht and his collaborators…
John Oliver Requests Everyone Take the No-Prank Pledge for April Fools’ Day on ‘Last Week Tonight’
John Oliver requests everyone take the a no-prank pledge for April Fools’ Day in a web-exclusive clip of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.
The 30th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade in New York City
Veteran prankster Joey Skaggs has announced New York City’s 30th Annual April Fools’ Day Parade, scheduled for April 1, 2015. This year’s theme is “Hands…
Boneshaker Big Wheel, A Penny-Farthing-Style Cycle With a Pedal-Powered Walking Drive System
The Boneshaker Big Wheel is a wooden kinetic sculpture that combines the big front wheel of a penny-farthing bicycle and an articulating “walking” drive system…
Actress Maisie Williams of ‘Game of Thrones’ to Guest Star on an Upcoming Episode of ‘Doctor Who’
TV Guide has announced and the BBC has confirmed that actress Maisie Williams, known best for her role as the fiercely independent Arya Stark on…
Another Round of Cringeworthy Chemistry Jokes That Hope to Get a Reaction From the Audience
“What do you do with a sick chemist? Well if you can’t helium, and you can’t curium, you’re going to have to barium.” The American…