Laughing Squid
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Mother Uses a Makeup App to Give Her Newborn Son a Virtual Makeover With Hilarious Results
A mother who goes by the handle Unicornreality on Imgur recently used a makeup app to give her newborn son a virtual makeover with some hilarious…
A Group Show Honoring 20 Years of Juxtapoz Magazine & Robert Williams’ Solo Show at Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Pathos in Paper-Mache by Robert Williams 20 Years Under the Influence of Juxtapoz is an upcoming group art show, curated by Andrew Hosner of Thinkspace…
An Animated Explanation of the Gameplay and History of Cricket
If you’ve ever wondered how cricket is played, this entertaining and informative animation explains the game, its rules, and history in just two minutes. The…
KQED’s ‘Deep Look’ Explores Banana Slugs and the Many Functions of Slug Slime
In their latest episode, the KQED science series Deep Look explores the world of banana slugs, the giant yellow slugs that populate the forests of…
Textile Artist Embroiders Landscape Scenes On-the-Spot During Her World Travels
Tokyo, Japan Textile artist Teresa Lim embroiders scenes during her world travels in her ongoing Sew Wanderlust series. Each one is stitched on-site, bringing out…
Clever Street Art Depicts Snoopy From ‘Peanuts’ Sleeping on the Shadow of a Parking Meter
French street artist OakOak (previously) recently created a clever work of pop culture street art in which Snoopy is shown sleeping on the shadow of…
‘Reflection of Hideous Man’, A Picture Frame on a Men’s Bathroom Mirror at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
In the beginning of February, Obvious Plant posted photos of a picture frame in the mirror of a men’s bathroom at the Los Angeles County…
Clever Police Dog Demonstrates How He Can Open and Shut a Car Door by Himself
In 2009, a team from onetencrew films captured footage of a very clever Greenburgh police dog who was more than happy to demonstrate his ability…
The Upcoming ‘Modern Family’ Episode ‘Connection Lost’ Will Take Place Entirely on the Screen of a MacBook
The upcoming episode of the ABC comedy Modern Family titled “Connection Lost” will take place entirely on the screen of character Claire Dunphy‘s (played by Julie Bowen)…
Master Designers Create an Imaginative Doghouse for a Super-Fan of Pixar’s ‘Up’ at the Request of His Best Friend
On a recent episode of Super-Fan Builds (previously), designer and master builder Tim Baker and his team at Tim Baker Creations granted viewer Esteban Gomez’s…