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Turkish Artist Creates Delightful Anamorphic Calligraphy That Appears to Pop Out of the Page
Turkish graphic designer and lettering artist Tolga Girgin creates delightful anamorphic calligraphy by hand that appears to pop out of the page. Girgin makes the…
A Camera Flash Going Off in a Person’s Mouth Creates a Wonderfully Ghoulish Glowing Skull Effect
Belgian artist Stijn Eeckhout was curious what would happen if he put a camera flash in a person’s mouth, so naturally he had to try…
Introducing Our New Simple Squid Web Hosting Plan For $4 a Month at Laughing Squid Web Hosting
Over on the web hosting side of Laughing Squid we just announced our new Simple Squid hosting plan for $4 a month. It’s a perfect…
‘Everything But the News’ Takes a Look at Grocery Delivery Service Instacart and Tries Not to Screw Up an Order
Everything But the News host Steve Goldbloom takes a look at grocery delivery service Instacart and tries not to screw up the order in the…
A Pair of Short Films Featuring a Man Constantly Repeating a Single Day Until He Wins an Elaborate Fight
“Rope a Dope 2 – Groundhog Day Battle” is an elaborate fight-based action short film by Eric Jacobus. The film is focused on the character of…
An Exploration Into Whether a Real-World Equivalent to Spider-Man’s Spider-Sense Exists
In a recent episode of Science Friction, host Rusty Ward attempts to find a real-world analog to the Spider-Sense that serves as an early warning…
A Driving Instructor Teaches How to Channel Road Rage Into Cold, Calculating Road Revenge
“Once you know where he lives you could sneak into his house every couple weeks. Rearrange a bunch of things. Something that says you’re out…
The Rocker, A Guitar Effects Unit That Makes a Cool Sound by Quickly Switching Between Live Playing and Delay
The Rocker is a neat little handmade guitar effects unit created by musician Jeremy Bell that makes a fascinating sound when combined with guitar playing…
‘PBS Idea Channel’ Examines Whether People Have the Right to Be Forgotten on the Internet
PBS Idea Channel host Mike Rugnetta examines whether people have the right to be forgotten on the Internet in the latest episode of the series.…
‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Hafthor Bjornsson Wins World’s Strongest Viking & Breaks 1,000-Year-Old Weightlifting Record
Former Iceland basketball player and strongman competitor Hafthor “Thor” Bjornsson–known for playing the part of Gregor Clegane (a.k.a. “The Mountain”) on Game of Thrones–recently won…