Laughing Squid
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The Nerdwriter Explores Whether the Universe Is Actually a Hologram
Evan “The Nerdwriter” Puschak (previously) questions whether the Universe is actually a hologram in a recent video. He uses the sci-fi film Interstellar to help…
‘Projections in the Forest’, A Short Film That Captures the Magical Beauty of Luminescent Life in the Forest
Projections in the Forest, a short time lapse film by Friedrich van Schoor and Tarek Mawad, captures the incredible beauty of luminescent plants and animals…
A Supercut of Some of the Most Epic Explosions in Movie History
Dan Murrell and Louis “The Sleepy Skunk” Plamondon recently teamed up to create a supercut video for Screen Junkies of some of the most epic…
‘Shanks FX’ Recreates the Millennium Falcon Scene From ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Using Stop-Motion Animation
On a recent episode of Shanks FX (previously), a web series by Joey Shanks and produced by PBS Digital Studios, the talented Mr. Shanks recreated…
A Late 1980s Promotional Video for a Computer Sound Card Featuring State-of-the-Art Bleeps and Bloops
YouTube user GreatMewtwo uploaded what appears to be a late 1980s promotional video for sound cards from Ad Lib, a Canadian manufacturer known for the…
Comic Book and Pop Culture Character Art on Dollar Bills
Artist Donovan Clark replaces the George Washington portrait on the dollar bill with comic book and pop culture characters in his whimsical money art. His…
Swedish 3D Artist Constructs the Fearsome Dragon Smaug From ‘The Hobbit’ Out of Gingerbread
Over the course of two weeks, Swedish 3D artist Caroline Eriksson, based out of Oslo, Norway, constructed an impressive sculpture of Smaug–the fearsome, treasure-hoarding dragon…
An Amusing History Documenting How Much New York City Residents Love to Hate Public Transportation
The New York Times has created “An Animated History of New York’s Love-Hate Relationship With Commuting,” an amusing and very realistic essay about how much…
‘Diary of a Little Girl in Old New York’, Internet Archive Posts 1849 Diary of a New York City Girl
Internet Archive, a “non-profit library offering access to 13,038,606 free books, movies, software, music and more,” posted the wonderful Diary of a Little Girl in…
A Video Essay About the Construction and Impact of Video Essays
“What Makes a Video Essay Great?” is a video essay by Kevin B. Lee for Fandor Keyframe about the construction and impact of video essays…