Laughing Squid
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Artist Transforms Used Paintbrushes Into Charming Painted Figures
Artist Rebecca Szeto transforms used paintbrushes into charming miniature painted figures. Szeto creates each figure, or “paintbrush portrait” as she calls them, by first carving…
A Pasta Machine Slicing Rotini in a Hypnotic Never-Ending Loop
In this hypnotic animated GIF, a pasta machine slices fresh rotini in a never-ending loop. The machine appears to be a commercial grade pasta extruder…
Thoughtful Giant Tortoise Helps an Overturned Buddy Get Back on His Feet
While at the the Taipei Zoo (previously), visitor Audi Yu captured this lovely footage of a thoughtful giant tortoise gently helping an overturned chelonian get…
‘Everything But the News’ Investigates Online Dating and Attempts to Play Matchmaker
Everything But the News (previously) host Steve Goldbloom investigates online matchmaking service Three Day Rule in the latest episode of the comedy documentary series. Despite…
Indiegogo Life, A New Platform for Personal Fundraising
Indiegogo Life is a new platform for personal fundraising created by Indiegogo that focuses on giving simple tools to people trying to raise money for personal causes…
Crazy 4 Cult 8, The Eighth Annual Cult Movie-Inspired Art Show at Gallery1988 West
Coffee and Radar by Rich Pellegrino Crazy 4 Cult 8 is the eighth annual group art show at Gallery1988 (West) in Los Angeles, California featuring…
Whimsical Metallic Animal Chanukah Menorahs Made From Repurposed Plastic Toys
Menorasaurus Rex Lisa Pierce, an artist in Portland, Maine, has created a line of whimsical metallic animal Chanukah Menorahs made from repurposed plastic toys and…
Weird Holiday Traditions From Around the World
A recent video by BuzzFeedBlue shares weird holiday traditions from around the world. The traditions include Krampus (previously), a monster who beats naughty children, and…
A Compilation of Life Hacks to Help Stay Organized and Creative During the Christmas Season
Taras Kulakov (a.k.a. “Crazy Russian Hacker“) of Slow Mo Lab (previously) has created a compilation video featuring six life hacks to help stay organized and…
Dashcam Footage of a ‘Star Wars’ TIE Fighter Crash on the Side a Snowy Highway
Sky Star Wars HD recently released a fantastic special effects-filled video on Facebook that shows dashcam footage of a Star Wars TIE Fighter crash on…