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A 2014 Then-and-Now Video That Recreates a 1914 Film of the Dutch City of Alkmaar
A trio of Dutch filmmakers created a then-and-now video of the Dutch city of Alkmaar based on a 1914 historical film of the city. The…
‘The Portlandia Cookbook: Cook Like a Local’, A Companion Cookbook to the IFC Comedy Series ‘Portlandia’
Comedians Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein have written a companion cookbook to their IFC show Portlandia with the show’s co-creator Jonathan Krisel that is appropriately titled The…
A Specimen Display Box Containing Small Paper Aircraft Models
In a wonderful play on an insect specimen display box, paper artist Markus Fischer has created a specimen box containing small paper aircraft models. The…
A Bow Tie-Tying Race Between Bill Nye the Science Guy and Glen Tickle at SXSW
Back in March 2014, before Glen Tickle became a Contributing Writer at Laughing Squid, he attended the SXSW festival on behalf of Geekosystem. While he…
Adults Act Out the Audio of Children Pretending to Have a Job Interview
In a recent episode of Kid Snippets (see previously) by Bored Shorts, adults perform a job interview scene by lip syncing to the audio of two children pretending to…
Clever Food Infographics on the Theme of ‘There Are Two Kinds of People in This World’
Restaurant discovery service Zomato has created a clever series of food-themed infographics all based on the saying: “there are two kinds of people in this…
Keymoji, An Emoji Autocomplete Keyboard App
Keymoji is a keyboard app that lets users autocomplete what they are typing with emoji instead of words. Which emojis show up as suggestions are…
A Helpful Chart That Explains the Chemicals That Give Autumn Leaves Their Color
A helpful chart by Compound Interest explains the chemicals that give leaves their color both when they are green and when they change color in…
Checky, An App That Tracks Where and How Many Times a Phone Gets Checked
Checky is an app by Calm.com that tracks where and how many times a phone gets checked. Checky is currently available on iOS and Android.…
J.J. Abrams Reveals Footage of a Battle-Worn ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Millennium Falcon With a Batman Easter Egg
J.J. Abrams, director of the 2015 film Star Wars Episode VII, has released awesome footage on Twitter that gives an extremely close-up tour of the…