The ‘Real’ Piper From Orange Is the New Black Speaks About the Real Problems Within the American Prison System
Author Piper Kerman, the “real Piper” (and good friend of Laughing Squid), whose 2011 book Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s…
A Fascinating Article on ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and Its Influence on a Generation of Writers
The New York Times has a fascinating article by Ethan Gilsdorf on how the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has influenced a generation of…
More Than a Game, A ‘Street Fighter’ Documentary Following Top Players & Their Prep for the EVO Gaming Tournament
More than a Game is a Street Fighter documentary by filmmakers Tom Hewett and Jack Abbot that follows a few top players and their preparations…
A Visualization of a Day in the Life of a Random New York City Yellow Taxi
NYC Taxis: A Day in the Life is a visualization by urbanist and mapmaker Chris Whong that displays the data for a random New York…
Deadly Super Rainbow Tears Through West Coast
The Onion reports that dozens in California were killed after the most powerful rainbow in U.S. history struck the state.
Clever Art Composed of Everyday Objects, Illustrations, and Photography
Tel Aviv creative director Dudi Ben Simon assembles everyday objects, illustrations, and photography into clever compositions. You can follow along on his Instagram account. photos…
Ad Campaign for Used Clothing Drive Features Clever Food Sculptures Made of Clothing
Clothes are cleverly arranged into food-like forms in this clever promotional campaign for a used clothing donation program at Shopping Center Itaguaçu in Brazil. The…
‘Mandatory Fun’, A New Album by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Featuring Parodies of Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Iggy Azalea, & More
Mandatory Fun is a new album by “Weird Al” Yankovic featuring parodies of songs by Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Iggy Azalea, and more. Yankovic appears to…
Artist Injects Cheer Into People’s Daily Commute by Creating and Displaying Motivational Post-It Note Cartoons
Illustrator October Jones injects cheer into people’s daily commute by creating and displaying motivation Post-it Note cartoons. We previously wrote about October Jones’ Post-it Note…
‘Marvels of Nature’, A Series of Animal Body Paintings Created on Contortionist Models
“Marvels of Nature” is a series of beautiful animal-themed body paintings by artist Emma Fay featuring contortionists as models. photos by Jonathan Macauley