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Dachshund Rescued From Severe Neglect Now Happily Wags His Tail Even While He Sleeps
A rescued dachshund named Frank happily wags his tail even while he sleeps. Frank’s human Raphael Borges, explained in 2013 that he had saved Frank…
Artist Recreates His Childhood Drawings With Sophisticated Digital Illustrations
“Kiddie Arts” is a series of sophisticated digital illustrations by Netherlands-based artist Telmo Pieper that recreate a selection of his childhood drawings.
A 1990s R&B Cover of the ‘Darkwing Duck’ Cartoon Series Theme Song
Pianist Scott Bradlee and his band perform a 1990s R&B cover of the Darkwing Duck cartoon series theme song, with vocals by Ashley Stroud, for…
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…
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…