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The First Photos of Popular Instagram Users
photo by trashhand first post is a Tumblr blog that catalogs the first photos posted by Instagram users who now have 100,000 followers or more.…
Stained Glass Peacock Portrait Made From Gummy Bears, Licorice and Chewing Gum
In 2012, Somerville, Massachusetts artist Judith G. Klausner created “Gummy Glass” – an incredible stained glass portrait of a peacock using gummy bears, licorice, chewing…
Plastic Infinite, A Vinyl Record and Animation Disc
“Plastic Infinite” is a vinyl record that doubles as a phenakistoscope-style animation disc. It was created by director and animator Reuben Sutherland and musician Dan…
Breaking Madden Super Bowl Finale Pits Ridiculously Overpowered Seattle Seahawks Against Denver Broncos
In Breaking Madden, a multimedia series that includes editorials, videos, and GIFs by Jon Bois at SBNation, Bois — as the name suggests — breaks…
Geographically Corrected Transit Maps
New York City MTA Benjamin Schmidt has distorted the transit maps of several East Coast cities to show how they would look if they were…
Matching Monsters, A Tumblr Blog That Adds Illustrated Creatures To Photos That Match the People In Them
Matching Monsters is a really sweet Tumblr blog that adds adorable illustrated creatures that match the people in the photos that are submitted to them…
Brooklyn Video Store Owner Talks About Running a Successful Store in the Netflix Era
Video Free Brooklyn proprietor Aaron Hillis talks about running a successful video store in the age of Netflix in “The Last Video Store” by filmmaker…
Farewell Kimber Streams, Laughing Squid Contributing Editor
Our contributing editor Kimber Streams is moving on, so today is her last day at Laughing Squid. All of us here want to give her…
GoPro Short Film and Super Bowl Ad Featuring Felix Baumgartner’s Red Bull Stratos Jump
The GoPro short film “Red Bull Stratos – The Full Story” showcases footage filmed by seven HD HERO2 cameras from Felix Baumgartner‘s record-breaking October 2012…
Conan O’Brien Tries to Sell Conan Memorabilia to a Pawn Shop
Conan O’Brien tries to sell some of his bizarre Conan-related memorabilia to a Southern California pawn shop with mixed results in this hilarious clip from…