Laughing Squid
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Giant Lobster Claws For Your Hands
Archie McPhee has created Giant Lobster Claws, red latex mittens that look like claws of a cooked lobster. They are in the spirit of their…
Artist Bruce Munro on His New Exhibition ‘Light’ at Cheekwood in Tennessee
In this Creators Project feature, British artist Bruce Munro talks about “Light,” an exhibition of his light installations now taking place at Cheekwood in Tennessee…
K-tel Presents the Pure Crap Collection
Sean Tejaratchi of LiarTownUSA and comedian Rachel Lichtman collaborated on “K-tel Presents the Pure Crap Collection,” a parody record album cover of “original shits” by…
Striking Geometric Stipple Tattoos by Kenji Alucky
Japanese tattoo artist Kenji Alucky of Black Ink Power makes striking geometric tattoos using a distinctive stippling technique. Alucky is currently a guest artist at…
Breaking Bad Props To Be Auctioned Off Including Walter’s Briefs, Tio’s Bell, and More
Walter White’s briefs (“These may be the most iconic tighty-whiteys in television.”) Online auction site ScreenBid will be auctioning off props from AMC’s Breaking Bad…
Bed Suspended From Ceiling in London Apartment
This luxury London apartment features a bed suspended from the ceiling, with space for a home office underneath. A large glass skylight above the bed…
Louis C.K. On Why His Daughters Can’t Have Smartphones
“I think these things are toxic.” On Conan, comedian Louis C.K. eloquently explains why he hates smartphones and why his girls can’t have the “terrible…
Kraken Tentacle Rum Cake
Earlier this month, the cakemasters at Tattooed Bakers made a 30-foot-long rum cake in the form of a kraken sea monster tentacle for Festival Number…
One-Minute Animated Shorts Starring Characters From ‘Bravest Warriors’
To bridge the gap between the end of Bravest Warriors‘ first season and the upcoming premiere of season two this fall, creator Pendleton Ward has…
Wheel Of Fortune Contestant Who Lost $1M For a Mispronunciation Gets Redemption From Jimmy Fallon
Late Night host Jimmy Fallon gave Paul Atkinson, the Wheel of Fortune contestant who recently lost out on winning a million dollars for mispronouncing “corner…