Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Beastles, A Mashup of Music by The Beatles and Beastie Boys
The Beastles, a fictional band created by dj BC, is a mashup of music from The Beatles and the Beastie Boys. He recently released a…
Fictional Movie Locations Depicted as Mid-Century Travel Posters
Studio MUTI and FoxP2 have created a series of four posters depicting fictional locations from King Kong, The Shining, Avatar, and Lord of the Rings…
American Teenager Tim Doner Speaks More Than 20 Languages
New York City high school student Tim Doner chats with New Yorkers in Mandarin, Russian, Pashto, and many other languages in this short documentary by…
Sesame Street Launches Multimedia Project for Children Who Have a Parent in Prison
Sesame Street recently launched a multimedia initiative for children who have an imprisoned parent. Entitled “Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration,” the initiative includes videos of…
The Long Now Foundation Begins Construction of Long Now Salon in San Francisco
Construction has started on The Long Now event Space and Store in San Francisco, designed by Because We Can.
The Scientific Secret of Strength and Muscle Growth by AsapScience
AsapSCIENCE host Mitchell Moffit explains the biological and genetic limitations to superhuman strength in his latest video, “The Scientific Secret of Strength and Muscle Growth.”
Supercut of David Letterman Asking Musicians, ‘Are Those Your Drums?’
CBC Music has edited a supercut video of Late Show host David Letterman asking one key question of musicians on his show, “Are those your…
Lightt iOS Video App Updated With More Video Capture, Editing, and Social Features
Lightt is a social video capture app for iOS that has been updated with a slew of new features. Now users can press the screen…
Famous Eyeglasses, The Iconic Eyewear of Celebrities, Historical Figures, & Fictional Characters
Italy-based designer Federico Mauro has created “Famous Eyeglasses,” a minimalist collection of the iconic glasses worn by celebrities, historical figures, and fictional characters like Elton…
Man of Steel Poster Designs by Ken Taylor and Martin Ansin
“Man of Steel (Regular)” by Ken Taylor Illustrators Ken Taylor and Martin Ansin have created two excellent poster design in honor of Zack Snyder’s newly…