Laughing Squid
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Hanging Out With Memes at SXSW 2013: Grumpy Cat, Scumbag Steve & Nyan Cat Creator Chris Torres
Grumpy Cat and Rusty Blazenhoff / photo by Ben Lashes Scott Beale and I are in Austin, Texas attending SXSW Interactive and have had the…
MakerBot Digitizer, A Desktop 3D Scanner
Today at SXSW in Austin, MakerBot unveiled the MakerBot Digitizer, a desktop 3D scanner that will allow users to scan and print objects without having…
Senator McCaskill Drafting a Bill to Allow In-Flight Electronics Use
US Senator Claire McCaskill is currently drafting legislation to allow in-flight electronics like laptops and tablets during all stages of passenger flights. In a letter…
Ultrasound of Baby Resembles Emperor Palpatine From Star Wars
Woodcrafter and deviantART member Hearte42 released an ultrasound image of his future child that resembles Emperor Palpatine (aka “Darth Sidious“) from Star Wars. Palpatine was…
Illustration of a Young Kraken in Training
Israeli artist Barak Ashraf has created an adorable illustration that features a young kraken who is happily playing and training for its destructive future. via…
Super Realistic Papercraft Sculptures of Everyday Objects
Los Angeles artist Vincent Tomczyk makes ultra realistic life-sized sculptures of everyday objects that are made almost entirely out of paper. The sculptures are detailed…
Walk Off The Earth Covers Their Own Song With a Giant Guitar
Canadian band Walk Off The Earth — known for their previous creative performances of songs like Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” — has created a cover…
Jerzy Gwiazdowski, Punniest of Show at the 2012 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships
At last year’s O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships (“Jest for a Wordy Cause!”), contestant Jerzy Gwiazdowski performed a two minute monologue so heavily laden with…
Engadget Expand, A Two-Day Consumer Electronics Event in San Francisco
Engadget is hosting their first ever “Expand” event on March 16th and 17th at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The two-day event will…
22 Rules of Storytelling by a Pixar Storyboard Artist
Former Pixar storyboard artist Emma Coats shares a number of valuable storytelling rules she learned during her time at the animation studio. 1. You admire…