Laughing Squid
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Aether Opens San Francisco Clothing Store Made of Three Stacked Shipping Containers
Last week, outdoor apparel company Aether opened a San Francisco concept store that is made out of three stacked shipping containers. Designed by Thierry Gaugain,…
84-Year-Old Grandpa Has Fun Playing Video Games With His Grandson
An 84-year-old grandfather has the time of his life playing video games (Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Halo 4) with his grandson. The…
How Dave Brubeck Fought Communism with Jazz
Dave Brubeck talks about performing in communist nations during the Cold War in this animation by Patrick Smith. Brubeck’s words are from an unreleased 2008…
Meta Augmented Reality Glasses Allow You to Control Virtual Objects
Meta is developing augmented reality glasses that will let users control virtual 3D objects in their real environment. The rather chunky Meta prototype features…
Amazing Things That Could Happen After Just One More Cup of Coffee
Just One More Cup, a collaborative illustration by artists David Soames and Aaron Jay, shows what amazing things could happen if you go ahead and…
Jedi Kitten Uses the Force
In “Jedi Kitten with the Force,” by Californian filmmakers Zach King and Aaron B, a cute little kitten named Gatsby uses and abuses his Star…
Eyes on the Stars, An Animated Short About Challenger Astronaut Ronald E. McNair as a Boy
“Eyes on the Stars” is an animated short by StoryCorps about NASA Challenger astronaut and physicist Ronald E. McNair. His brother Carl tells Ronald’s story…
Illustrations Visualizing Jack Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ by Paul Rogers
Pasadena illustrator Paul Rogers is in the process of creating a wonderful series of illustrations that each visualize a single page from the 1957 novel…
Jacques the Basset Hound Goes Down a Corkscrew Slide
An adventurous Basset Hound named Jacques shows the proper way for a canine to travel down a corkscrew slide.
Volkswagen Debuts Get Happy Super Bowl Ad, Features Music by Jimmy Cliff
Volkswagen has released “Get Happy,” its 2013 Super Bowl commercial. It stars a guy named Dave who, because of his love for his new…