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The Whimsical Metaphorical Art of Paul Kos
photo via Galerie Georges-Philippe et Nathalie Vallois Since the 1960s, San Francisco-based conceptual artist Paul Kos has been creating whimsical artworks that often metaphorical in…
Seditions, Varnish Fine Art Show by Frank Kozik and Winston Smith
Seditions, a joint art show featuring work by artists Frank Kozik and Winston Smith, will be on display at Varnish Fine Art in San Francisco.…
Bass Structures, Paintings Created with Sound
“Bass Structures” is a series of intriguing abstract paintings that are created with the help of sound. To make the paintings, collaborators Emmanuel Fritz and…
Evil Mansion, A Hand-Painted LSD-Themed Pinball Machine
“Inspired by the “Crypt Trip” chapter out of Tom Wolfe’s Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.” “Evil Mansion” is a hand-painted LSD-themed pinball machine custom created by…
Immovable Object vs. Unstoppable Force by MinutePhysics
In “Immovable Object vs. Unstoppable Force,” MinutePhysics explores the question, “What happens if an immovable object meets an unstoppable force?”
Riding in BMW Alpinas: Rare & Fast Tuned BMWs
Autoblog Petrolicious recently took a ride with an American BMW enthusiast who owns two extremely rare vintage BMW Alpinas. Alpina is a German BMW tuner…
How to Tell if a Photo of a Shark Swimming in a Flooded City is Fake in Five Easy Steps
The next time a coworker or great aunt sends you a photo of sharks swimming in flooded city streets, buildings, etc., shark expert David Shiffman…
Afghani Children Draw Their Vision of Baghch-e-Simsim, Their Radio Version of Sesame Street
“Drawing by Nazifa and Shafiq, children in the Nanagar province of Afghanistan.” In Afghanistan many homes don’t have television, so Sesame Workshop provided Afghani children…
Horses Inside Out, Service Paints Anatomy on Live Horses to Educate People Who Work with Horses
Horses Inside Out educates people who work with horses on the anatomy of their animals in a clever way—by painting musculoskeletal systems on to live…
Swiftype Search, A Powerful Search Plugin For WordPress
Searching for the word “Awesome” on Laughing Squid using Swiftype We’ve been making some small changes to the Laughing Squid blog in an effort to…