Laughing Squid
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Smoke Bomb Photos by Olaf Breuning
New York City-based artist Olaf Breuning arranges smoke bombs into elaborate arrays which he then ignites all at once and photographs. photos by Olaf Breuning
Tiny Orphaned Echidna Puggle Being Nursed to Health at Taronga Zoo
Watch in this video as an adorable orphaned echidna puggle (a relative of the platypus) named ‘Beau’ is being fed with a dropper by Nurse…
Ellen’s Topical Halloween Costumes for Kids
On a recent episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, host Ellen featured some funny and topical Halloween costumes for kids and then rewarded them with…
Memoto, A Wearable Camera That Documents Your Life
Memoto is a tiny wearable camera that documents the wearer’s life by automatically taking a photo every 30 seconds (video). The 1.5 inch square, 5…
Monty Python Ministry of Silly Walks Clock
John Cleese’s character from the classic Monty Python sketch “The Ministry of Silly Walks” is the centerpiece of this clock by Susanne Lindberg. She was…
Face Sculptures Made From Pre-Loved Children’s Plastic Toys
Dear old Darth Australian artist Freya Jobbins makes fantastic face sculptures from pre-loved children’s plastic toys, mainly dolls. She says her assemblages are a statement…
Monster Roll, Short Film About Sushi Chefs Battling Giant Sea Monsters
The Monster Roll film short is an entertaining conceptual proof for a feature movie written & directed by Dan Blank that shows an angry community…
Mr. Cat, An Animated Adventure About a Cat Becoming Famous via The Internet
In the animated short titled Mr. Cat directed and produced by Thomas Ridgewell (aka “TomSka“), a cat leaves his home to seek adventure and in…
Tom Hanks Performs Slam Poem About 1990s Sitcom ‘Full House’
“Uncle Jesse, whose hair is never messy…” On Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, actor Tom Hanks donned a black turtleneck and performed a spoken word…
Denny’s Middle-Earth Menu Inspired by The Hobbit
Denny’s family restaurants partnered up with Warner Bros. to create a tasty new Middle-earth menu inspired by and to help promote The Hobbit: An Unexpected…