Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Stanley the Interactive Player Piano Takes Requests Via Twitter
Stanley is an old fashioned player piano that has been upgraded with electronics and software to play songs that have been requested via Twitter (video).…
The 4th Wall No More, A Review of Sleep No More In New York City
photos by mordicai The fourth wall is a theatrical wall that separates the audience from the stage. In performance, the goal is to dissolve that…
Film Map, A Street Map of Movie Titles
“Film Map” is an imaginary street map in which all the streets and locations are named after movies. The map was created by UK-based Dorothy…
YouTube Introduces Face Blurring Feature To Provide Anonymity
Yesterday YouTube launched a new feature that allows users to blur all faces in a video before uploading it. The feature is intended to provide…
The Mirror, A Journey From Childhood to Old Age In The Bathroom
Swiss directors Ramon And Pedro created the heavily awarded short film Le Miroir (The Mirror) that takes us on an amazing transition from a man’s…
Childhood Sale, One Man Selling His Huge Childhood Comic Collection
Brooklyn, New York based filmmaker Casimir Nozkowski and actor / writer Hannah Bos set out to document and sell Casimir’s huge collection of childhood comics…
A Complete Drum Kit is Custom Made Into a Functional Chandelier
JJ’s Red Hots restaurant in Charlotte, North Carolina hired long time friend, welder and craftsman Matt Ludwig of Ludwig Metals to create a fully functional…
TrackTile, Dining Tables That Have Built-In Tracks for Toy Trains
Paul Mottram and his team at United Kingdom based company 3Foot3 Design designed TrackTile tables, a series of customizable wooden dining tables that have built-in…
Musical Wine Glasses, Play Notes With the Tip of Your Finger
These Musical Wine Glasses are Austrian-made lead-free crystal glasses that play notes by running your fingers along the rim of the glass. Each gold line…
A Traveling Montreal Motorbike Band Featuring a Cow Playing Drums
image via Natrel Canadian dairy company Natrel recently sent out a motorbike band to play classic rock hits (featuring a cow playing the drums, no…