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Weird Disney, Armchair Archivist Digs into the Walt Disney Archives
Disney’s D23 Armchair Activist host Melody Dale met up with Walt Disney Archives library director Becky Cline to dig into some of the more…
Mark Ryden, Pinxit, A Retrospective Book on Pop Surrealist Mark Ryden
Pop surrealist Mark Ryden along with Taschen has produced a limited-edition large-format monograph of over two decades of his work titled Mark Ryden, Pinxit. Each…
The Robot Couple, Simone Davalos & David Calkins
San Francisco Chronicle recently featured one of our favorite couples Simone Davalos and David Calkins (who also happen to be Laughing Squid guest bloggers). Chronicle…
Pedestrian Pedestal 3D Illusion Street Art
This 3D illusion street art by E1000 puts unwitting pedestrians in Madrid up on a pedestal. via Inspire Me Now & Collabcubed & Escrito en…
Stack Soap, Nesting Bar Soap That Puts Leftover Soap Slivers to Use
Stack Soap solves the problem of the pesky soap slivers that remain when bar soap is nearly used-up. Stack Soap’s grooved design allows a leftover…
Pun Hunting at the Grocery Store
Jeff Wysaski of Pleated-Jeans recently went on a ridiculous Pun Hunting expedition at a grocery store. via BuzzFeed & Neatorama
Erik Bauersfeld, The Voice Behind Admiral Ackbar & Bib Fortuna From Star Wars Return of the Jedi
San Francisco Chronicle pop culture critic Peter Hartlaub recently interviewed Erik Bauersfeld, the voice behind Star Wars: Return of the Jedi characters, Admiral Ackbar and…
Creepy-Crawly Air-Powered Soft Robot
The soft design and creepy-crawly locomotion of this air-powered robot are inspired in part by squid tentacles. The robot was created by researchers at the…
Kickstumbler, A Site for Exploring Random Kickstarter Projects
Kickstumbler is a site that lets users explore random Kickstarter projects, in an interface that will be familiar to StumbleUpon users. Kickstumbler is an experiment…
Batman’s Night Out, Toronto Batman Hits the Streets of Toronto
The Sean Ward Show set out to make a “Shit Batman Says” video on the streets of Toronto with Toronto Batman but ended up with…