Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA)
The Daily talks to some of the champions of Lawn Mower Racing at United States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA) in Zion, IL. Established…
Applying 365 Days Worth of Makeup in 3 Minutes
Dutch directors Lernert and Sander‘s film, Natural Beauty, shows the application of 365 layers of makeup to Belgian supermodel Hannelore Knuts in a 3 minute short. Mission…
Photos of People Staring at Computers
Kyle McDonald created an application that captured photos of People Staring at Computers around New York City. Here’s Kyle’s description of the project: I wrote…
Dice Cast Dice Cast, Human Dice Sculptures by Kim Hyun
Dice Cast Dice Cast, a seemingly gravity-defying installation by Korean artist Kim Hyun that combines threaded thin wire, multi-colored dice and surrounding skeletal plaster casts.…
Follow the Sun, A Drive-In Movie Intermission Gone Horribly Wrong
“Follow the Sun”, an animated short by Kansas City based design and filmmaking collective MK12 about a drive-in movie intermission gone horribly wrong. While we…
Where’s My Jetpack!?, Machine and Robotic Art Show by Kal Spelletich
Where’s My Jetpack!? is a new art exhibit by San Francisco artist Kal Spelletich featuring machines, robots, jetpacks, video and photographs that takes place July…
Indie Game, a Documentary About Independent Video Game Designers
Indie Game: The Movie directed by James Swirsky is a feature-length documentary about independent video game designers and the process of creating an indie game.…
How to Develop Film Using Coffee and Vitamin C (Caffenol)
Matt Richardson at Make demonstrates how to process photo film negatives using a homebrewed developer recipe of coffee, vitamin C, and washing soda (aka Caffenol).…
A Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful of Bees, A New Album by Sxip Shirey
Sxip Shirey, an amazing composer and performer based in New York City, is raising funds on Kickstarter for “A Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful…
Lou Reed Transformer Stencil Art Animated Gif
Doctor Popular shot photos of a series of Lou Reed “Transformer” stencils in San Francisco’s Mission District using the Everyday photo app and procesed them…