Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
A Meditative Short Film About a Cafe (Kissa) Owner in a Small Town Near Tokyo Who Makes Unique Pizza Toast
“Pizza Toast and Coffee” by writer and filmmaker Craig Mod is a meditative short film about the owner of a mid-century cafe (kissa) owner and…
Musical Cat Appears to Have Perfect Pitch
Musician Otu Suurmunne of Moonic Productions captured footage of his beautiful lilac pointed cat to prove that she had perfect pitch. Suurmunne repeatedly sang out…
A Powerful Stop Motion Animation About the Life of Ralph the Cosmetic Test Rabbit Played by Taika Waititi
“Save Ralph” by The Humane Society of the United States is a powerful stop motion animation about a rabbit named Ralph, played by Taika Waititi,…
Incredible Footage of the Growing Volcano in Iceland That Includes the Sounds of the Continuous Eruption
Iceland blogger Jakob Vegerfors captured incredible footage of the Geldingadalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland that included the explosive sounds of the eruption. According to Vegerfors,…
Old Timey Singer Performs an Acoustic Ukulele Version of His Forthright Ballad ‘I’ve No More F***s To Give’
Old-timey musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. performed an acoustic ukulele version of his his wonderfully forthright ballad I’ve No More F***s to Give. The explicit…
‘Anywhere Can Happen’, A Wondrous Short Film of Fantastical Scenes Set to ‘What a Wonderful World’
Talented Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films (previously) has created “Anywhere Can Happen”, a wonderfully dizzying short film that utilizes his unique canvass…
Team of Determined Explorers Wade Through Swampy Florida Wetlands in Search of the Elusive Ghost Orchid
Chasing Ghosts by Grizzly Creek Films is a fascinating film that follows a team of determined explorers who spent months wading waist-deep through the swampy…
Renowned Children’s Author Roald Dahl Shows the Workspace Where He Writes in a 1982 BBC Interview
The classic BBC One series Pebble Mill at One conducted a wonderful live interview with Roald Dahl at his home in 1982. The renowned children’s…
How Modern Espresso Machines Are Assembled
The Science Channel series “How It’s Made” goes behind the scenes of a WEGA assembly line to show how modern espresso machines are assembled. The…
The Color of Every Cardigan Worn By Mister Rogers From 1969 to 2001 Organized in Chronological Order
image via The F5 In honor of the March 20th birthday of the late, greatly missed Mister Rogers, Owen Phillips of The F5 newsletter, plotted…