Laughing Squid
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David Bowie Performs a Duet With Cher in 1975 Featuring a Circuitous Medley of ‘Young Americans’
In 1975, David Bowie appeared on the Cher television show and performed an amazing but circuitous duet medley of songs with the iconic hostess that…
A Beautiful Tapestry Is Woven in Music Video For Song Inspired by Sounds of the Endangered Black Catbird
Robin Perkins, aka El Búho, and AgustÃn Rivaldo, aka Barrio Lindo, co-founders of Shika Shika, created a beautiful project in which musicians from all over…
An Incredibly Intricate Mechanical Coin Sculpture
Russian engineering artist Roman Booteen, who creates absolutely gorgeous, intricate carvings on retired coins, has continued his painstaking bas-relief work with metal currency. His most…
The Rig, A Fully Electric All-Terrain Off-Road Wheelchair
The Utah couple behind Not a Wheelchair have very cleverly built “The Rig”, a lightweight, somewhat customizable off-road, four-wheel seated bike rig that is light,…
How Rap Works So Well in ‘Hamilton’
Songwriting playwright Howard Ho took an incredibly detailed look at how Lin-Manuel Miranda strategically used rap in Hamilton as a metaphor for the argumentative climate…
Man Keeps Promise to His 4th Grade Self to Move Childhood Tree to His Own House Twenty Years Later
When Chris of letsdig18 moved into his own house, he brought along with him an oak tree from his parent’s house. When Chris was in…
Tiny Ducklings Adorably Run Across Floating Lily Pads
A woman named Rameesah captured absolutely adorable footage of tiny ducklings as they ran full force across a pond of floating lily pads. The cutest,…
Lone Figure Seamlessly Evolves Into Different Iterations of Itself in the Experimental Short ‘Transfiguration’
“Transfiguration” is an experimental CGI animated short by Matt Pyke and Chris Perry of Universal Everything (previously) that features a lone figure endlessly walking while…
A Little Boat Floats Among Jumping Fish in a Wonderful Hand-Cranked Wooden Kinetic Wave Sculpture
Artist Ross McSweeney created a wonderful kinetic wooden sculpture that features a little boat floating upon a bumpy sea.
British Aerospace Mechanic Turns Jet Engine Housing From a 1967 VC10 Into an Ingenious Camper Trailer
British aerospace mechanic Steve Jones transformed a jet engine housing from a Vickers VC10 into a custom camper trailer for his family.