Wonderfully Surreal 3D Graphic Renderings
Talented art director Farid Ghanbari of 3FX creates highly imaginative computer 3D renderings that are wonderfully surreal in nature. Ghanbari takes fairly common items and…
Portals, An Incredible Series of LED Icosahedron (20 Sided) Sculptures Made Up of Equilateral Triangles
Artist Anthony James has created “Portals”, an incredible series of LED Icosahedrons – twenty-sided sculptures that are made up of repeating equilateral triangles. The triangles…
Incredibly Realistic Hand Crafted Paper Insects
Tina Kraus of faltmanufaktur is a freelance illustrator in Münster, Germany who creates absolutely incredibly realistic crepe paper versions of different insects and other animals.…
How a Sunny Swiss Day Helped Jeff Lynne Write the Iconic Electric Light Orchestra Song ‘Mr. Blue Sky’
Music essayist Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic takes a detailed look into the iconic Electric Light Orchestra song “Mr. Blue Sky”, particularly how it is used…
Headbanging Knitters Perform With Yarn and Needles at First Heavy Metal Knitting Championships in Finland
Knitters of the world gathered in Joensuu, Finland to compete in the very first Heavy Metal Knitting Championships ever. Each knitter was graded upon their…
A Floral Shirted Chief Jim Hopper of ‘Stranger Things’ Replaces Tom Selleck in the Classic ‘Magnum, P.I.’ Intro
Video editor Eddie Spughetti of Here Lies has brilliantly replaced Tom Selleck in the classic Magnum, P.I. opening credits intro with an appropriately clad Chief…
The Barstool MBA, A Fascinating Audiobook That Weighs Working in a Bar Against Going to Grad School
Longtime Laughing Squid Friend Dan Maccarone of founder Charming Robot, investor in the bar Fool’s Gold NYC and host of the “Story in a Bottle”…
An Incredible Timelapse of the Lights Coming Back on After the Unexpected 2019 New York City Blackout
When the lights unexpectedly went out on the West Side of Manhattan for several hours on Saturday, July 13, 2019, surprisingly, very little chaos ensued,…
John Deere Collaborates With Golf Retailer PING to Build the Largest Golf Putter in the World
Engineers at John Deere collaborated with designers at golf retailer PING to create the largest golf putter in the world. This giant motorized half-excavator, half-putter,…
New York Times Reporter Finds the Location of Over 1,200 Bob Ross Paintings While on a Quest to Buy One
New York Times reporter Aaron Byrd sought to buy one of the now-iconic paintings by the late, great Bob Ross (previously). Finding the task to…