Emily Lazar Shares What Its Like to be a Female Audio Engineer in a Predominantly Male Profession

Great Big Story visited with Emily Lazar, a highly respected, Grammy-nominated sound mastering engineer who has worked on thousands of widely known | Continue reading


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How Joey Tribbiani’s Childlike Wonder Makes Him Oddly Wise In the Most Unexpected of Situations

As part of their ongoing series of deconstructing the individual personalities of the characters on the now-classic sitcom series Friends, film and | Continue reading


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A Delightful Photo Book That Celebrates the Often Disregarded Beauty of New York City Pigeons

Photographer Andrew Garn has captured in his delightful photo book The New York Pigeon: Behind the Feathers, the often disregarded beauty of these birds. | Continue reading


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A Beautiful Park Created From a Dormant Domino Sugar Refinery Opens Up on the Brooklyn Waterfront

A post shared by Scott Beale (@scottbeale) on Jun 16, 2018 at 1:59pm PDT Domino Sugar once had a thriving refinery that sat right on the banks of the East | Continue reading


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How to Make a Brambling Woodland Fantasy Art Doll Out of Sculpting Clay, Wire, and Fabric

Artist Ryan Friant of The Dream Syndicate Arts demonstrates how he made a woodland fantasy art doll of a Brambling that started off as a sketch and was | Continue reading


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My Friend Pedro, A Side-Scrolling Video Game About One Man’s Struggle to Obliterate Anyone in His Path

My Friend Pedro: Blood Bullets Bananas is an upcoming side-scrolling shooter video game, created by DeadToast Entertainment and published by Devolver | Continue reading


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A Gorgeous Film Created From Still Photos That Capture the Intersection of Water Meeting Light

Dutch filmmaker Armand Dijks has created "Elemental", a gorgeous film that captures the brilliant intersection where light and water meet. The film was | Continue reading


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A Drowsy Cat and His Piano Playing Human Make Beautiful Music Together

In 2017, we wrote about Turkish musician Sarper Durman who plays piano with his beautiful tabby cat sitting upright on his lap. More recently, Durman has | Continue reading


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Found Objects Turned Into Wonderful Illustrations

A post shared by Javier Pérez (@cintascotch) on Jun 1, 2018 at 7:02am PDT Guayaquil, Ecuador artist Javier Pérez has been working on Instagram | Continue reading


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Lucas the Spider Embarks on a Search Around the House to Find a Perfect Place to Take a Nap

Lucas the Spider, the animated arachnid by Joshua Slice who's led quite an full and interesting life thus far, went looking around the house to find the | Continue reading


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Freediver William Winram Holds an Anchor and Sinks 476-Feet on Single Breath to Set World Record

In 2013, Canadian freediver William Winram pulled off an amazing world record at the Sharm Club in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt by diving to a depth of 476 feet | Continue reading


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A Simple Wobbling Robot Inside of a Long Baguette

New York City DIY guru Becky Stern is back and this time she built a simple wobbling robot, based on her friend Randy Sarafan's wobbler bot design, and | Continue reading


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Famous Oil Paintings Reimagined With Polymer Clay

A post shared by Clay Disarray (@claydisarray) on Feb 6, 2018 at 4:12am PST Mixed media artist Lizzie Campbell (a.k.a. "Clay Disarray") has reimagined a | Continue reading


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Classic Cartoon Characters Sing Along to ‘Protect Ya Neck’ by Wu-Tang Clan

Popular cartoon characters sing along to the Wu-Tang Clan's song "Protect Ya Neck" in a hard hitting mashup created by Adam Schleichkorn (a.k.a. "Mylo the | Continue reading


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A Cute Parrot Sings a Cover of the ‘Adventure Time’ Song ‘Bacon Pancakes’ With Help From His Human

A wonderfully vocal Quaker parrot named Milo performed a customized cover of the chorus to the song "Bacon Pancakes" from the animated series Adventure | Continue reading


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Indian Actress Deepika Padukone Offers a Quick Lesson on Hindi Slang Terms and Expressions

Indian film actress and model Deepika Padukone very graciously sat for the cameras of Vanity Fair to offer a short lesson on common expressions and slang | Continue reading


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An Amusing Photo Series Featuring the Blissful Expressions of Cats Under the Influence of Catnip

A post shared by Andrew Marttila (@iamthecatphotographer) on Apr 20, 2018 at 8:47pm PDT Photographer and feline fosterer Andrew Marttila has created an | Continue reading


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Mister Rogers Remarks to David Letterman That Things Don’t Always Go Right in the Neighborhood

In February 1982, a rather jovial Fred Rogers briefly appeared on Late Night With David Letterman bearing gifts and talking about the blooper scene that | Continue reading


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Surreal Paintings of People on the New York City Subway With Animal Heads

A post shared by Matthew Grabelsky (@grabelsky) on Nov 18, 2017 at 10:28am PST Los Angeles artist Matthew Grabelsky has created a surreal series of | Continue reading


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‘Stranger Things’ Music Composers Share How They Scored the Scenes For Both Seasons of the Show

Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, bandmates in Survive and the composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack, sat down with Vanity Fair to share how a random | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Cutting Open FIFA World Cup Soccer Balls to See What’s Inside

Father and son team, Dan and Lincoln Markham of the What’s Inside? channel, used a knife to cut open the official FIFA World Cup game balls from 1930, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Incredible Harmonic Complexity Found Within Each Part of the Iconic Eagles Song ‘Hotel California’

Doodling music theorist and musician 12tone, who alnalyzed the "internet's favorite song", did the very same for the iconic Eagles song "Hotel | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Why Blood Comes in So Many Colors Within Different Species of the Animal Kingdom

In a sanguine episode of Anna's Science Magic Show Hooray!, host Anna Rothschild (previously) of both Washington Post Science and Gross Science fame, used | Continue reading


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John Legend Tests Out Popular Ways to Open a Bottle of Wine

John Legend teamed up with Tastemade and LVE Wines to test out popular wine hacks for when you have a bottle of tasty wine, but no | Continue reading


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Little Girl in the British West Midlands Finds a Kindred Spirit in a 600 Pound Gloucestershire Pig

A little girl named Alice who lives in Walsall, West Midlands has found a kindred spirit in a 43 stone (602 pound) Gloucestershire pig named Rocky. Rocky | Continue reading


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Taste Testing a Burger in a Can

Taras Kulakov the "Crazy Russian Hacker" conducted a taste test of a hamburger in a can with mixed, soggy | Continue reading


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A Fascinating Startup Dedicated to the Breeding, Care and Study of Various Cephalopod Species

SciFri paid a visit to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where manager Bret Grasse shared the mission of this unusual, | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Tortoise Escapes the Brutal Arizona Heat With a Thorough Head Soak in an Automatic Lawn Sprinkler

A very clever tortoise named Tortie, who lives in Chandler, Arizona with his photographer human Cassell Clark Archinuk momentarily escaped the brutal heat | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Loving Father Runs on Stage to Dance With His Ballerina Daughter Suffering From Stage Fright

Bermuda lawyer and father of three, Marc Daniels, saved the day at an In Motion School of Dance ballerina recital when his two-year-old daughter Bella got | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Marmalade the Cat Celebrates Father’s Day by Telling His Human Chris That He Loves Him

In honor of Father's Day on Sunday, June 17, 2018, a very affectionate Marmalade, the orange half of the wonderfully charming feline duo Cole and | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

70 People From Around the World Share the Manner in Which They Count Their Money

In a fiscal episode of the Condé Nast Traveler series Many People from Many Countries Say Things, 70 different people from 70 different countries all over | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Discordant History of the Ongoing Fight to Give Every U.S. Citizen 18 or Older the Right to Vote

In a highly prescient Ted Ed lesson from 2013, written by educator Nicki Beaman Griffin and animated by Flaming Medusa Studios, narrator Addison Anderson | Continue reading


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A Map Showing the Varied Origins of Predominant Accents Used In Specific Parts of the United States

In a lexical episode of Science Insider, narrator David Anderson maps out the rather varied origins of some of the most predominant accents that are used | Continue reading


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Some Constructive Tips That Help Lower Anxiety About Insomnia For a Good Night’s Sleep

In a restless Ted Ed lesson written by educator Dan Kwartler (previously) and animated by Gerta Xhelo, narrator Addison Anderson explains the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Teenage Fan Convinces Weezer to Play the Toto Song ‘Africa’ Through a Clever Twitter Campaign

A determined teenager named Mary Klym who lives in Ohio decided that she really wanted Weezer, her favorite band, to cover the "internet's favorite song" | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Creators of Westworld Share How the Magnificent Faceless Drone Hosts Are Made

In a wonderfully revealing behind-the-scenes segment from the HBO show Westworld, the creators of the show opened the figurative doors to share exactly | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

An Incredible Compilation of 77 Cover Songs Weird ‘Al Yankovic’ Played Each Night of His 2018 Tour

On each night of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour during the first half of 2018, "Weird Al" Yankovic and his talented band | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Wild and Vibrant Animated Video Welcomes All to San Diego Zoo’s ‘Africa Rocks’ Exhibit

M&C Saatchi LA created a fantastic rock and roll themed marketing campaign in 2017 for the San Diego Zoo to help bring children and adults out to the | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Stubborn Dog Becomes Nearly Immovable While Playing Dead To Prevent His Humans From Leaving

A wonderfully headstrong beagle named Flash, who lives in Aberdeenshire, Scotland hilariously plays dead whenever his humans try to leave the room and/or | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Thom Yorke of Radiohead Reimagined as Popular 1980s Action Heroes

Thom Yorke: The Last Action Hero is a stellar new art project, created by Brazilian artist Butcher Billy, that reimagines musician Thom Yorke as popular | Continue reading


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Zach Galifianakis Hilariously Roasts Jerry Seinfeld While Praising Cardi B on Between Two Ferns

Zach Galifianakis interviewed and roasted Jerry Seinfeld, while praising second guest Cardi B, on the hilarious return episode of Between Two Ferns. | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Possible Theories That Explain Why Actors Are Told to ‘Break a Leg’ Rather Than Wished Good Luck

Using a clever compilation of a variety of clips from film and television, GeoBeats offered some possible and valid theories explaining why actors are | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Teeny Tiny Hand Fed Baby Bat Sucks Hungrily Upon a Cotton Swab Soaked With Nutritious Milk

A teeny tiny baby short-tailed fruit bat at Bat World Sanctuary in Weatherford, Texas, who was temporarily abandoned by his mother during a stressful | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

How to Make a Working Dunkin’ Donuts Vending Machine From Cardboard

Little Puffin demonstrates how to make a Dunkin' Donuts vending machine from cardboard, motor gear boxes, a 9V battery, and a little bit of simple | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

Natalie Portman Sheds Tears and Talks About Life While Eating Spicy Vegan Hot Wings

On an fiery episode of the First We Feast series, Hot Ones, the amazing Natalie Portman talked about her life, ate progressively spicier vegan wings while | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

The Grinch Does Mean Things With Style in a New Trailer for the Animated Dr. Seuss Film

Illumination Entertainment released the second trailer for The Grinch, their upcoming animated film directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier based on | Continue reading


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Anthony Bourdain Shares His Knowledge About the Obscene Amount of Butter Used in Restaurants

In 2001, less gray haired Anthony Bourdain appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show to talk with the famous host about what really goes on behind the scenes in | Continue reading


@laughingsquid.com | 6 years ago

A Dog Hilariously Gets In a Good Rainy Day Run Using a Treadmill on the Porch

A very clever dog decided to go for a good rainy day run on a treadmill that was safely ensconced on the porch of the house. This way the dog got in some | Continue reading


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