Laughing Squid Blog Posts - 2017-12-06

Art, Culture and Technology Can't see images? [Click here...](.uE_Lx86JVQxVqVwq0G1A8JHcp82kQVY4u5thcd1k_vQ) [Laughing Squid](.zLE9DWOxAAeybD1oTzor9-tO-6gTS3xlu-JfRb9FjBc) [Laughing Squid](.bj6PBPMbdEJCkhyyXcFKiIwSVqXLy3IIe7lp9rW3W9s) [The Shape of 2017, A Celebratory YouTube Rewind Featuring Popular Trends and Memes From 2017](.BbSB6ThGtj0bkAY3COp5MGXes2bKbgVUiC8FY4UNtMc) .LETRLUx-QgCegH-rIBoFbKiJ4uO3h8Sv-YVK5HBZan8 Nearly 300 YouTube creators, musicians, and surprise celebrity guests from around the world teamed up to recreate popular trends and memes that captured people’s attention over the past year in the annual celebratory YouTube Rewind video, “The Shape of 2017.” #YouTubeRewind is back and we’re in love with The Shape of 2017. This year, you gave us your best reggaeton moves, witnessed an eclipse, and fell in love with a pregnant giraffe. There were, of course, difficult moments too, and ... [Read Blog Post](.eZVxtg76QNucQLkkoM_A1gnk-YIcEU-PBJa4bIRBdWY) [Everything Happens For a Reason in an Ominous Trailer for the Fourth Season of ‘Black Mirror’](.LF6Uc_om5GLszP51hGfutEw7YOf7RrROqMClUFib_8g) .76XsQ9WV8saUSH9ochFXEu8n4_QfBdh2gogxULAF9n8 The rather ominous trailer for the fourth season of Charlie Brooker‘s brilliantly speculative dystopian Netflix series Black Mirror gives a small peek into the six episode anthology in which the overarching themes appear to be that of independence, positivity and acceptance of one’s fate as expressed in the old adage “everything happens for a reason”. The episodes in season four include “Arkangel“, “Crocodile“, Black Museum, Hang the DJ, Metal Head, U.S.S. Callister and When?. The fourth ... [Read Blog Post](.rM7PWxbGqbwIp_TphV2zrlPEZhPa0xPMDKw9R3w1t7s) [Colorful Custom Keyboard Keys With Tiny Fidget Spinners Mounted on Top](.d2G0DlyaFA7fQBR1Y3gpxxZlwyTbuQoSrc03p45fkZ0) .CktuVS3JtT6mdmUfgpYYW5R_OLQ3iTvlSaAUCNgTlCA Hammer has created a colorful series of artisan keyboard keys that each come with a spinnable top designed to look and function just like the classic hand-held fidget spinners we have all come to know and love. The vibrant keyboard keys are available to purchase from the Massdrop website. Nope. Your eyes do not deceive you. You can’t consider yourself a true fidgeter unless all aspects of your workstation are fidgetable. Hammer (the same company behind the Lagoon and SA Carbon spacebars) ... [Read Blog Post](.NXhozLfbEMgHq4T-VGtvmZBM7ERR1NP6o8mApScSmUs) [Fascinating Dynamic Computer Model Measuring Traffic Flow Four Directions in 30 Different Ways](.5tkOM4tJR4PdtGm8hqw5MnkwAGOL9HpknAYQA5V00Wc) .RynM5xf81xbQiR3CH2Xp6A3GYwBrlhitjAgs9dBrUWI YouTuber euverus created a fascinating dynamic computer model that measures and scores 30 different ways to address traffic flow from four directions. Using two sets of data points from the Steam community , euverus seamlessly stitched together each example flawlessly. via Digg A Circular Wave Tank Generating Water Spouts and Other Impressive Aquatic PhenomenaA Demonstration of How to Curve a Ball Backwards Using ScienceA Fascinating Animated Graphic Demonstrating the Different Means by ... [Read Blog Post](.8TBBqzYZDkzJMMGksP_gAjveWly5cGLR6nQlZJLTWtU) [Taiwanese Artist Creates Adorably Quirky Wooden Toy Characters With Help From His Kids](.MbOlw0_hNgCa08DJupNVlMWn_8-345Jsalx2u_efFbg) .7vuaqV8omieEW1K_RYdEdG53lfUrzwYXSSIrhI7BFJs Taiwanese artist Yen Jui-Lin has created an adorably quirky collection of little wooden toy characters with help from his two children. They are available to view on Instagram and Facebook. A post shared by yen jui-lin (@yenswood) on Aug 6, 2017 at 4:32am PDT A post shared by yen jui-lin (@yenswood) on Nov 27, 2016 at 1:01am PST A post shared by yen jui-lin (@yenswood) on Aug 6, 2017 at 4:30am PDT A post shared by yen jui-lin (@yenswood) on Sep 28, 2017 at ... [Read Blog Post](.CcG5WPGlcEO5cwJ8SYLIGCxDWQqK7FChAizZLaS5y7Y) [A Brilliant Animation of George Orwell Eloquently Explaining How to Make the Perfect Cup of Tea](.AIGDoskDzU3DU2RCGqcgNp9X68vTRqIFY3Ywa86u5e8) .mmTUHZwZfn2TNriII0DmqoUkmSMvMJ9q7ZYSFUs6Im8 Filmmaker Luís Sá has created a brilliant animation that perfectly captures both the elegance and eloquence of the iconic author George Orwell as he meticulously describes his personal method for making the perfect cup of tea. Jolly good, chaps. I decided to animate this splendid audio clip of our very own George Orwell, explaining how to make a perfect cup of tea. via Open Culture A Cheery Demonstration Showing How to Make a Perfect Cup of British TeaGeorge Orwell Diaries Published As ... [Read Blog Post](.UNQOMauze2eqNZGDHuAKJxFgbBN9bJZD-suKWstnB-8) [Jar Jar Binks Takes the Place of Pennywise in ‘IT’ in an Animated Episode of ‘Hero Swap’](.21blBDGQ4P7kKn73N6Cw1Dd9QmKgc_gFzvR5mv7L214) .u8Pfkk7Jwickox_KIx1bfvlm-vSe7X26c0avlVW3NhY In a new animated episode of Hero Swap by How It Should Have Ended and KLOMP! Animation, they swap out Pennywise the Dancing Clown in IT with the clumsy Star Wars Gungan known as Jar Jar Binks. The word “Hero” being used loosely of course. Forrest Gump Takes the Place of Neo in ‘The Matrix’ in an Animated Episode of ‘Hero Swap’Winning a Star Wars Costume Contest by Looking Like George LucasJar Jar Binks Dies in a Fan-Edited Clip From ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ [Read Blog Post](.2w2Iln8EFrwzMDKOb4O5wtaHrFiXU5X4R41ZlnnvoxE) [Bryan Cranston Tells the Story of How He Made Jerry Seinfeld Laugh Once During a Seinfeld Episode](.X0nrk7JmuVPVAtzo3yAQMX6H1EGW1wZXSZrcerZqQGY) ._Ki4iaKGKVbho1AbJicK_YmDlVszriVb9Q2bHcEAIqo On an episode of AMC‘s Talking With Chris Hardwick, special guest Bryan Cranston sat down and told Hardwick the story about the one time that he was able to make Jerry Seinfeld laugh. It all took place during the 105th episode of Seinfeld, titled “The Jimmy,” when Cranston got into character as “dentist to the stars” Tim Whatley and put Jerry to sleep with nitrous oxide. Seinfeld thought that he may have been violated while asleep. How the Iconic ‘Seinfeld’ Theme Started Out as a ... [Read Blog Post](.LqBdAJiVEO08kFDfAUQyjxklfwDTLhOGm6HChPFQNAQ) [A 10 Year Old Girl in Ireland Conducts a Hilarious Written Interview With Her Beloved Pet Cat Coco](.o8unnlJ85eTa48EG515kWp6IbxYlkxNbzOF-J1g66zk) .NjSdcOPvaK72OZZwxUkIPtc6mSM5ZERCVUag1dMC-P8 My kid did an interview with her cat pic.twitter.com/PCdnBTiRNs — Paul (father of the more famous Gabi) Duane (@MrPaulDuane) December 4, 2017 Gabi Duane, the 10 year old daughter of Irish writer and director Paul Duane, took a cue from her dad’s work and conducted a rather imaginative and hilarious written interview with the family cat Coco. While Coco was a bit tight lipped, Gabi used her well-honed journalistic instincts to draw logical inferences from her own personal experiences ... [Read Blog Post](.yGFghg1MKi7_D9cpTC_cMBUPX_AxonJ9SwKMuvKbROk) [Artist Draws Sad Clown Faces On Random Discarded Objects on Los Angeles Streets](.Cye9nkKbN_N4ckHckT1vZiflc3YL8upW9HifN_3KNlo) .r804rimHUqds_nb-UslRiIVs2KX1rs4qaSQ2BaE08W0 A post shared by Lonesome Town (@lonesometown9) on Nov 29, 2017 at 8:59am PST Anonymous street artist, who goes by the name Lonesome Town, travels around Los Angeles and paints sad clown faces on random discarded objects on the street. Their artistic sorrow-filled journey is available to view on Instagram. A post shared by Lonesome Town (@lonesometown9) on Nov 26, 2017 at 10:00am PST A post shared by Lonesome Town (@lonesometown9) on Oct 29, 2017 at 11:05am ... 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