Laughing Squid Blog Posts - 2018-05-23

Art, Culture and Technology Can't see images? [Click here...](.Iu8wjcroioL0VR4ibsAG8ieEwDXdRGMsYO6Ps8z2Hmw) [Laughing Squid](.GuouRA2XscInPYJ5DoAYU72JL_5foWkCb3b7frI-mog) [Laughing Squid](.4ftkd9_iKuEgK-07XLXcQGGv1ukeWb4RyVk1L7ooHJY) [Laughing Squid Hosting](.E4B8hPmO7JXV_dTKGPmrp0b2KxECuTf5M0x6aysqQe0) is now offering [Managed WordPress](.fMMlYga6txDcD7U6W3mJcdD6RbXqTVVJqDEjvR_e1XE) hosting. [The King, A Powerful Road Trip Film That Likens the Current Political Climate to the Life of Elvis Presley](.2J0NYyGUfPEw3BryS8QeqkbMBhFIk24V7YmlPMapEXc) .7YmD4SSv-c6GqaqYmSdT0tTvJIXzi_G0AkX-PB5uiPA For the film The King, award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki travelled across the United States in a 1963 Rolls Royce once owned by Elvis Presley in order to learn more about the legendary singer’s life and how his meteoric rise and downfall is analogous to the current political climate of the United States. Along his journey, Jarecki meets with a number of local people and celebrities, each of whom offer information, history and/or some very strong opinions about both Elvis and the ... [Read Blog Post](.ZeXQgCw4c8odySeZmRt34n4ZZA6tFVaDDsGHC4_e1ew) [Stunning Overhead Shots of a Glowing Pink and Turquoise New York City Taken From a Helicopter](.CfWRDSxd59MMqZ7K4azCcaZlbhgDvzEdnJ4SCRh5Qnk) .CrZTPO_9QDipS0jPuE40FLqEu7vJUB1wzogZdE-CSmE A post shared by Photographer / Filmmaker (@xavierportela) on May 8, 2018 at 1:56am PDT For his vivid photo series “New York Glow“, Belgo-Portugese photographer Xavier Portelo hopped aboard a helicopter, climbed into the sky and captured stunning overhead shots of Times Square , the Empire State Building and other city neighborhoods, all drenched in incredible luminescent pink and turquoise colors. Over the last ten years I travelled to New York six times. However last time, ... [Read Blog Post](.QIXkUtpgFLGCPOQtW_UK_qwUZfqkgEcR6wKVDAOoZU8) [A Bold Woodpecker With Expensive Taste Tentatively Taps on the Windshield of a Tesla Model 3](.d_VoWFjJqX1QhlhUktFbvAfFO6Ir_aHsbayFTFFUyx8) .pNyqpVXj1VMzAqRJnwGJcCRjoRQWAuHA6LZ_-yC6xk0 When proud Tesla Model 3 owner Andre Mercier returned to his car at the Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite National Park, he immediately noticed the presence of a gorgeous pileated woodpecker, who appeared to be very interested in something about the car (perhaps the faux wood dashboard). Mercier nervously watched as the woodpecker rounded the doors and headed toward the windshield. Despite the Mercier’s verbal protestations, the bold bird tentatively tapped on the glass a couple of ... [Read Blog Post](.ZUIQrzSuLHAsyApo5SEubibicgy4OM6Ex_rou_AhsR4) [A Hypnotic Timelapse Showing a Uniquely Designed Coral Reef Lushly Springing to Life](.Fmg4m2sHqfCYCNTseRA5CjTjtKWfDiZcP4j4OFQVDok) .CD1BgrSRo1BnDkV4lc7MBHnkA_TMxhEc5m4nCdh2uPQ Michael Rice of Elite Reef in Denver, Colorado, has created a number of really beautiful timelapse videos that captures the lush growth of handmade coral reefs of his own original designs. One such video features a rather gorgeous variety of corals springing to life. Coral time lapses captured….featuring palythoas, favia, pavona, duncans, frogspawn and chalice. Other “Reef Lapses” include beautiful favia brain coral maturing and a coralscape of beautifully combined corals. Rice also ... [Read Blog Post](.jPdK1QPkzDQzgPA5W1xLu85bAIDb4aMTOTARWZwmjhU) [Ellen Adds Dancing to 2018 Summer Movies](.5B0w0MEC_TUa8Hy-leXSbFMkV1T0LS9nVpbz6rcXzlM) .gvM3BO-bIlDlpOQhOVeAtnS9rgZa2sDSiR9zsFgmxrQ On Monday’s episode of Ellen, host Ellen DeGeneres made some of the biggest summer movies from 2018 even better by adding a whole lot of dancing. She featured movie characters grooving in Solo: A Star Wars Story, Avengers: Infinity War, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. A Supercut Tribute to Some of the Most Amazing Women in Action MoviesMarvel Announces Nine Future Films & Release Dates During Special Event at The El Capitan Theatre in HollywoodNeil deGrasse Tyson Questions the ... [Read Blog Post](.dnfuxMMNHA91QtIwYK582b7BJAeAgwhzqBehhdWtb2s) [The Fondoodler, A Food-Safe Reloadable Hot Gun That Can Doodle, Draw and Design With Cheese](.ubqk1FilBtTcKjMeXa1zpIjJ3mlFcuhMsvBk57RU6ws) .Dmlj_vp18DCL2n8kB9l1EQ63fse3qXlTr64Eli5IGYc For a limited time, the Laughing Squid Store is featuring a great deal on the Fondoodler, a unique product that we first wrote about back in November 2016. The Fondoodler is a super simple, food-safe reloadable hot gun that melts most types of string, shredded, block or sheet-style cheese in a cylindrical canister, just like a hot glue gun with which to draw, decorate, doodle or design with cheese. This product is available through the Laughing Squid Store for only $17 – an 43% discount ... [Read Blog Post](.gwaji3H8M05hVXCqu6ESQ2zZRoXpSSfXQo_6mhDCTks) [The Heart of Sky, A Short Animated Sci-Fi Film About How Life Might Have Been Created on Earth](.JlEwR5j_GBuKSWSz3WpiYVoj5dduchi-NxS8D-5I91M) .DBdIAGxF1-6DbOTDQXc51Zyq5Lt8FVOvnyxnEHHz3xE The Heart of Sky is a short animated sci-fi film, brought to life in 2016 by the creative visual storytellers at Mirari & Co., about how life might have been created on earth. They drew their inspiration for the film from ancient Mayan mythology and references from the cultural narrative, Popol Vuh. In the past two years, we’ve been working on this short film as a chronic background project. We have come across hundreds of problems and limitations during the production process and ... [Read Blog Post](.huxnF0YztJL_IwSMG7WoA2hHva-4_ZsrmndaNFbF8FQ) [A Clever Jingle About a Painful Case of Shingles](.lU9GkG95Y6_3mu8WkFLAADn-fF3crFvrpYRkBEuBy3w) .LDx9rA_zGv3LKewLClp_HKQs--OwUe1YMHLBIulL0O8 Comedian Brian David Gilbert, about whom we’ve previously written, wrote and performed a clever little jingle about the most unusual of subjects – the cause, treatment and the absurd side effects of a painful case of shingles. ♪Hi my name is Brian I have shinglesI’m told that this is strange becausethis often affects those sixty years oldShingles can be brought about by a undueamounts of stress – like you’re stressedabout your job or your house or yourbank account or bedbugs or the ... 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[Read Blog Post](.q1-kSqvD-xShTOKUNLTkZmfMe8oap6zfbjRuK19Nnd4) [How to Make a Concrete Fire Pit Using Silicone Molds of 3D Printed Blocks](.QzvcodEubOgO7UUfFYJw6fz47V-EhmyTlcQXwJSXrkc) .3PMvFhAGa2TWZF8kKR2A_ahdsnCnzZPDzeXU9E4kQHo Ben Uyeda of HomeMade Modern demonstrates how to make a concrete fire pit using silicone molds of 3D printed blocks. Uyeda’s small, medium, and large 3D files are available to download from Autodesk. A post shared by Ben Uyeda (@benjaminuyeda) on Apr 22, 2018 at 7:43pm PDT via The Awesomer A DIY Spiral Staircase Created by Layering CNC Cut Pieces of PlywoodA Tiny 3D Printed House That Costs $10,000 and Can Be Built in Just One DayFixbot, A Robotic Arm That Fixes Broken Things With ... 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