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An Amusing Song Featuring 50 Artists Singing the Names of 50 US Cities
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (126+ words) Dustin Ballard'of'There I Ruined It'created an amusing song featuring the voices of 50 different artists singing the names of 50 cities in the United States. Ballard said that he made this mashup in honor of the country's 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. An Amusing…...
An Enlightening Tour of a Working Tugboat in Bristol
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (157+ words) Laughing Squid Captain Rhiannon Pritchard gave a wonderfully enlightening tour of the Svitzer Sun, a working tugboat under her charge out of the Royal Portbury Dock in the Bristol Channel in England. We have had this boat for two, it…...
Artist Creates Ambient Music by Placing an Oscillating Fan in Front of a Hanging Electric Guitar
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (86+ words) Laughing Squid Sound performance artist Moritz Simon Geist hung his electric guitar, plugged it into an amplifier, and placed an oscillating floor fan in front of it, creating calming ambient music. The oscillation was key: the strings, still ringing from…...
How the Umbrella Evolved From Royal Privilege Into an Everyday Accessory
8+ hour, 17+ min ago (112+ words) Laughing Squid Simple Things " Surprising Histories explores how the umbrella, once reserved exclusively for royalty, evolved into a standard everyday accessory. We explore the surprising origin of umbrellas and how a simple rain shield evolved from a royal symbol into…...
Animated Sesame Street Characters Perform Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name"
1+ day, 21+ min ago (50+ words) Animated Sesame Street Characters Perform Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name' Laughing Squid Toronto artist Pietro Giliberti created a wonderful animation featuring several core Sesame Street characters, such as Bert and Ernie, Big Bird, and Grover, performing Rage…...
Guitarist Plays Surf Covers of Classic Rock Songs
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (81+ words) Laughing Squid Guitarist Derek Van Scoten, who makes music under the name Cloudchord, plays bouncy surf versions of classic rock songs, particularly those that are bluesy or have darker themes. Included in his incredible repertoire are Led Zeppelin's "Black Dog,…...
How Frogs Survive and Raise Their Young in Rainforests Around the World
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (74+ words) Laughing Squid In a clip from the 2014 BBC Earth series "Fabulous Frogs, narrator David Attenborough explores the diverse survival strategies and complex parenting behaviors of various frog species across global rainforests. From a poison dart frog looking after its tadpoles…...
Musician Remixes His Cat's Purrs and Meows Into a Cat-chy Bass Line
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (128+ words) Sound explorer Nathan Tipton used a contact mic to record the soothing purrs and meows of his cat, then remixed the sounds through a granular synthesizer to create a cat-chy bass line. Using Grainferno plus a contact mic to pick…...
Nirvana's 'In Bloom' Played as a Yacht Rock Song
2+ day, 20+ min ago (53+ words) Nirvana's "In Bloom' Played as a Yacht Rock Song Laughing Squid Blue Light Bandits, a four-piece band from Worcester, Massachusetts, performed the classic Nirvana song "In Bloom" in the very distinctive "Yacht Rock" style, making the lyrics much easier to…...
Thoughtful Man Places Handmade Ramp in Dumpster to Help Stranded Animals Escape
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (75+ words) Laughing Squid Matt Gill thoughtfully placed a handmade wooden escape ramp inside a large'dumpster'for a'raccoon'and a'squirrel'that had gotten stranded inside. The slats on the ramp made it easy to climb for a quick getaway. They used the new ramp that…...