Laughing Squid Blog Posts - 2018-01-23

Art, Culture and Technology Can't see images? [Click here...](.f3lLDw0EriWbDLV54VseneKDGHLeaRcZ_fgwYBAHDP0) [Laughing Squid](.FV_ZayG5f1WpVK89StApMqtH0IW_3zvCOf27SyLc9AU) [Laughing Squid](.zleOh3SVwXfqMxMph0aafnFFAcyJkUkihPIdT_IBkKk) [Stunning Photos of a Beautiful German Shepherd Posing Happily With His Owl Friends](.OmZD9cQzCiQrtJHpAz2q3hV84uk1ktxFZKwARcHSLq0) .1vu8d7F5Uut1tassuGcvfND6WeVZA-yZZZ4A300wG2E German photographer Tanja Brandt has captured the sheer beauty of unusual friendships with an absolutely stunning photo series featuring her beloved shepherd dog Ingo and his variety of feathered owl friends. Normally these species don’t interact together very much, but Brandt’s photos show that friendship can cross all sorts of unlikely boundaries. Brandt shared how her love of animals in a 2015 interview with Bored Panda. “I’ve always loved animals, since I was a baby, unlike the rest ... [Read Blog Post](.waR3ae_5ws_9lPMInmSUGOfO33R54Vx94U8XxL-lSKE) [A Miniature Downtown Chicago Cityscape Puzzle With 3D Tiles Printed Using Real Time Aerial Data](.O2jk2FyTxzP43auiGzvi16sFw0eTC2h-4cwleTiNn1s) .xZhajy3lnd7JEjwgopx18_8Vf4X7OAD48yc93nhcxIw In February 2016, we wrote about Microscape, a wonderful collaborative project between New York City based architectural design firms TO+WN Design and AJSNY and their 3D printed customizable topographically-correct tiny cityscape of New York City. Almost two years later, Microscape is raising funds through Kickstarter to create a second version of this amazing project for downtown Chicago. Each interlocking piece is 3D printed using data from real time aerial scans. Microscape’s second ... [Read Blog Post](.CYzWrm4Z4cpMUaUrNPDJderXNbjEpLv_o_LaMNZaFLk) [Artist Creates Beautiful Mini Paintings On the Thin Paper of Used Tea Bags in ‘363 Days of Tea’](.6_NYNla4-c0M0OCI6g8ZI3tW4Xj3KblCWOhh0dvBuPI) .bHCsEJK4mNjEJHiegnJyrL5mt5fY21oJyWxFeUZEEhM A post shared by Ruby Silvious (@silvirub) on Jan 7, 2018 at 8:45am PST 363 Days of Tea is a beautiful art project, created by artist and graphic designer Ruby Silvious, where she created miniature paintings on the thin paper of empty used tea bags. She turned her year-long collection of paintings into a book that is available to purchase on Amazon. A post shared by Ruby Silvious (@silvirub) on May 19, 2017 at 2:01pm PDT A post shared by Ruby Silvious (@silvirub) on ... [Read Blog Post](.DI-8Rgd5x1zREgeeniFrr7LspkPV1P9Z3nbH-34OO10) [Four Orange Tabby Cats Surprisingly Dine Peacefully Alongside Their Newly Adopted Crow Sibling](.z5vaj8rulCAHqLqraFYXnuq2NHD65gx2cE9jrwcgMlQ) .c9Vv8G_zaE5P1ybracQxcVNiJ2i5jfks3D_Twjwqjak While visiting a friend, redditor AusSpyder captured the surprising sight of four beautiful orange tabby cats peacefully dining alongside their newly adopted crow sibling. The crow had been injured and appeared unexpectedly at his friend’s house. The friend to whom AusSpyder refers as “Doctor Doolittle” and calls her house “the petting zoo”. Animals know. This crow showed up at my friends house one day. It had an injured wing and couldn’t fly at first, but It’s been like 3 or 4 months now ... [Read Blog Post](.ntTdcLPk7JCMuE13ap7F6MM2lKcxwsz57t8XpQvheCU) [A Dance Crew Trio Performs a New Mesmerizing Finger Kaleidoscope Dance Using Their 30 Fingers](.qlKU3YmBzyAOyierhyhJ-fYAxTA-ZMRxOtYcigoooj8) .nXtJN-ICfxLT5vk0z0j1nwak5NfvDk4lm6Cy7TgM-dU StatusSilver has created “Finger Kaleidoscope 2,” a great new video where the incredible trio of Japanese performers from the Xtrap Dance Crew join their 30 fingers together once again to perform a mesmerizing dance to DJ Snake‘s song “Let Me Love You (BOXINLION Remix ft. Travis Garland).” This is a wonderful follow-up to their original “Finger Kaleidoscope” dance. Japanese Dance Crew Trio Turns Their 30 Fingers Into a Hypnotic Finger KaleidoscopeAn Intricate Warrior Finger Puppet ... [Read Blog Post](.sdmOjuU0a6mawJrQBfPF5J0q1gcgG_fbuMig2xcPXCc) [An MRI Reveals How the Vocal Tract Changes When the Same Song Is Sung Four Different Ways](.3iAz7S0gTZCi9V0BDJ6bi1hNRE97THSogq-pMYWOa4w) .Pjhgvv67stbNqmQDUp8SNOzFuQRKTBhManbLPqsh7aU Using an MRI machine at the NYU Langone Voice Center, the very talented vocalist and teacher Tyley Ross brilliantly demonstrated the changing physicality of his vocal tract as he sang the classic Puccini aria “Nessun Dorma” in four different ways; a light and heady mix, “forward facing Broadway”, “back and down Opera” and in a rock style. As seen through the MRI, each vocal style had its own set physical features. What you’re looking at here are comparative images of the same vowel being ... [Read Blog Post](.LxGCJfERtjeWuUKFiViEOkBejAIUeBKXcQaZNd2GFRw) [DJI Mavic Air, An Ultraportable, Foldable 4K Camera Drone That Can Follow an Active Subject](.53P0XCCG76VkdBzbfj9pXEKHBqyTgn5jm7xSAqht2Gc) .2PET8kc_vMlh3drRQvHNOf9WfnMuaABNXMnIjS5oCQs DJI has released the Mavic Air, their new ultraportable, foldable 4K camera drone that boasts a 21 minute max flight time and can travel at speeds up to 42 MPH. As with the larger Mavic Pro, the Air features an onboard 4k camera mounted on a 3-axis mechanical gimbal for capturing smooth footage during flight. White, black, and red versions of the Mavic Air are available to purchase from the DJI shop. As tall and wide as a smartphone when folded, the Mavic Air is an ultraportable drone ... [Read Blog Post](.wCFeSBXmvMfBo89wubtZW2XkcamE2mi8vl70UFSGius) [An Audacious Arctic Fox Adorably Convinces a Protesting Siberian Fisherman to Share His Bounty](.qi6ULoeLHRZFyCssZv9xHWcI0blDi71fmXYAQpjhYds) .rQAUh4wlAo-k7XvGugfTJmDqoDxrm1BuG5RaA6NTlx8 An audacious little arctic fox attempted to convince Siberian fishermanb Ildar Biktimirov to share his bounty. Biktimirov repeatedly protested loudly in a gentle effort to scare the fox away from his day’s catch, but as soon as the fox did something really cute, the fisherman relented. Biktimirov spent much of the day playing with and rewarding the fox with fish. At the end of the day, the fox was very fortunate to discover that Biktimirov left behind fishy remnants, which were ... [Read Blog Post](.o2lk_GFo9xxa6EZGXQpGo5VOJfIRvmolqF9nZdgrvxc) [A Remix of the Minions and Despicable Me Films](.T-JP-wN7GlRTDSLThFcDvBABJUyPLx7Fc1HSfaUHGYc) .lvBQletxGkRGsShmlzKw6HkEGuNiv-kSN1vKnvFDqL0 Eclectic Method has created a fun-loving remix of Minions and Despicable Me films. Minions Mix Remix Mashup Song thingy. ‘Minions’, An Animated ‘Despicable Me’ Prequel About Three Minions’ Journey to Find a New Villainous Master‘The Secret Life of Pets’, An Upcoming Animated Feature by the Makers of the ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Minions’ SeriesGru Battles a New 1980s Obsessed Villain in the First Official Trailer for Despicable Me 3 [Read Blog Post](.Dqyhu4Vf4axZN_eat6caG7NXzwCZ0TAjBZPqCMteIUA) [John Oliver Is Repeatedly Interrupted by News Alerts During the Season 5 Promo for ‘Last Week Tonight’](.h5IMQ10TURzyRvRXYFEOqCQMOcJSb0mptytxYGIRf28) .cPJ172-Rj3MPxSRDyXzS7xPeZME-d5H-df3nFp3UAFY During the promotional trailer for the fifth season of the sublime HBO commentary series Last Week Tonight, a harried John Oliver and the narrator were repeatedly interrupted by ridiculous, but sadly believable, news alerts on Oliver’s phone. It all came to an end when the last alert ordered him to do just one thing. We're nearly back! @LastWeekTonight returns Feb 18th at 11pm. 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