Laughing Squid Blog Posts - 2018-01-25

Art, Culture and Technology Can't see images? [Click here...](.jBQXllz6LjD3_cbmrkEstmLOaAH2N7OjeVTNN0FG6os) [Laughing Squid](.qnO7q7B7Jtuk2VdlSnGxyRM4pBdmjuraxywH2gRz0f0) [Laughing Squid](.5kzDd5RWwvn48mVA205UjmeADnRqfE3xQuw06Mjk6hk) [A Map That Shows a Higher Population in New York City Than in the Sum of Nine Different States](.CtrMGmEox12j5V-I8JvjmEy3oJbESdWmdWqCUYsZzK4) .kUtgPsK2Sbv1wcqlxgWzMBLS93IsCEOErzy0tZ8xx_w A fascinating map posted by redditor Georgie Washington shows that one million more people live in the 304.8 square miles of the New York City’s five boroughs of than in a large swath of the midwest and northwest United States put together including parts of Colorado, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. More people live in the 5 boroughs of New York(8,537,673) than live in the red & yellow semi-circle(7,650,629) via reddit The Population ... [Read Blog Post](.HjDGxNv_fNMqjDFje0MYOnSlEHZhcbV31UautX5qUQc) [What Being a United States Commonwealth Instead of a State Means to the People of Puerto Rico](.zGajF0acShd4nmjkNIP8T_xVVPTzLolkSk_3ADehbR0) .x7j3-CAFyLc5QklgXq7EW96ImwyYojRJN7uJDSPSBIM In a truly informative piece for Vox, foreign video editor Christina Thornell very succinctly explains the history of Puerto Rico, how it became a commonwealth of the United States, how that status differs from that of a state, what governmental representation a commonwealth has and what the future holds for the American citizensof Puerto Rico. Nearly half of Americans don’t know that Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But they are, and have been since 1917. As residents of the US ... [Read Blog Post](.QPnKJpods7WxF4ZYFlWWLdon_mfAEpT-ZlYZrXvvFUo) [A Snowy Owl Sits Serenely Upon an Ice Floe Amongst the Frozen Rolling Waves of Lake Ontario](.5fdLOsPgqGemDgoQum0qU_HzEr-XQOfMk9X7G79XXEE) .C1JRU0n8ebFJXJufnYehPe0hXxpxM4cjFljCbhmk_wA On January 20, 2018, photographer Gary Cranfield and a friend went out into the snowy cold of Oswego, New York to look for animals they could photograph. They were just about to give up for the day when they spotted a beautiful snowy owl perched upon a sign, but by the time they were able to get there, the owl was gone. A second look through the camera, however, showed that the owl moved and was sitting serenely upon an ice floe amongst the frozen rolling waves of Lake Ontario. …we ... [Read Blog Post](.KHp5cxKMESypUnkHxGRpl62VKyqmeMB9YJVd8WgYw8A) [An Indonesian Grocery Store in Queens Turns Into One of NYC’s Smallest Restaurants Once a Week](.8T5BKynqy6F9tHLVpA2N7qz3vsYrtOKpBjgSgBovowA) .rPVmJXmGJ3M6lEDFsWxC2n3qBjEdc0Tjfs299M3OnlY Great Big Story visited with Dewi Tjahjadi, the proud proprietor of Warung Selasa (Indo Java), an Indonesian grocery store in Elmhurst, Queens that turns into one of New York City’s tiniest restaurants every Tuesday. The very amiable Tjahjadi explained that she and her family opened the store in order to provide people with Indonesian groceries that are difficult to find in the United States and to build a Indonesian community in Queens. This sense of community also inspired her to ... [Read Blog Post](.QagmVGPt2njdAPfgsef64Ta6SnvIhpYJvqqgWZoIKyQ) [Sandor Clegane (The Hound) From Game of Thrones as a Crocheted Doll](.EfWN9gYBAWJEDllycRr4ASpfyU4JFS_4CAEqthlKSwI) .LWp0ulq3UQCRPekXJTiX1pG-0JhxSaCj8t6Bp_XW3LQ Amigurumi pattern designer Jennie Faith (a.k.a. “JBcrochetwizard“) has created a crocheted doll of Sandor Clegane (a.k.a. “The Hound”) from Game of Thrones. The doll is available to view on Ravelry. images via JBcrochetwizard via KnitHacker An Illustration of the ‘Game of Thrones’ Duo Arya Stark and Sandor ‘The Hound’ CleganeThe Career of Rory McCann, The Scottish Actor Who Plays The Hound on Game of ThronesActor Hafthor Julius Bjornsson (The Mountain on ‘Game of Thrones’) Deadlifts ... [Read Blog Post](.c2UXuiZ5f9Ot_39-HjmyYIVXiuLwao9hGuku79H3mkk) [Pulp Trek, A Mashup of Star Trek: The Original Series and Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction](.6dtlLbPuQtAL8FGhAMX_4BDoPyUBitDUAJbcIPnWg6g) .DjHujC0o65KB-7nGPqDQP8fr5D6ItFFlw7XTo2TXk0E To celebrate the news of Quentin Tarantino developing a Star Trek film, producer Felipe Haurelhuk and editor Fernando Mendonça teamed up with Darth Blender to create “Pulp Trek.” It’s an out of this world mashup of scenes from Star Trek: The Original Series and audio from the original trailer for Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction. Loyalty, betrayal and much excitement! Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of Starship Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets in a ... [Read Blog Post](.AxGclAaVMoh4-iUbkD-oNeg9fmRNogiHxKSeMsb7Anw) [A Hilariously Persistent Dog Repeatedly Tries to Wake Up a Snoring Pig in a Deep Sleep](.U_xrOJoS6q_utJ0Wbomxa80WqdLyNMFIzctBQNsmPBc) .gge6ZMk-K8WgBnyMFPBfdujeXxvf5UfQHpv_p6cHid8 A very playful husky dog hilariously tried waking up a snoring pig by repeatedly pushing down on the pig’s hind quarters. After several unsuccessful attempts, the drowsy porcine got up to see who was creating a disturbance but the dog had cleverly bolted out of the room momentarily and then came back in, as if for the first time, to convince the pig to go outside and play. This dog tries to wake up a sleeping pig but the lazy pet pig doesn’t want to get up, in hilarious footage captured ... [Read Blog Post](.7PMrvM8zh3U1E7BM8jmT7_DejhCub_nKQRgxs086hRs) [The Gentlemen’s Chorus Sings Green Day’s ‘Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)’ on The Tonight Show](.oFATtQ7mwlgQvkQUBu2atP6Z7GrJD2wNEZCMiHW-fVs) .8tjqMxw8GAP2HX9xkAo-wRUbXamZFPwS0cKJ17VuPMU During an amusing “Audience Suggestion Box” segment on The Tonight Show, host Jimmy Fallon brought out The Gentlemen’s Chorus (Arthur Meyer, Colin Elzie, Sage Boggs, Dion Flynn, and Dan Chamberlain) to sing the song “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day. Here is the original song. Rashida Jones Joins Jimmy Fallon to Sing Holiday Parodies of Popular Songs With Queen Latifah and Eric NallyCarol Burnett Joins Jimmy Fallon Onstage in Los Angeles to Perform Her Classic Sign-Off ... [Read Blog Post](.oZdXzhB5hNTMu_earQ-H2K1XK6XrOA6UPMw-BXLhPCA) [How to Make Your Own Mini-Comics and Zines](.QuMgT5yQ9G0DvwjYMXIzRFz_TbIgxetYHNYjxey-7LI) .O7vXtgmYzDVsa22hjxJx--IkfuMffeG3G-SL_zjO9Rg Doctor Popular has created a wonderful step by step tutorial on how to make your own mini-comics and zines. The handy paper guide template is available to download and fold from the comfort of your own home. He also posted a video of his friend Audrey talking about her first mini-comic that features an irritating kid in her class. images via Doctor Popular submitted via Laughing Squid Tips Far Away, A Comic Book About Friendship on a Distant Planet by Doctor PopularDoctor Popular Hands ... [Read Blog Post](.1OpsTUqongkK6t7yGf52udcKLWfsjdoP9nrfpEoj-ac) [How to Clean Old Vinyl Records Using Wood Glue](.a4UJDvSHZZY3yJ_z8YJti1TvVofMepC4LSzo5jUFzw0) .lf3efRMphKSVkyqy3NZW2s0Q6zB07n78JJ-NvZ6MY3Q Palm Springs, California author Eric G. Meeks made a great video where he demonstrates how to clean and repair old vinyl records using wood glue. A friend of mine, Corey Yack’s girlfriend, Denise, showed me a YouTube video of how to clean an old vinyl LP record using normal wood glue. I’ve take a day to recreate the cleaning as a sort of test to verify if and how it works. It does. It works great. I’ll now be redoing all the worst of my albums. Here’s how the test went. via Digg PBS ... [Read Blog Post](.Xb-8SZWmCUSX7LNZs8-bTvXUpxBcVMevFZ8Qis4Ql3M) [See More Laughing Squid Blog Posts](.OjJ-lK4gGtri5htTWkAVo31pUOnF09D6UaWwhlG-RoI) [Facebook](.YXm13uHx0BXPCePmkrbTpTuMbHwgsKDZFKE87SKYBS4) [Twitter](.gM7oBcXIaHaYu5_tkqcsCH-OJOVJznliDKT1Meq0gcI) [Tumblr](.bYQjy7zo_PSsUQ6sG3HiJa1b2O11BehNb-JyFs50w8E) [Rss](.ifIF5lZ9_4CGQpS9GSZHvyO5AE243jGYcpTb2pHrRHA) Laughing Squid Hosting Laughing Squid also offers [web hosting services](.QUAeeZIwSxRfbJGMKdFc5ZirH6BjevqdSjYAmL2Xb_8) with a focus on hosting WordPress blogs. 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