Rebecca Escamilla
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Portland, OR, United States
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Farewell From Rebecca Escamilla
It is with three heavy yet hopeful squid hearts that I bid you farewell, dearest squid readers. My whirlwind time as contributing editor at Laughing Squid has been a wonderful experience thanks to ... → Read More
Stunning Whaletone Digital Pianos That Look Like Sleek Ocean Animals
Whaletone pianos are stunning instruments with the sleek look of orcas and dolphins. The black Royal Digital piano is the larger version—though not quite as big as an orca. The white Grand Hybrid p... → Read More
Chinese Artist Creates Colorful Digital Collages From Images of Everything He Uses
image by Hong Hao via Chinese Contemporary Chinese artist Hong Hao documents the things in his life by scanning each one and creating gorgeous digital collages from the images in his series My Thin... → Read More
Filipino DJ Hilariously Mixes Serious Beats on a Gas Stove
Filipino DJ and dancer DJ Kalan, now also known as DJ Stove, hilariously mixes up a track on a gas stove using the flame for effect and spinning invisible knobs in a video he made last year. Since ... → Read More
New Sushi-Themed Suitcase Covers Make Luggage Look Like Food on a Sushi-Go-Round
Japanese retailer Parco has expanded their line of sushi-themed suitcase covers to include new types of sushi: tako (octopus), ikura (salmon roe), and saba (mackerel). Each suitcase cover slips ove... → Read More
The Moving Story of a Visit to Salvation Mountain, An Enormous Art Installation in the California Desert
A new episode of This Happened Here by Seeker Stories tells the tale of a trip Minneapolis photographer Joe Bielawa took in 2009 to Salvation Mountain, a man-made, three-story art installation in t... → Read More
Gorgeously Designed 3D-Printed Luxury Faucets
DXV by kitchen and bath fixture company American Standard is releasing a series of three gorgeously designed faucets produced using selective laser sintering—a type of 3D printing using powdered me... → Read More
A Fascinating Infographic Showing How Population Is Distributed Across the 23 Most Common Native Languages
(larger) Alberto Lucas López created "Mother tongues," a fascinating infographic that illustrates how population is distributed across the 23 most common languages that serve as native tongues for ... → Read More
An Explanation of Why Some Languages Use Long Words and Some Use Mostly Short Words
Tom Scott addresses why some languages use many short words while others use fewer long words in a recent video written with linguist Gretchen McCulloch. Generally it has to do with how or whether ... → Read More
Disorienting Illusions Captured by Tilting a Camera on the Steep Streets of San Francisco
Filmmaker Ross Ching and dancer Karen X. Cheng created the short film "Tilting the Streets of San Francisco." Tilting the camera while filming people on the steep streets of San Francisco creates d... → Read More
‘The Evolution of Disney’, A Chronological Medley of Songs in Disney Films by Vocalist Todrick Hall
Vocalist Todrick Hall sings his way through a history of songs in Disney films in the medley "The Evolution of Disney." His collection starts with "Whistle While You Work" from Disney's first featu... → Read More
How the Ingredients in Sriracha Hot Sauce Work Together to Make Such a Tasty Blend
A recent animation by Wired describes how the ingredients of sriracha hot sauce work to make such a delicious combination. The compounds in garlic and red jalapeño stimulate the trigeminal nerve to... → Read More
A Time-Lapse Film of an Artist Drawing a Detailed, Large-Scale Illustration of New York City
Artist Pat Vale spent a cold day on top of Rockefeller Center in New York City last year and was inspired by the view. He spent four long weeks capturing the dense crowd of buildings in his view in... → Read More
Koala Baby Snuggles With His Mom While She Receives Treatment for Injuries After a Car Accident
Koala joey Phantom snuggles with his mom while she receives treatment for her injuries. A koala now named Lizzy was hit by a car near Brisbane, Australia while carrying her six-month-old joey. Work... → Read More
How to Build a Beautiful Wooden Lamp With Stackable, Rearrangeable Parts
Inspired by the beautiful Babele lamp by Manifattura Italian Design but turned off by the cost, craftsman Mike Warren built the Stacked lamp, a lamp made from wood and a few parts from a hardware s... → Read More
A Fascinating Diagram of Page Lengths of Master’s Theses by Major
Using data from the University of Minnesota, Beckmw created a box-and-whisker diagram showing a summary of page lengths of master's theses by major, sorted by median. The fascinating chart shows me... → Read More
Newfound Footage of Doomed Aviator Amelia Earhart Shot Before Her Final Flight
Mashable posted newfound footage of aviator Amelia Earhart shows the doomed pioneer smiling and posing for a portrait session alongside her Electra 10E airplane in Burbank, California in May 1937. ... → Read More
Curious Desert Fox Sneaks Out of Its Den to Steal a Phone
While trying to capture footage of a desert fox leaving its den, Karim Al Shammari instead caught the big-eared fox peeking out of its den just long enough to steal a phone. via reddit, Daily Picks... → Read More
Why Colors Fade After Long Exposure to Sunlight
Host Hank Green explains why things fade after being left in sunlight in a recent episode of SciShow. Photodegradation is the culprit, thanks to the high energy of ultraviolet light. → Read More
How to Cut a Mango Into a Flower Shape
A vendor demonstrates how to cut a mango into a flower by inserting a wood skewer into the base and making small cuts while rotating the fruit. via Digg → Read More