Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Ilona Fingerstyle Nirvana

French Guitarist Plays a Gorgeous Fingerstyle Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Heart-Shaped Box’

October 21, 2026

How Cephalopods Reproduce

Ze Frank on the Bizarre Ways Cephalopods Reproduce

October 21, 2026

Halloween Aesthetics History

How Halloween Aesthetics Evolved Over the Last Century

October 21, 2026

Lemurs Pumpkins Grapes

Adorable Lemurs at the Oregon Zoo Enjoy Halloween Jack-o’-Lanterns With Grapes Hidden Inside

October 21, 2026

Broken Peach band members in white-and-black face paint and red jackets perform in a blue-lit stone courtyard

Spooky Halloween Mashup That Blends ‘Thriller’ With ‘Somebody’s Watching Me’ and ‘Du Hast’

October 20, 2026

‘Ghostmashers’ – A Massive Halloween Mashup That Layers the ‘Ghostbusters’ Theme With Other 1980s Hits

October 20, 2026

Lord Vinheteiro in a tuxedo squeezes a row of yellow rubber chickens hung on a bar, beside a Van Halen 'Jump' title card

Tuxedoed Musician Plays Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ on Rubber Chickens

October 20, 2026

Samudra the Asian elephant presses its trunk on a giant orange pumpkin under a blue sky at the Oregon Zoo

Elephant Squishes a 500-Pound Pumpkin During Oregon Zoo’s Annual ‘Squishing of the Squash’

October 20, 2026

A tired cartoon goose with dark-ringed eyes stares at a smartphone under a blanket beside the words "Can't Stop"

Why Doomscrolling Is So Addictive

October 19, 2026

A tiny dog in a polka-dot costume sits at a toy drum kit as costumed owners parade with a "She's My Drummer" sign

Tiny Dog Drums in ‘Angine de Pawtrine’ Tribute at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade

October 19, 2026