Laughing Squid

a daily dose of unique and curious things

Arm Gripping Hyperrealistic Octopus Cake

Cake Artist Creates a Hyperrealistic Life-Sized Octopus Cake With Tentacles That Grip Her Arm

October 27, 2026

Wanda the Donkey La Boheme

An ‘Interview’ with a Donkey Named Wanda Who Performs in ‘La Bohème’ at the Metropolitan Opera

October 27, 2026

Paralyzed Elder African Gray Parrot

Paralyzed Elder African Gray Parrot Finds Loving New Home Where He Gets All the Care He Wants

October 27, 2026

Snobby NYC Pet Pigeon

New Yorker Shares How She Ended Up With a Snobby Pet Purse Pigeon

October 27, 2026

Sea otter at the Oregon Zoo reaches over a stone hoop as a small orange pumpkin drops through it into the water

Playful Oregon Zoo Sea Otters Dunk Mini-Pumpkins Like Basketballs

October 26, 2026

Giant black rat sculpture crawls down a red brick West Village townhouse toward an oversized slice of pizza

A Giant Memorial ‘Pizza Rat’ Crawls Down the Side of a West Village Townhouse for Halloween

October 26, 2026

Laina Morris, the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme star, grins wide-eyed beside the words Come Back to Firefox

‘Come Back to Firefox’ Ad Reunites Some of the Most Viral YouTube Creators of the 2000s and 2010s

October 26, 2026

Balloon Saloon owner Sharon Hershkowitz stands behind a counter piled with candy and toys in her Tribeca shop

A Joyful Tour Inside Balloon Saloon, A Historic Novelty Shop in Tribeca

October 26, 2026

Two views of the Spirit Walker, a towering four-legged costume of shaggy black rags with a blank white mask for a face

Costume Designer Turns Recycled Items Into ‘Spirit Walker’, A Four-Legged Creature With a Human Face

October 23, 2026

Ray Stantz zaps a LinnDrum drum machine with a proton beam under the title The Beat of Ghostbusters

Musician Recreates the Complex Drum Track Behind Ray Parker Jr.’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Theme

October 23, 2026