Welcome Rusty Blazenhoff, New Contributing Editor at Laughing Squid
Please give a big ten tentacle welcome to Rusty Blazenhoff, our new Contributing Editor here on the Laughing Squid blog. I’ve known Rusty for years,…
Grocery Outlet, Supermarket Chain Where Oddball Products End Up
While working on the recent Laughing Squid post featuring Alex and Liam, the two adorable Brits pointing out product absurdities in a Los Angeles Walmart,…

Stop-Motion Fingernail Art Animation Created For Kia Picanto Ad
In what is considered the world’s first fingernail art animation, Kia Motors really nailed their 2012 Picanto advertisement. It was no small task, all…

Backseat Driver, Realtime iPhone Driving App For Children by ToyToyota
ToyToyota, Toyota's new kid-friendly offshoot project, has them driving early from the backseat, with th the iPhone app Backseat Driver.

BookBook, A Combination iPhone Case & Wallet Disguised as a Book
High-end Mac accessory maker TwelveSouth recently released the BookBook iPhone Case and Wallet which makes going ‘old school’ hip. Your high-tech smartphone can sport a…

Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator iPhone App
“Welcome to the world of tomorrow!” Futurama fans: Your destiny awaits with the new Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator app for the iPhone that allows users to…
Coffee Bean Shaped Cookies
Meaghan Mountford of the food blog, The Decorated Cookie, describes herself as “somewhere between writer and cookie decorator”. With her latest post, she incorporates both…

I Know You Art, But What Am I?, Pee-wee Herman Tribute Art Show
The latest art show at Gallery1988 in Santa Monica is cleverly titled I Know You Art, But What Am I? and is, of course, a…

Porcelain Unicorn, A Poignant Award-Winning Short Film
In just three minutes and six lines, this film short, Porcelain Unicorn by director Keegan Wilcox, packs a real emotional punch. The film won the…

Flower Grenades, Smashable Clay Seed-Filled Grenades
Flower bombing is now made fun and easy! With the motto, Throw and Grow, the Flower Grenade originally began as a 2008 concept piece called…
