Dizzy Dali Dinner, A Surreal Dinner Hosted by Salvador Dali (1941)
The 1941 newsreel “Dizzy Dali Dinner” documents Salvador Dali’s Night in a Surrealist Forest Ball, a dinner event in Pebble Beach, California that was a…
New York The Wonder City (1938)
“New York The Wonder City” is a 1938 short film that gives a glimpse of pre-World War II New York City. The film was…
Shake On It, ESPN Commercial About Wagers Between Rival Fans
“Shake On It” is a humorous ESPN commercial about the wagers between fans of rival sports teams (and what happens to the loser of…
Social Networking Shower Curtain
The Social Shower Curtain by SpinningHat is a great way to bring social networking into the bathroom. via Craziest Gadgets
Batman in the Style of Dr. Seuss
Australian illustrator DrFaustusAU created this wonderful series of Dr. Seuss-inspired Batman illustrations. We previously wrote about DrFaustusAU’s Dr. Seuss-inspired rendition of The Call of Cthulhu,…
A Look Back at Laughing Squid Readers In 2011 via Google Analytics
2011 was the biggest year yet for Laughing Squid. And by biggest, I mean we had the largest number of visitors in the blog’s history.…
The Creation of a 1992 National Geographic Cover Story
A fascinating video from 1992 shows how a National Geographic magazine story was put together in the time before digital photography.
Stealth Mountain, A Twitter Bot That Corrects Misuse of “Sneak Peak”
@StealthMountain ; Get The Fuck Out My Mentions Damnit — Kam P. Ford (@Oo_Kam_oO) January 4, 2012 @StealthMountain IM HIGH FUCK YOU. — SHE MUST…
Fishing Under Ice, a Short Film Shot Under a Frozen Lake
“Fishing under ice” by Finnish filmmaker Juuso Mettälä is a clever short film shot under the ice of lake Saarijärvi in Vaala, Finland. See if…
Pingu’s The Thing, A Claymation Mashup of John Carpenter’s The Thing With Penguins
“Pingu’s THE THING” is a twisted claymation mashup of John Carpenter’s The Thing, and Pingu, a claymation children’s show about penguins. The short claymation…