Scott Beale
Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. He can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.
Foamee, Tracking Who You Owe Beers To
Foamee is a new service created by Dan Cederholm of SimpleBits that uses Twitter to help you keep track of who you owe beers to…
Jones Soda Releases Unusual Flavors for Christmas and Chanukah
Jones Soda is preparing for Christmukkah with the release of some unusual new flavors. The Christmas pack features Christmas Ham Soda, Christmas Tree Soda, Egg…
Radiohead Perfroms ‘The Headmaster Ritual’ by The Smiths Ritual and ‘Ceremony’ by New Order
Last night Radiohead did their “Thumbs_Down” live webcast where they performed several songs, including great covers of “The Headmaster Ritual” by The Smiths and “Ceremony”…
SF Chronicle Article On The Urban Playground Movement
Last week I was having a conversation with Justin Berton, a staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle. We were talking about all of the…
Guinness Commercial Featuring a Giant Game of Dominoes
“Tipping Point” is the latest in a series of “Good Things Come to Those Who Wait” Guinness advertisements, this time featuring a giant, escalating game…
D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive As An Independent Artist
“D.I.Y. OR DIE: How To Survive as an Independent Artist” is an excellent 2002 documentary by Michael W. Dean, who recently decided to upload his…
Stop Motion Animation by Paul Whittington
“Android 207” and “L19: Disposed” are two great stop motion animated films made by Canadian filmmaker Paul Whittington and his production company Carrotkid Films. Paul…
2008 Wall Calendar Featuring Brian McCarty’s Toy Photography
STRANGEco and MTV Books have just announced their new Toys 2008 Wall Calendar featuring the amazing toy photography of Brian McCarty. We are honored that…
The Winnies Awards, Where The Winner Is You
Our good friend Irina Slutsky, co-founder and the lead host of Geek Entertainment TV, is organizing The Winnies Awards, an awards ceremony for online video…
Ectype’s End, A Fantastic Animation by Rhubarb Zoo
Ectype’s End is a fantastic animated short produced in 2006 by Jeremy Hay and Dane Jacobs of the New Zealand animation studio Rhubarb Zoo. Here’s…