Scott Beale
Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.
Burning Man 1990-1995 Photos, The Birth of Black Rock City
Tuesday’s premature immolation of Burning Man has been awakening many of the event’s old-timers. Kevin Evans, who was part of the original crew who helped…
World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007
The World Beard & Moustache Championships 2007 will be hosted by The Handlebar Club and take place September 1st at The Brighton Centre in Brighton,…
CBGB Founder Hilly Kristal Has Died
Hilly Kristal, founder of New York’s legendary punk club CBGB & OMFUG, has died at age 75 from complications due to lung cancer. Hilly closed…
Gmail Video, M-velope Travels Around The World
Google invited people to create videos showing how Gmail messages travel around the world. They provided a Gmail M-velope in PDF form that could be…
LOLburn
You knew this was coming… For the backstory, go here and here. UPDATE: A legal defense fund been setup for Paul at freepauladdis.com
Chicken John Meets Goal For Election Matching Funds
I just spoke to Chicken John, who is currently en route back to Burning Man. Working up until the very last minute, by today’s 5pm…
Burning Man Set on Fire Early Due To Arson
Wow, this is a shocker. At around 3 am Tuesday morning at Burning Man 2007, during a rare lunar eclipse, the Burning Man sculpture was…
Boing Boing Redesign, Adds Comments & New Gadgets Blog
Boing Boing co-founder Mark Frauenfelder has just announced the new Boing Boing, which along with a complete redesign by Jemma Hostetler of Studio Sans Nom,…
Apache’s Greg Stein Mugged, Donations Needed
Kevin Burton has just informed me that open source software developer Greg Stein, Director of the Apache Software Foundation, was mugged and seriously injured last…
San Francisco’s Panhandle Bandshell To Be Shut Down
According to Jim at SFist, San Francisco’s wonderful Panhandle Bandshell, which is made of recycled materials and that our friends at The Black Rock Arts…