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.
Bastard Christmas Party
Greg Gregarious Narain and Brian Solis are hosting a Bastard Christmas Party tomorrow (Monday, December 18th) at Otis in San Francisco. This event is a…
Hunter S. Thompson Photography Exhibition
Yesterday Thomas Hawk wrote about the Hunter S. Thompson photography exhibition “GONZO” that is taking place at M+B Gallery in Los Angeles. I looks like…
Weird America’s San Francisco SantaCon 1995 Video
As the world enters the 3rd weekend of Santarchy, I thought it might be a good time to take a look back at the early…
sixspace
Sean Bonner gave me a tour of sixspace, a really cool art gallery in Culver City that he co-owns and operates with his wife Caryn…
Clearification
Clearification, staring New York comedian Demetri Martin, is a clever 6 part online video series that is essentially an viral marketing campaign for Microsoft’s new…
Field of Corn in Dublin, Ohio
Last Monday we were in Columbus, Ohio visiting Jason Laskodi, our Laughing Squid Hosting support ninja. While driving through Dublin on our way back from…
Art Car World
Art car artist and documenter Harrod Blank has just announced the birth of Art Car World, a new non-profit art car museum located Douglas, Arizona.…
Snap Preview Anywhere
The search engine Snap recently launched a really cool new feature, “Snap Preview Anywhere”, that I’ve been testing out on Laughing Squid. Once you sign-up…
Michael Crook, The Internet’s Evil Villain
A couple of really good summary articles have recently been posted regarding the ongoing Micheal Crook false DMCA claims debacle. “The Crooks of the World…
Avenging Unicorn Play Set
Last weekend Lori and I stopped by Archie McPhee, the wonderfully bizarre toy and novelty distributor, whose main store and annex are located in the…