Scott Beale

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.

Federated Media Publishing

Laughing Squid recently joined Federated Media Publishing, an organization that helps companies find author driven websites and in turn helps those authors generate additional revenue…

Not So Happy Birthday Song

Chris Messina has outed me on my secret plot to rid the world of the traditional “Happy Birthday” song. Aside from the fact that it…

Laughing Squid in China

Hollyster is visiting China and while there she demonstrated that fact that the power of one Laughing Squid logo can trump 10 Chinese McDonald’s logos…

Laughing Squid Photo by Brian McCarty

Brian McCarty, master of toy photography, recently did a photo shoot for Laughing Squid and created this spectacular photo for us which we will be…

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood’s oldest cemetery, located next to Paramount Studios, is the final resting place for over 100 famous people (or 500 depending you…

Post No Bills

These photos were sent to us anonymously by a person who recently spotted this in Culver City, CA. So far no group has come forward…

One Picture Every Day

One Picture Every Day is Olde English Comedy‘s brilliant parody of other “photo a day projects” as well as touching tribute to the self-help book…

The Canals of Venice, Los Angeles

Many people may not know the reason behind the name of the Venice district of Los Angeles (and neighboring Venice Beach). Orginally called Venice of…