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.

HR Lori

Oh hey, things have been so busy around here I forgot to mention that Lori Dorn just launched a blog: hrlori.com She’s “Attempting to Unravel…

Albion Castle

Laughing Squid Blog Launch Party

You are invited to the… Laughing Squid Blog Launch Party Thursday, April 21st 7pm to 11pm Albion Castle 881 Innes Avenue San Francisco At the…

Employee Blogs in the NYT

Our friends Niall Kennedy (Technorati) and Annalee Newitz (EFF) are both mentioned in an New York Times article (registration required) that came out today about…

Charles Gatewood

Charles Gatewood

Our good friend Charles Gatewood has been chronicling the sexual underground for over 4 decades, first in New York and later on in San Francisco,…

Art of Bleeding Photos

photo by Scott Beale Rev. Al and the old LA Cacophony Society gang were in town last Sunday at The Odeon Bar with their Art…

Aaron Blecha (Monster Squid)

Aaron Blecha Postcard

San Francisco artist Aaron Blecha has created a wonderful new postcard for Laughing Squid’s ongoing postcard series. For more of Aaron’s work, including his animation,…

Alternative Press Expo

APE (Alternative Press Expo) 2005

APE (Alternative Press Expo) 2005 takes place this weekend, Saturday, April 9th and Sunday, April 10th at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco. APE…

The Art of Bleeding

The Art of Bleeding

Our good friend Rev. Al (former high priest of the Los Angeles Cacophony Society), is bringing his latest creation, The Art of Bleeding, to San…