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.
Every State’s Least Favorite State
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt Shirley (@mattsurelee) Matt Shirley documents every US state’s least favorite state according to his Instagram…
Boston Dynamics Robots Dancing to ‘Do You Love Me?’
Boston Dynamics has released an incredible end of the year video featuring several of their robots dancing to “Do You Love Me?” by The Contours…
The Contiguous 41 States
xkcd imagines what it would be like if Alaska and Hawaii created maps that left off other states as well. Linguists, settling some inscrutable grudge,…
Nobody Wants Your Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Musician John Moon (Blond Goblin) hates homemade cranberry sauce so much, he wrote a catchy song about it.
What Your Face Covering Says About You
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt Shirley (@mattsurelee) on Oct 20, 2020 at 3:16pm PDT Matt Surelee takes a look at…
Cat Sitting on Keyboard Helps Play Van Halen’s ‘Jump’
A cat calmly sitting on a keyboard helps Wilfrid play “Jump” by Van Halen.
Walgreens Sign Modified to Say ‘Al Green’s’
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cassius King (@cassius.k1ng) on Aug 31, 2020 at 4:48am PDT West Chester, Pennsylvania street artist Cassius…
The Best Attraction in Every State
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Matt Shirley (@mattsurelee) Matt Shirley created a map of the worst attraction in every state according…
Laughing Squid Stickers and Button Pack
We’re selling two of our classic green stickers plus one button for $1 on Cotton Bureau (plus shipping). Our t-shirts are also available on Cotton…
The John Law Burning Man ‘Exit Interview’ (1996)
Here’s my full, unedited 1996 interview with Burning Man co-founder John Law in the studio apartment where I used to live on Haight Street in…