Scott Beale
Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. He can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.
Ask Me, Don’t Tell Me, A 1961 Documentary About Teenage Gangs In San Francisco
“Ask Me, Don’t Tell Me”, a 1961 documentary from the Prelinger Archives about the “Youth For Service” program for teenage gangs in San Francisco.
Nine Naked Men Would Cause A Heap Of Trouble
“A Heap of Trouble”, a hilarious short film by Steve Sullivan. On his website Steve mentions this tidbit: Interesting fact: – The still image of…
Lost In Subway Translation
While riding the 2 Express train uptown last week in New York, I encountered one of those infamous subway conductors who spoke so fast and…
Benefit Carnival For Paul Cesewski of Cyclecide
Cyclecide is hosting a Benefit Carnival for Paul “da Plumber” Cesewski this Saturday, January 31st at the MonkeyBrains office space in San Francisco. The benefit…
Objectified, A Documentary About Industrial Design
Here’s the trailer for “Objectified”, a documentary about industrial design by Gary Hustwit, who directed the wonderful documentary “Helvetica” in 2007. Objectified is a feature-length…
Look Around You, A Series of Absurd Science Videos
“Look Around You” is a hilarious BBC Comedy series which first aired in 2002 that featured absurd science videos.
Light Lane, A Laser Projected Bicycle Lane That Travels With You
Alex Tee and Evan Gant of the product innovation company Altitude have come up with a brilliant concept to help keep bicyclists safe, Light Lane,…
The White House Video on Vimeo
Vimeo is now hosting HD video from The White House which is a nice alternative to the YouTube option. Here’s Barack Obama’s first weekly address…
LaidOffCamp, An Ad-Hoc Gathering of Unemployed & Self-Employed
The first ever LaidOffCamp takes place on Tuesday, March, 3nd at Temple in San Francisco. Here’s information on how to register. LaidOffCamp is an ad-hoc…
The HAL Project, A Tribute To HAL 9000 (2001: A Space Odyssey)
Joe Mackenzie has created The HAL Project, a fantastic tribute to HAL 9000 the AI enhanced computer aboard the spaceship Discovery in 2001: A Space…