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.
Flying Penguins Documentary Prank on BBC
The Flying Penguins Documentary hosted by Terry Jones, was a brilliant and well produced April Fools Day prank by the BBC to promote the BBC…
Saint Stupid’s Day Parade 2008 Photos
Here’s my photo gallery from the 30th Annual Saint Stupid’s Day Parade, which took place today (April Fool’s Day) in San Francisco (see my previous…
Björk’s ‘Wanderlust’ 3D Animated Video
Encyclopedia Pictura created a wonderful 3D animated music video for the song “Wanderlust”, from Björk’s album Volta. The 2D version of “Wanderlust” premiered today on…
Signs of Spring by Mark Jenkins
The latest project by street artist Mark Jenkins is “Signs of Spring”, featuring street signs that appear to be growing out of the ground in…
Al Jaffee & 44 Years of Mad Magazine Back Page Fold-Ins
The New York Times recently published “A Veteran MAD Man Remains in the Fold”, a really great article about Al Jaffee, the 87 year-old artist…
Flying Spaghetti Monster Statue Outside of Tennessee Courthouse
Members of the Crossville, TN Chapter of The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster have installed a giant Flying Spaghetti Monster statue outside The Cumberland…
WordPress 2.5, Includes Redesigned & Customizable Dashboard
Over the weekend, WordPress released WordPress 2.5, the result of over six months of development. It comes with a bunch of new features and improvements,…
“Head Trip” Doggie Diner Dog Head Documentary at The Roxie
The theatrical premiere of “Head Trip”, the documentary about the 2003 Doggie Diner Dog Head cross-country road trip, takes place this Thursday, April 3rd as…
Inflatable Street Sculptures by Joshua Allen Harris
Joshua Allen Harris has created some fantastic New York street art in the form of animals made out of shopping bags positioned on subway street…
‘The Job’ by Jonathan Browning
“The Job” is a satirical short film about the immigration debate, written and directed by Jonathan Browning of Screaming Frog Productions.