Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Green Grass Flip Flops
Green Grass Flip Flops are a great way to prepare yourself for summertime fun. Made to look like realistic beds of grass, these entirely synthetic…
Documentary Short Goes Behind the Scenes at the Internet Archive
“Internet Archive” is a short documentary about the Internet Archive, the vast digital library with a mission to provide “universal access to all knowledge.” The…
Keyboard Cat Animatronic Plush Toy
Popular internet meme Keyboard Cat (aka “Fatso”) now has its own officially licensed animatronic plush toy which naturally plays the official Keyboard Cat music with…
Truth is Beauty, A 55-Foot-Tall Steel Mesh Statue of a Woman
“Truth is Beauty” is a 55-foot-tall steel mesh statue of a woman by artist Marco Cochrane. It is the second statue from the Bliss Project,…
Crowdfunded Project to Erect a Statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley
Entrepreneur Dorrian Porter has launched a project to erect a statue of Nikola Tesla in Silicon Valley. The proposed statue would be located in Palo…
Mass:werk’s Error Pages Feature Playable Versions of ‘Space Invaders’
Vienna, Austria-based designer and developer Norbert Landsteiner, owner of mass:werk media environments, has created a series of custom error pages for his website that feature…
Pages From the Grumpy Cat Movie Script Leaked
Pages of the script for the forthcoming Grumpy Cat flick hace been leaked by Dan Abramson of Funny or Die, but we know its authenticity…
Bondsy, New App for Trading and Bartering with Friends
Bondsy is a new iOS app that allows freeform trading and bartering among friends. A user can post a wide variety of things on Bondsy—goods,…
[ENCLOSED], A Monthly Subscription Service For ‘Luxe Knickers’
[ENCLOSED] is a new subscription service to have “luxe knickers” (g-strings, thongs, girlshorts, boyshorts and briefs) delivered monthly in a box of real flower petals.…
Poynton Regenerated, English Village Revives Town Center by Removing Traffic Signals
The fascinating short documentary “Poynton Regenerated” by Martin Cassini tells the tale of Poynton, a small English village that removed the traffic lights, signs, and…