Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
UpperCup, A Cupholder for iPhone
UpperCup is a combination iPhone case and cupholder that allows an iPhone user to keep a beverage within millimeters of their costly mobile device. The…
Update on Felice Cohen, Former Tenant of a 90-Square-Foot Microstudio in Manhattan
“I want to fill life with experiences, more than stuff.” In 2011 we posted about a writer, artist, and professional organizer named Felice Cohen who…
Biophilia by Björk, A Music & Science Multimedia Project For Kids, Includes Apps
Björk has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Biophilia, “a multimedia project which includes an album, a series of apps housed in one mother app, a…
Instagram vs. Vine
Instagram vs. Vine on Willa’s World via Tastefully Offensive
Montage of Kickstarter Project Videos That Start With “Oh Hey, I Didn’t See You There”
Kickstarter has posted a humorous montage of Kickstarter project videos that all open with a variation of “Oh hey, I didn’t see you there.”
Google Street Scene, Movie Moments Captured in Google Street View
Goodfellas Google Street Scene is a clever Tumblr blog by Tre Baker that imagines moments from movies as captured by Google Street View. via Gawker
SFJAZZ Center, America’s First Concert Hall Specifically Built for Jazz
The SFJAZZ Center, America’s first freestanding concert hall specifically built for jazz performance, opened last Wednesday in San Francisco. The 700 seat Center is the…
Pranksters Fill NYC Subway Car With Absurdist Panhandler Party
Gary Lee Mahmoud and a group of pranksters posed as panhandlers and slowly filled a New York City subway car, creating the surreal spectacle of…
Mixed Nuts in Space
Commander Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station shows what happens when you crack open a can of mixed nuts in zero gravity.
Chainsaw Robot Carves 3 Stacking Stools out of a Block of Wood
The 7Xstool is a set of three stacking stools that is carved from a single block of wood by an industrial robot equipped with a…