Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Incredibly Elaborate Tiny Building Sculptures by Takanori Aiba
Japanese artist Takanori Aiba creates astoundingly detailed sculptures of tiny buildings. The sculptures are inspired by the Japanese art forms of bonsai (miniature trees) and…
Now I Know: Learn Something New Every Day, By Email
Dan Lewis runs Now I Know: Learn Something New Every Day, By Email, a free daily email newsletter that delves deep into fascinating bits of…
The Coffee Cycle
Grant Snider explains The Coffee Cycle on Incidental Comics.
Mr. Wu the Cat Getting Served at a New Orleans Bar
The Cajun Boy snapped this shot of this cat being served (fresh whipped cream in a tiny go-cup, no less) at a bar after the…
3 Story Tower Made of 15,000 Books About Abraham Lincoln
This 3 story tall tower of books features 15,000 different titles about President Lincoln. The tower is on display at the new Washington DC Center…
New York City Subway Portrait Project
Brooklyn-based illustrator Sophie Blackall was recently asked to create a poster for New York MTA Arts for Transit, a program that “encourages the use of…
Twisted Valentine’s Day-Themed Short Independent Films
These short films are not your ordinary romantic fare, both modern variations on the idea of Cupid the arrow-slinging Roman god of “desire, affection and…
1000 Car Horn Symphony in Los Angeles
Artist Zefrey Throwell is hosting the “1000 Car Horn Symphony” on February 15, at 6:00 pm in Los Angeles. Applicants will be assigned scores based…
A Frank Chu Valentine
Brody Qat has turned out this awesome Frank Chu Valentine greeting where Frank’s famous sign now reads “I Chu-Chu-Chuse You, Happy Valentines.” It’s a great…
Mr. Happy Man, Documentary About A Man on a Mission to Spread Happiness One Motorist at a Time
“Mr. Happy Man” is a charming short documentary about Johnny Barnes, an 88-year old Bermudan who spends every weekday morning at a traffic roundabout waving,…