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PBS Arts: Off Book – Etsy Art & Culture
Off Book | Etsy Art & Culture, latest episode of PBS Arts ongoing web documentary series, looks at vintage and handcraft e-commerce website, Etsy.…
Cthulhu Tentacles by Archie McPhee
The soft rubbery and green limited edition Cthulhu Tentacles from Archie McPhee will look mighty dapper paired with the Tentacle Mustache. It’s just like our…
The Low Line, A Park in an Abandoned Manhattan Subway Station
The Delancey Underground project is a proposal to build a city park in the abandoned underground Delancey Street trolley terminal in Manhattan’s Lower East Side,…
Where to Follow Laughing Squid on Social Media
Here's where to find Laughing Squid on various social media platforms.
1970s Pinball Machine Converted into an Alarm Clock
Using a four-player 1975 Bally Wizard pinball machine, Canadian Alan Amon has converted it to an atomic alarm clock “an arduino, 8 relays and a…
John Law Interview at East Bay Mini Maker Faire
photo by Scott Beale On Sunday, October 16 I’ll be interviewing long-time counter-cultural instigator and organizer John Law about making culture & cacophony live onstage…
Tools of Criminal Mischief: The Cans, Vintage Spraypaint Can Poster Set
The Tools of Criminal Mischief: The Cans is a 3-part poster set that shows images of vintage spraypaint cans. The poster set is a companion…
Truly Inseparable Sheep Twin Fantasizes About David Hasselhoff
Mason & Jason are fictional “inseparable sheep twins” used in an advertising campaign for new Air New Zealand airline seats named “Skycouch”. In one of…
The ACME Catalog, Retro Product Catalog For Looney Tunes Fans
Published in 2006 by Chronicle Books, "The ACME Catalog: Quality is Our #1 Dream" is full of "fine products used by Looney Tunes characters".
Occult New York, A Supernatural Walking Tour
Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America, conducts supernatural walking tours in New York City that explore its “role in igniting the occult revival and the…