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If you are looking for Laughing Squid content on Google+, consider adding my personal profile +Scott Beale to one of your circles. Once Google+ officially…
Knights of Badassdom, A Comedy Film About LARPing
The trailer for Knights of Badassdom, a comedy film about LARPing (Live Action Role Playing) directed by Joe Lynch, premiered last week at San Diego…
Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator iPhone App
“Welcome to the world of tomorrow!” Futurama fans: Your destiny awaits with the new Futurama Head-In-A-Jar Creator app for the iPhone that allows users to…
We Miss You, A Moving Film About Humanity’s Disconnect With Nature
“We Miss You” by Hanna Maria Heidrich is a short, beautifully filmed parable about humanity’s increasing disconnect with the natural world. Heidrich is a film…
Zero Hour, The 1957 Film That Airplane! Was Based On
The pilot and co-pilot are struck ill with food-poisoning. The only man on board with any flying experience is a veteran who is haunted by…
The Federation Will Not Be Televised Video and Star Trek Live
Ahead of their latest transplanting of a television and film pop culture icon to a very small stage, the folks at The Dark Room Theater…
Coffee Bean Shaped Cookies
Meaghan Mountford of the food blog, The Decorated Cookie, describes herself as “somewhere between writer and cookie decorator”. With her latest post, she incorporates both…
I Know You Art, But What Am I?, Pee-wee Herman Tribute Art Show
The latest art show at Gallery1988 in Santa Monica is cleverly titled I Know You Art, But What Am I? and is, of course, a…
Every Argument Every Couple Ever Has EVER, A Video Template
“Every Argument Every Couple Ever Has EVER” by Casey Donahue is a hilarious all-encompassing video template of the classic Couple Argument. Donahue also edited “Hipsters…
Porcelain Unicorn, A Poignant Award-Winning Short Film
In just three minutes and six lines, this film short, Porcelain Unicorn by director Keegan Wilcox, packs a real emotional punch. The film won the…