Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Let’s All Go To The Lobby
“Let’s All Go To The Lobby”, an animated short from the 1950’s played before movies and during drive-in intermissions. A brilliant parody of this was…
Sidewalk Super Mario Bros. Speedrun
Surfap used a motion tracking system to project a speedrun of Super Mario Bros. along a sidewalk.
Montage of Pickup Lines From Mad Men
K. Ryan Jones created a montage featuring almost every pickup line from Mad Men seasons 1-3. Mad Men season 4 begins on July 25th.
New Air Traffic Control Tower at Dayton International Airport
photo by Scott Beale The Dayton International Airport has a cool new air traffic control tower.
13 Year-Old Jimmy Page on the BBC Show All Your Own in 1957
In 1957 Jimmy Page, then only 13 years-old, made an appearance on the BBC television show “All Your Own” hosted by Huw Wheldon playing “Mama…
Chicago’s New 30 Foot Tall ‘Eye’ Sculpture by Tony Tasset
Chicago’s latest public art installation is “Eye”, a 30 foot tall eyeball sculpture by Tony Tasset, modeled after his own eye. It will be on…
Mr. Spray Vinyl Figure by Shepard Fairey & STRANGEco
STRANGEco has just released “Mr. Spray”, a new limited edition vinyl figure designed by Shepard Fairey. Mr. Spray is an original character created by the…
First World Problem by MC Frontalot
“First World Problem”, the latest music video by by MC Frontalot, from his new album “Zero Day”. Here are the lyrics. MC Frontalot is stranded…
These Are Their Stories, A Law & Order Themed Art Show
“Two Teens Disappear from a Museum” by Dyna Moe Artist Brandon Bird is curating “These Are Their Stories”, an art show featuring work inspired by…
Code For America, Connecting City Governments & Web 2.0 Talent
It is our patriotic duty to code and design, or so says a peace corps like program “Code for America”, which helps connect city governments…