Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Grand Canyon South Rim, Grandview Point
photos by Scott Beale As we drove across the United States last week, we stopped at the Grand Canyon while traveling through Arizona. We arrived…
VaultPress, A Backup Service For WordPress Blogs
Automattic has just launched VaultPress (currently in beta), a new premium backup service for self-hosted WordPress blogs. I think it’s an excellent idea and I…
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
Here’s the trailer for “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”, based on the comic by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Scott Pilgrim’s life is so awesome. He’s 23…
“Doubtful Comforts”, An Innovative 3D Music Video Requires No Special Glasses
Living up to their name, A Nice Idea Every Day (the Berlin based duo of Vivien Weyrauch and Fabian Röttger) directed this innovative music video…
Barack Obama Looking at Awesome Things
Dean Trippe has posted a wonderful galley of photos featuring Barack Obama Looking at Awesome Things. via Super Punch
Bakon Vodka
Bakon Vodka, a superior quality potato vodka with a savory bacon flavor. We start with a superior quality potato vodka. Made from Idaho potatoes, it…
MoMA Adds The @ Symbol To Collection
The Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA in NYC recently acquired the @ symbol for its collection. The @ symbol was used by Ray…
Large Hadron Collider Has First Successful Run
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN has just had its first successful run, creating high-energy particle collisions at levels 3.5 times higher than previously…
Look at This F*cking Hipster, The Book
Look at this Fucking Hipster, the popular Tumblr blog (previous post) by NYC writer and comedian Joe Mande, has been made into the book “Look…
The Bucky Bar, Spontaneous Public Architecture In Rotterdam
A beautiful piece of ephemeral architecture spontaneously appeared in a Rotterdam public square last month. Entitled “The Bucky Bar” (after the visionary inventor and geodesic…