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William Shatner Reads @ShitMyDadSays
William Shatner reading @ShitMyDadSays from last week’s Shorty Awards. Shatner will be playing the Dad in the televsion version of “Shit My Dad Says” on…
The New Dork: Entrepreneur State of Mind
“The New Dork – Entrepreneur State of Mind” by Pantless Knights, an internet startup spoof of “Empire State of Mind” by Jay-Z featruing Alicia Keys.…
Hugh D’Andrade Book Jacket Illustrations
Hugh D’Andrade has been creating a beautiful series of book jacket illustrations. Hugh is also an occasional guest blogger here on Laughing Squid.
Gunther von Hagens Plastinates Giant Squid
a plastinated squid on display at Paris Natural History Museum Anatomist Gunther von Hagens, who developed the Body Worlds exhibition of preserved human bodies, has…
Craigslist Celebrates 15th Anniversary
photo by Scott Beale Congratulations to Craig Newmark and crew on the 15th anniversary of craigslist!
Game Developers Conference 2010
The Game Developers Conference (GDC), the world’s largest professionals-only game industry event, takes place March 9-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The GDC…
Mediagazer, A New Techmeme Aggregation Site Focusing on Media News
Gabe Rivera and Megan McCarthy have just launched the latest Techmeme aggregation site, Mediagazer which will focus on media news. Maya Baratz has more on…
Andrey Ternovskiy, 17 Year-Old Founder of Chatroulette
photo by Jewgenij Kondakow Der Spiegel has a fascinating profile of Andrey Ternovskiy, the 17 year-old Russian student who created the overnight sensation Chatroulette. He…
Popular Science Archive Is Now Online
Popular Science has partnered with Google to offer their entire 137-year archive online for free. You can also browse the archive online via Google. via…
Hi-Fructose Magazine 5th Anniversary Group Art Exhibition at CoproGallery
“Lee, ‘The Pink Sheep’” painting by Lori Earley Hi-Fructose Magazine is celebrating their 5th anniversary with a group art exhibition at CoproGallery in Santa Monica.…