Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
The Latest Children’s Book A Crossover Hit
The Onion’s cutting edge morning show Today Now! shines a bright and sunny spotlight on the The Green Man series of books.
It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs Presented by SMITH Magazine
“It All Changed in an Instant: More Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous & Obscure” by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser, is the latest book by…
Twilight New Moon Sweethearts Forbidden Fruits
photo by Scott Beale Yes these Twilight & Twilight Saga: New Moon Sweethearts Forbidden Fruits “conversation heart” candies are real. In fact you can buy…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Murder
“The Hitchhiker’s Guide To Murder” is a great short film by Louisville and Austin-based filmmakers Ramsey Brothers Pictures. The production and technical details can be…
New Looks For Vintage San Francisco Streetcars
image by Market Street Railway The nonprofit Market Street Railway recently released a preview of the paint-jobs that will adorn four vintage streetcars when they…
NASA’s Scaled Back Design of New Space Shuttle
Eddie Codel has an exclusive photo of NASA’s new economy version Space Shuttle. Due to massive budget cutbacks, @NASA has seriously scaled back the design…
Characters From The Simpsons As Works of Art
David Barton created a wonderful series of famous works of art using characters from The Simpsons. I can’t decide which I like best “Apu Dali”…
BioShock 2 Painting by Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell
“Subject Delta” is an amazing painting by the fantasy artist couple Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell that is based on the upcoming video game “BioShock…
Richard Scarry’s Pigs Love To Eat Pork
Merlin Mann has been collecting images of pigs who love eating meat, especially pork, from the classic children’s books by Richard Scarry. Although many of…
TrueHDR: A Nifty Photo App for the iPhone 3GS
At the suggestion of my friend Automatt, I’ve spent the last few days playing around with the TrueHDR, a $1.99 HDR photography app for the…