Laughing Squid
a daily dose of unique and curious things
Gimme the Mermaid
“Gimme the Mermaid” is a bizarre collage animation video created by Naked Rabbit for the upcoming Negativland DVD “Our Favorite Things”. Here’s the backstory: This…
Godzilla Shaped Building
Ironic Sans has an awesome idea… Tokyo should create a building that is shaped like Godzilla. The people of Tokyo should construct a giant building…
Laughing Squid Posters In The Valleyschwag General Store
In addition to our t-shirts, the Valleyschwag General Store is now selling a limited edition set of 4 Laughing Squid posters from some of our…
Robert and Aline Crumb in the New York Times
Sunday’s New York Times had a great article by Allen Salkin about Robert & Aline Crumb, who for the last 16 years have lived and…
Broken Image Street Art
The Wooster Collective reports on a brilliant broken image icon street art project.
Frank Chu 12 Galaxies Update
So many of you have probably seen Frank Chu around San Francisco. In fact he’s a well known local eccentric and minor celebrity. He often…
Question Mark of ? & the Mysterians Lost House In A Big Fire
Bill Streeter just contacted me with the sad news that Question Mark (?), of the 1960’s band ? & the Mysterians, recently lost his house…
‘George Lucas in Love’ Explores the Origins of Star Wars Through the Eyes of a Young George Lucas
“George Lucas in Love” is a wonderful short film made by Joe Nussbaum in 1999 that tells the original Star Wars film trilogy creation myth…
Carts of Brooklyn Racing Association Idiotarod 2007
The annual Idiotarod, where shopping cart dogsleds are pulled by humans, takes place on Saturday, January 27th.
How to Fake a UFO and The Launch of UFO News
Weird America posted a great new video on “How to Fake a UFO”, including bonus interviews with the owners of the Little Ale-Inn in Rachel,…