Stunningly Realistic Cats Crafted Out of Felted Wool
Japanese materials artist Wakuneco creates stunningly realistic recreations of cat heads crafted out of needle-felted wool, an intricate, painstakingly detailed process that she has shared…
Lori Dorn
Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.
A Brilliantly Designed Lunar Lander Tiny Home
Boat designer Kurt Hughes moved from sea to space with a brilliantly designed tiny home created in the spitting image of a NASA Apollo 11…
How to Salvage Water Damaged Books
The Syracuse University Library’s Department of Preservation and Conservation (SULPreservation) offers a simple, silent tutorial showing how to salvage books that have been damaged by…
The Gender Disparity In How ‘Wig Reveals’ Have Been Traditionally Portrayed in Film and Television
Writer/comedian Kevin Maher took a very humorous but very real look at the gender disparity in how “wig reveals” are portrayed in films and television…
Sarah Silverman and Jeff Goldblum Perform a Brilliant Jazz Duet of ‘Me and My Shadow’ on Piano
In 2015, the very talented Sarah Silverman posted an amazing video of she and the equally talented Jeff Goldblum performing a brilliant jazz duet of…
The Ecological Benefits of Letting Wildfires Burn
In a combustible episode of Things You Might Not Know, host Tom Scott flew above the forests of British Columbia in a helicopter piloted by…
Drag Queen Story Hour, Pop Up Events That Share the Magic of Stories With a Message of Acceptance
A post shared by dragqueenstoryhour (@dragqueenstoryhour) on Jul 13, 2018 at 7:39am PDT Drag Queen Story Hour is wonderful project that combines the magical world…
MKBHD and iJustine Giddily Unbox an 18 Year Old Factory Sealed Apple iBook G3
In the tradition of documenting the unboxing of a new piece of technology, online celebrities Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) and Justine Ezarik (iJustine) giddily unboxed an…
A Frustrated Batman Tries to Leave DC Comics In Order to Get a Seat at The Avengers Marvel Table
In a special clip from CONAN at San Diego Comic-Con, a frustrated Batman suddenly realizes that the DC Universe is too drab and boring, especially…
Adventures With the Mojave Phone Booth, A Tale of an Isolated Phone Booth’s Rise and Fall Due to Fame
In 2014, we wrote about Godfrey “Doc” Daniels and his Kickstarter campaign to raise money to write a book about about the Mojave Phone Booth,…