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.
How ‘There I Ruined It’ Creates Realistic Song and Voice Parodies by Using AI Technology
Dustin Ballard of There I Ruined It showed how he creates his hilarious song mashups and parodies with the use of AI technology.
How Persistent Engineers Kept the Leaning Tower of Pisa Standing
Practical Engineering looked at the Leaning Tower of Pisa and how persistent engineers in the 1990s kept the 12-Century structure standing.
‘Riders on the Storm’ Played As a Dire Straits Song
Laszlo Buring performed The Doors' haunting narrative "Riders on the Storm" in the distinctive style of Dire Straits at a much quicker tempo
Beer Ads Were Embedded Into ‘Star Wars’ Movies During Television Airings in 2003 on Channel 13 in Chile
During 2003 airings of Star Wars movies in Chile, viewers were subjected to beer ads that were embedded into scenes of the films.
A LEGO Train Designed to Transport Cats
The engineer behind Brick Technology used his two cats, Cookie and Muffin, to accurately measure out a feline-carrying LEGO train.
A Debunking of Many Common Misconceptions
The Paint Explainer debunked a fairly comprehensive list of common misconceptions over the course of nine pictorial minutes.
What Danny DeVito Would Be Like As ‘Wolverine’
Corridor Digital utilized AI animation tools to insert Danny Devito's irascible character of Frank Reynolds in place of Hugh Jackman' for Wolverine.
Sad Dog Stares at Ball On Other Side of Fence Even Though Gate Is Open
A golden retriever stuck her nose under the fence post and stared at her faded tennis ball on the other side not realizing the gate was open.
Guitarist Rocks Out Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘Can’t Stop’ With Headbanging Cockatiel on Drums
Musician French Fuse encouraged his pet cockatiel to bang a drum as he played the Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Can't Stop" on guitar.
Classic Footage of The Who Recording ‘Who Are You’
The Who released studio footage of the band recording the song "Who Are You" in May 1978, shortly before the tragic death of Keith Moon.