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.
Birds Try to Save Their Eggs During a Volcanic Eruption in the Darkly Comedic Animated Short ‘BOOM’
Students at École des Nouvelles Images created "BOOM", a darkly funny animation about birds trying to save their eggs in a volcano eruption.
WeRateDogs Presents ‘The Dogs of 2023’
WeRateDogs put together a really cute compilation of the memorable things that dogs did, said, and accomplished in 2023.
Giant Anteater Tears Open Wrapped Christmas Presents
A giant anteater named King Bumi who lives at the North Florida Wildlife Center, excitedly tore open wrapped Christmas presents.
An Adorable Meeting of Introverted Dogs
The humans belonging to a shy rescue pup named QILA went to a meetup of introverted dogs at a local park just to see what would happen.
A Fabulous Cover of ‘Thunderstruck’ on Electric Harp
Kristan Toczko played a fabulous cover of the AC/DC song Thunderstruck on an electric harp that was slung over her shoulder like a guitar.
An Ethereal Timelapse Featuring Five Years of Nature Freezing Over for the Winter
Jamie Scott created "Winter", an ethereal timelapse film that encompasses five years of nature freezing at a frenetic pace.
A Powerful Motown Cover of ‘(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love and Understanding’
Postmodern Jukebox and vocalist Sarah Potenza performed a powerful Motown cover of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding”.
Classical Paintings That Appear to Depict UFOs
Weird History looked back at certain classical paintings and pondered as to why the artists appeared to have drawn UFOs amongst their subjects.
Little Bird Loves to Knock Everything Off the Counter
A white-bellied caique named Hubert loves to knock things off the counter so much that his humans made a compilation of him doing just that.
Baking Traditional New Years Cakes Using 1796 Recipe
Justine Dorn of Early American, who makes historical dishes in traditional dress, prepared a batch of New Year’s Cakes using a 1796 recipe.