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.
The Remarkable Influence of David Bowie Shown by the Sheer Number of Songs That Sample His Music
In a wonderful tribute to the tragically late David Bowie, editors at Vox compiled a visual list of nine songs by other musicians that sampled…
An Amazing One-Eyed Cat Loves to Swim and Surf
An orange and white one-eyed cat named Kuli who was rescued from the streets as a tiny, malnourished kitten, amazingly took to water like a…
David Bowie and Trent Reznor Perform a Gorgeously Haunting Version of the Nine Inch Nails Song ‘Hurt’
In 1995, David Bowie and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails teamed up during their Outside Tour, to perform a gorgeously haunting electric version of…
Wally the Rescued Squirrel Filmed Eating a Yummy Treat In Slow Motion
Wally the rescued squirrel, who once buried a bunch of nuts in the fur of his Bernese Mountain Dog buddy and politely used a fork…
The New Yorker Partners With Filmmaker Alex Gibney to Create a Weekly Video Series for Amazon
The New Yorker magazine and Amazon Studios have partnered with filmmaker Alex Gibney to present “The New Yorker Presents“, a weekly series that encompasses documentary…
French Photographer Shoots Video Footage With an Old Camera Lens From 1880
In the sixth episode of his series “The Weird Lense Challenge”, French photographer Mathieu Stern took an old, early iris diaphragm lens from a large…
Ralph Fiennes Shows an Actor How to Properly Pronounce His Lines in New Trailer for ‘Hail Caesar’
In the second official trailer for Hail Caesar, an upcoming film by the Coen Brothers set in the later years of the Golden Age of…
A GoPro Camera Captures the Strangely Hypnotic Motion of a Washing Machine in Spin Cycle
While at work in 2012, electronics store employee zfeydo placed a GoPro Hero 3 inside a washing machine and captured the strangely hypnotic motion of…
Ross Marquand Performs Nano-Impressions of Celebrities Who Find Themselves in Odd Situations
Master impressionist and regular Walking Dead cast member Ross Marquand performed an amusing set of “nano-impressions” in which he portrayed famous actors in bite-sized odd…
Young Koala Joey Has Herself a Good Long Cry After a Big Bully Kicks Her Out of Her Tree
After being pushed out of her tree by a much larger koala, a young joey in Adelaide Hills, South Australia sat on the ground, had…