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.
Peach, A New Social Media App by the Founder of Vine That Uses ‘Magic Words’ to Express Thoughts
Peach is a brand-new app developed by Vine founder Dom Hofmann and the team at Byte that uses “magic words”- specific words that easily format,…
An Adorably Curious Kitten Investigates a Stubborn Drinking Straw With a Little Help from Her Mom
A tiny 3-month old British shorthair kitten attempted to investigate a stubborn drinking straw that was sticking out of a tiger-emblazoned can, although she was…
Elvis & Nixon, An Amazon Studios Film About the Day in 1970 When Elvis Unexpectedly Dropped in on the President
Elvis & Nixon, an upcoming film from Amazon Studios, tells the previously untold humorous story of the day in December 1970 when the King of…
Ridley Scott in Talks to Direct a Movie Version of the Classic British TV Series ‘The Prisoner’
Deadline Hollywood reports that award-winning director Ridley Scott is currently in negotiations to direct the film version of the classic British television series The Prisoner.…
The World Backwards Running Champion Demonstrates His Unusual Talent With a Jog Through Town
World Backwards Running Champion Garret Doherty demonstrated his unusual talent with a jog around town. Doherty picked up the sport of retro running on a…
Spanish Words That Don’t Translate to English and English Words That Don’t Translate to Spanish
In the latest episode of the Flama series “Joanna Rants“, host Joanna Hausmannn ponders the various words that exist in the Spanish language, but not…
Jimmy McGill Wonders What He Needs to Do to Get Ahead in the Trailer for Season 2 of ‘Better Call Saul’
In the new trailer for the remainder of the second season of the sublime AMC show Better Call Saul, nice guy Jimmy McGill wonders aloud…
Why the Words for the Sounds Animals Make Vary From Language to Language
Linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain why the words given to the sounds animals make (i.e. meow, woof) differ from…
HBO Programming President Announces That a New ‘Deadwood’ Reunion Movie Has Been Greenlit
The long-awaited, highly anticipated Deadwood reunion movie has been given the green light to move forward. This news came directly from HBO programming president Michael…
A Happy Horse Repeatedly Smacks His Lips and Wags His Tongue While Getting a Refreshing Bath
After enjoying a nice refreshing drink of water, a happy horse named Root repeatedly and audibly smacked his lips and wagged his tongue while being…