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 Highly Ornate Elaborately Designed Residential Skyscraper Planned for Midtown Manhattan
Mark Foster Gage, an architect known for his wonderfully creative designs, is currently in the midst of building a highly ornate residential tower at 41…
An Amusingly Somber Parody Tribute That Posits the Mortal Status of the Beloved Jon Snow
In an amusingly somber tribute to the mysterious mortal status of the beloved Game of Thrones character Jon Snow, video editor and parody creator Bonecage…
Why the Word ‘Merry’ Is Used For Christmas in the U.S. When Other Holidays Use the Descriptor ‘Happy’
Linguist Arika Okrent and illustrator Sean O’Neill verbally and visually explain why the word “merry” is used in conjunction with Christmas, when the word “happy”…
Hype Machine Zeitgeist 2015, A Curated List of the Year’s Music Tailored to Different Moments of the Day
Keep Being You – Isyana Sarasvati (“Start the Day”) Brooklyn-based music blog Hype Machine has again put together Zeitgeist 2015, their wonderful end of the…
Stephen Colbert and Henry Rollins Perform a Very Lively Version of ‘Carol Of The Bells’ Together
On last night’s episode of The Late Show, host Stephen Colbert took to the stage to perform a rather vigorous version of the classic Christmas…
Tenacious Cat Reduces a Cardboard Box Completely Down to Nothing in Just Three Month’s Time
Like many other of his feline brethren, a tenacious tuxedo cat named Elliot loves cardboard boxes. He loves them so much, in fact, that he…
A Short Animation Explaining How Depression is Diagnosed and Treated
In a recent Ted-Ed lesson animated by Artrake Studio, a narrator explains the work done by Dr. Helen M. Farrell in regard to the symptoms…
A Culinary Tour of the Types of Christmas Dinners Enjoyed In Different Countries Around the World
In the latest episode of Anglophenia, host Kate Arnell describes the various dishes different countries from around the world enjoy for their Christmas feast. Fermented…
AutoCorrect Barely Hides Its Disgust for People When Telling Its Side of the Story to The Oatmeal
“Autocorrect Hates You” is a new comic from The Oatmeal that personifies the AutoCorrect tool and offers its very honest side of the story. I…
President Frank Underwood Runs for Re-Election in the Upcoming 2016 Season of House of Cards
The first trailer for the fourth season of the deliciously sly Netflix political drama House of Cards features a mock political commercial promoting a “new…