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 Complex Coordination of Circumstances That Brought Old World Plagues Across to the New World
In his latest video, the ever-informing CGP Grey explains the history of plagues – Cholera, Smallpox, Typhus, Measles, Influenza and the Black Death – and…
‘All Away’ by Art of Shades, The Winner of the Flying Robot International Film Festival Best in Show Award
In August, we wrote about the Flying Robot International Film Festival, the brainchild of videographer and Laughing Squid friend Eddie Codel. Within the festival was…
Why the Clipped Transatlantic Accent Was So Popular in Early Hollywood Films
In 2014 episode of BrainStuff – HowStuffWorks, host Jonathan Strickland explains the origins of the very deliberate pattern of speech known as the Transatlantic (Mid-Atlantic)…
Clever Human Tricks His Stubborn Little Doxie Dog Into Begging For Her Medicine
People who have spent any amount of time around dachshunds know how stubborn they can be, especially when it comes to administering medicine. A clever…
A Massive LED Star Embedded Inside of a Four Story Building in Penang, Malaysia Brilliantly Shines
In October, the talented light artist Jun Ong created a beautiful star installation crafted from over 500 meters of LED rope and then “embedded” into…
‘Formewla 1’, An Amusing Video of an Auto Race Set to the Sound of Incessantly Mewing Kittens
ReadyAimAction Productions took a little bit of license and came up with “Formewla 1“, a really amusing video that combines video of a serious Formula…
A Brilliant Conceptual Set That Features a Ouija Board Rug With Matching Planchette Coffee Table
In 2014, Dave Delisle of Dave’s Geeky Ideas put forth a brilliant concept for a planchette-style coffee table and a matching rug with a Ouija…
Humanwire, A Free Platform to Help Donors Support Crowdfunding Campaigns for Middle East Refugees
Humanwire is a newly launched platform that was specifically created to assist approved refugees from the Middle East in the Humanwire database with money raised…
A Mesmerizing Video That Features a Spinning YoYo Body as a Fixed Point in the Center of the Frame
Talented YoYo artist Andrew Hulterstrom has created a gorgeously mesmerizing video that features the spinning body of his Yoyofactory Dream Titanium as a fixed point…
A Futuristic Film by John Malkovich and Robert Rodriguez That Won’t Be Released For 100 Years
Inspired by LOUIS XIII Cognac to mature, John Malkovich wrote and starred in "100 Years – The Movie You Will Never See."