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.
Patty Hearst Recalls Thinking That Reasonable Doubt Would Keep Her out of Jail in Rare 1976 Interview
In the most recent episode of the wonderfully animated series Blank on Blank, the famously reclusive Patty Hearst opened up to veteran journalist Lawrence Grobel…
A Breathtaking Wooden Kinetic Sculpture That Mimics the Delicate Movements of a Feeding Hummingbird
Motion artist Derek Hugger has created “Colibri“, a breathtaking hand-cranked kinetic sculpture that painstakingly captures the delicate motions of a hummingbird as it feeds at…
A Dubious Little English Bulldog Goes for a Halfhearted Walk on a Treadmill
A dubious little English bulldog who was a bit confused about the treadmill could only offer a perfunctory, halfhearted effort to exercise.
‘The Girl in the Yellow Dress’, A Richly Colored Animated Video for the New Single by David Gilmour
Director Danny Madden‘s company Ornana Films has created a richly colored animated video for “The Girl in the Yellow Dress”, the second single by legendary…
A Bright-Eyed Cockatoo Gleefully Knocks Down a Tower of Plastic Cups Without Much Effort
A beautifully bright-eyed cockatoo named Harley gleefully shows off her unique talent for knocking down towers of plastic cups exerting any amount of effort. It…
A Clever Cartoon That Accurately Captures the Drastic Differences Between the Generations
In his incredibly clever cartoon “Anatomy of Generations”, illustrator John Atkinson of Wrong Hands accurately captured the drastic differences between Baby Boomers, Gen X-ers and…
Laser-Engraved Embossed Rolling Pins That Can Create Adorable Skull Cookies for Halloween
Latvian rolling pin purveyor Ruta Rita of DoughRoller is currently offering an adorable laser-engraved rolling pin to imprint skull designs into dough for Halloween-themed cookies,…
Former Employee Uploads a Fantastic Collection of Kmart In-Store Music From 1989-1991 to the Internet Archive
photo by Nicholas Eckhart Former Kmart employee Mark Davis, who worked in customer service at the Naperville, Illinois store, uploaded “Attention Kmart Shoppers“, his fairly…
Drowsy Meerkat Struggles to Stay Awake Amongst a Basket Full of Plushy Versions of Herself
A very drowsy meerkat does her very best to remain awake while sitting in a basket surrounded by comfy, plushy versions of herself, adorably without…
‘Pneumatic Anatomy’, Intricately Tied Balloons Made In the Shape of the Human Respiratory and Digestive Systems
British artist Kerry Hughes has created “Pneumatic Anatomy“, a replica of the human respiratory and digestive systems playfully created from intricately tied and twisted balloons…