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.
Why the Current Version of the Confederate Flag Was Never the Official Flag of the Confederacy
CGP Grey explains the complicated history of the Confederate flag, how it was created, its many iterations, and how the current version was never actually…
Illinois Cow Is Posthumously Awarded the Guinness World Record for ‘Tallest Cow’
An Orangeville, Illinois-based cow named Blosom has been posthumously awarded the Guinness World Record for “Tallest Cow”. The designation had been made earlier this year,…
Bruiser the Beautiful Brown Bear Takes a Refreshing Dip in His Above-Ground Pool
A beautiful brown bear named Bruiser took a refreshing dip in an above-ground pool on a hot summer day at the Single Vision Sanctuary in…
Cole & Marmalade’s Beleaguered Human Offers Helpful Tips to Getting Work Done Around Demanding Cats
Chris Poole, the happily beleaguered human to the lively feline duo of Cole & Marmalade, offers up some very helpful tips to other humans who…
Turkish Tattoo Artist Creates Beautiful Cross-Stitch Designs That Appear As If They Were Embroidered Onto the Skin
Turkish tattoo artist eva krbdk of Daft Art creates beautiful cross-stitch designs that remarkably appear as if they were embroidered directly onto the skin.
Vigilant Cat Scares Away Would-Be Black Bear Intruder From the Doorway of Her Family’s Home
A vigilant Savannah cat named Nani lunged at a glass door and scared a curious black bear right off the porch of her family’s home…
‘What Cheer?’, A Short Film In Which a Bewildered Widower is Endlessly Followed by a Relentless Marching Band
“What Cheer?“, a short film by Five Eyed Films that features actor Richard Kind as a bewildered man who’s being followed around by a relentless…
Artist Joe Mangrum Creates Eight Sand Paintings in Eleven Days For Museum in the Netherlands
Brooklyn sand artist Joe Mangrum, whose work we’ve previously posted, was recently commissioned by the Doe Museum in Zuidlaren, Netherlands to create 8 original sand…
‘The Devil’s Highway’, A Hard Rock Mashup That Combines Classic Songs by Van Halen and AC/DC
“The Devil’s Highway“, the latest musical mashup from Wax Audio, features two classic hard rock songs–“Runnin’ With the Devil” by Van Halen and “Highway to…
Amazing Overhead Drone Footage That Captures Cargo Containers Being Unloaded at the Port of Oakland
Videographer Eddie Codel and his trusty DJI Phantom 3 quadcopter recently captured beautiful overhead footage of containers being unloaded at the Port of Oakland on…