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.
Stunning Glass Sculptures That Combine the Grace of Artistry With the Hard Science of Life
chromosome segments Illinois-based artist Jiyong Lee has created a stunning line of sculptures he calls the segmentation series which combines together the graceful art of…
Fruits and Vegetables Cleverly Transformed Into Easily Recognizable Objects, Animals, and Characters
Mundane Matters is a very clever series of playful food sculptures created by designer Danling Xiao that feature fruits, vegetables, and other types of food…
Imperator Furiosa From ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Stars in a Trio of Campy Ads for Cover Girl, Tampax, and Nuvaring
Comedian Whitney Rice portrays the Mad Max: Fury Road character Imperator Furiosa (played by Charlize Theron in the film) in a series of campy Funny…
An Amusing Compilation of Anthropomorphic Robots Falling Over at the DARPA Robotics Challenge
The IEEE Spectrum has compiled a really amusing compilation of an assortment of anthropomorphic robots falling down as they “ran” the course at the DARPA…
A Clever Series of Illustrations That Portray Dogs Appearing to Interact With Strategically Placed Tangible Objects
Russian artist Valerie Susik has created a clever series of illustrations in which dogs appear to interact with such strategically placed items as blankets, balls,…
HidrateMe, A Refillable Smartphone-Connected Water Bottle That Reminds the User to Hydrate
HidrateMe is a refillable bottle that connects with a soon-to-be available smartphone app that cleverly reminds the user to drink more water with a simple…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How the ‘Game of Thrones’ Massacre at Hardhome Was Shot
Game of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss offer a behind-the-scenes look at how “The Massacre at Hardhome”, the bloody battle that took place…
‘Clouds’, An Interactive Documentary That Explores Code and Creativity Through Conversation
CLOUDS is an interactive hybrid documentary by James George and Jonathan Minard that presents interviews and conversations with 40 different artists, hackers, designers and coders…
Acrobatic Dog Skillfully Performs an Amazing Rope Handstand After Two Years of Practice
An incredibly strong and acrobatic dog named Ozzy skillfully performs an amazing “handstand,” a trick in which he balances his entire body on a taut…
100 Years of American Fashion and Makeup Trends Shown in a Two-Minute Time-Lapse
In this two-minute time-lapse video by Mode Glam (previously), a beautiful woman models 100 years of American fashion and makeup trends beginning with a full-length…