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.
‘Cat Heaven Island’, A Short Film About the Island in Japan Where Cats Outnumber Humans
“Cat Heaven Island” by Landon Donoho and Derek Scearce is a short featurette about the island of Tashirojima in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan. Just like Aoshima,…
Quick-Thinking Mama Dog Digs a Deep Hole to Protect Her Puppies from a Raging Forest Fire
A quick-thinking mama dog in Valparaiso, Chile dug a deep hole in the dirt and safely placed each of her precious puppies inside in order…
Junk Food Artfully Plated as Gourmet Meals
Hawaiian bagel bites, Cheetos, baby carrot + ranch purée, small vegetables and chipotle oil. Chef Jacques LaMerde has created a brilliant series in which he…
Genial Capybara Makes for a Good Jumping Off Point for Three Little Ducklings in the Bath
The incredibly genial JoeJoe the Capybara (previously) generously allows himself to become a jumping off point of sorts for his three little duckling bath mates…
Simon’s Cat Gets Stuck Outside in an April Shower
The ever-irascible Simon’s Cat (previously) cautiously goes outside into the yard during a typical April shower, recoiling from the raindrops and seeking shelter from underneath…
New Christoph Neimann Illustrations Incorporating Ordinary Objects That Complete the Intended Image
A photo posted by Christoph Niemann (@abstractsunday) on Feb 8, 2015 at 4:47am PST Artist Christoph Neimann (previously) has added new work into his Sunday…
Israeli Engineering Students Create a Rube Goldberg Machine That Tells the Story of Passover
Students at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Mount Carmel near Haifa have created a wonderful Rube Goldberg machine that tells the story of Pesach…
‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 4’, A Bizarre Interactive Lesson From a Self-Involved Computer
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared 4” by Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling of Blink Industries is a bizarre but humorous short film about an interactive…
Recycled Starbucks Coffee Sleeve Sets That Feature Colored Pencil Drawings of All 12 Iterations of ‘Doctor Who’
Set 1 – Doctors 1-4 Indianapolis-based designer Kahahuna has created a wonderful line of hand-drawn recycled Starbucks coffee sleeves sets that feature all 12 iterations…
Mounted Patrol Horse Goes Through Krispy Kreme Drive-Through to Publicize Their Special Olympics Fundraiser
Last week, a police mounted horse named Red enjoyed a couple of doughnuts from the Krispy Kreme drive-through in Tampa, Florida to bring attention…