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 History Behind Early Iconic Electric Guitar Solos
Noah Lefevre of Polyphonic looked at the history of the electric guitar and the legendary solos that subsequently followed.
Artist Turns People Into 2D Paintings
60 Second Docs profiled Alexa Meade, an artist who transforms people into 2D portraits by painting their bodies.
How Names of Places Reveal the Location’s History
PBS' Otherwords digs into the vibrant etymological origins of toponyms (place names) behind different locations around the world.
How Each New York City Borough Was Named
Name Explain explained how each borough of New York City was named using simple, but clever animation to illustrate this colorful history.
Vocal Parakeet Activates Siri to Ask About Chickens
A parakeet named Kiw uttered the phrase "Hey Siri" while sitting on his human's iPhone and talked about parakeets and chickens.
Singer Performs Spooky Multi-Track Cover of ‘Monster Mash’ With His 10 Year Old Son
Jared Halley performed a multi-track cover of "Monster Mash" with his costumed 10 year old son Noah singing background and dancing.
Compassionate Man Rescues 17 Orphaned Kittens Bringing Them Home to Live With Him
A compassionate man in Istanbul came across 17 very hungry abandoned kittens and brought them home to live with him.
Sir Patrick Stewart Recites Star Trek’s ‘Space…The Final Frontier’ in a French Accent
Sir Patrick Stewart recited the "Star Trek" opening soliloquy "Space...The Final Frontier" in a French accent on the "Graham Norton Show".
John Mayer Skillfully Weaves the Grateful Dead Into His Own Songs During Solo Chicago Show
John Mayer skillfully worked Grateful Dead songs into his own material during an acoustic solo show in Chicago in October 2023.
How Ridley Scott’s Films Capture Hopeful Order During Elegant Chaos
How Ridley Scott's films capture hopeful order in a sea of elegant chaos over far swaths of time in the far ahead future and the distant past.