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.
100 Years of Hair and Makeup in Mexico Shown Decade by Decade in a One-Minute Time-Lapse Video
In the fifth episode of their “100 Years of Hair and Makeup” series, Cut Video shares the visual history of the past 100 years of…
Walt Disney Introduces His Plans for the 1964 New York World’s Fair in a Promotional Video
In an original promotion for the 1964 New York World’s Fair, an eager Walt Disney introduces such concepts as the Carousel Theater and audio animatronic…
Sad Animal Facts, An Amusing Series of Adorable Illustrations With Sobering Facts About Animals
Sad Animal Facts is an amusing series by artist Brooke Barker, who pairs together adorable illustrations with sobering facts about specific animals. Daily illustrations of…
‘Impossibly New’, A Dial-A-Song Track from They Might Be Giants That Marvels About the Novelty of Love
For the 17th week of their year-long Dial-A-Song project (previously), the band They Might Be Giants present “Impossibly New,” a tender love song that marvels…
A Compilation of the Complicated Characters Found in the Films of David O. Russell
Filmmaker Jacob T. Swinney (previously) has created an interesting video compilation that focuses on the very complicated and seemingly unlikable characters found in such David…
Dingbel, An Apple Watch App Based on the Bell-Ringing Communication Style of ‘Breaking Bad’ Character Tio Salamanca
Japanese mobile developer DeNA Co. has created Dingbel, a hilarious Apple Watch app that uses a the sound of a service bell to foster expedient…
A Super Sharp Cat Wearing a Plaid Shirt Repeatedly Rings a Service Bell for More Treats
A super sharp tabby named Pecan the nut, adorably clad in a plaid shirt, repeatedly rings a service bell to alert his human that he…
Street Artist ‘Mosaic Man’ Jim Power Talks About His Mission to Mosaic All of New York City
“As they say, I’m the king of mosaics.” In a recent episode of the documentary video series No Your City, filmmaker Nicholas Heller spends some…
An Amusing Compilation of the Many Loser Roles Played by William H. Macy Throughout His Career
Oliver Noble and Ben Craw of The Huffington Post have edited together an amusing compilation of the inept, underdog, and loser roles that the phenomenal…
The Science Behind the Different Methods of Crafting a Good Gin (and Tonic)
In the fifth graphic of their “Alcohol Chemistry” series, Compound Chemistry explores the science behind the different methods of crafting the wonderful and essential spirit…