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.
Affectionate Black Cat Welcomes His Dog Buddy Home After 10 Days with Lots and Lots of Hugs
In 2012, a very affectionate black cat named Jasper welcomed his canine buddy Bow-Z home with lots and lots of hugs after returning from a…
Silly Little Ape Repeatedly Puts a Woolen Cap Over Her Head and Blindly Runs Into the Furniture
A silly little gibbon named APEril, for reasons unknown, loves to repeatedly put knitted caps over her entire head, blindly run around the room, and…
‘I Can’t Enter That (No Sandman)’, A Surprisingly Seamless Mashup of Metallica With Hall and Oates
Neil Cicierega (previously) has created “I Can’t Enter That (No Sandman)”, a surprisingly seamless mashup of “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)”, the…
A Single Life, An Animated Short About a Woman Traveling Through Her Life by Spinning a Record
“A Single Life” by Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins, and Marieke Blaauw is a short animated film that features a woman named Pia who travels the…
Busy Ferret Makes a Snuggly Nest Under a Cabinet Using Items Found Around the Bathroom
A busy little blonde ferret sets about making a nest under a slide-out cabinet, diligently scrounging around michan16122‘s bathroom in search of the perfect items…
‘Amazon Prime for Women’, An Amusingly Topical Parody That Addresses the Gender Pay Gap
Comedian Paul Gale (previously) has created a parody of the Amazon Prime service with “Amazon Prime for Women,” a brief but amusing and highly topical…
Jonathan Banks of ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Better Call Saul’ Talks with Conan About the Educational Film He Made in 1974
“It goes under the category that no good deed goes unpunished.” On last night’s episode of Conan, actor Jonathan Banks of Better Call Saul and…
A Surprisingly Quick Tortoise Almost Keeps Up With a Playful Dog as They Chase One Another Around the Yard
A surprisingly quick-moving sulcata tortoise named Sheldon almost keeps up with a playful Pit Bull named Dolly as they happily chase one another around the…
Common Misconceptions About Allergies Logically Examined, Explained, and Debunked
In the Mental Floss video “Misconceptions about Allergies“, host Elliot Morgan lists the most commonly held beliefs about allergies and examines, explains, and debunks each…
Tenacious Tabby Cat Skillfully Climbs Up a Braided Towel Rope to Reach His Human’s Second Floor Apartment
Just like the suitor in the classic tale Rapunzel, a very tenacious tabby cat named Mason skillfully climbs a braided towel rope to reach the…