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.
Persistent Baby Elephant Repeatedly Tries to Climb Over a Stubborn Log Until He Gets It Right
A baby elephant at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, plays happily around the reserve, swinging his trunk and adorably trying to conquer…
A Beautiful Morphing Time-Lapse of Daily Life on the Tower Bridge in London Set to a Dubstep Soundtrack
Photographer Chad Gordon Higgins of Chadchud Timelapse has created “Tower Bridge, The Dubstep Movement,” a short, morphing time-lapse film that documents daily life on Tower…
BBC America Releases the Second Official Trailer to Usher in the Third Season of ‘Orphan Black’
BBC America has released the second official teaser trailer to usher in the third season of the remarkable television series Orphan Black and stars Tatiana…
A Haunting Video Montage of Actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s Last Three Films
CutPrintFilm (previously) has created a haunting montage that includes clips from the last three films that actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman made before his untimely death…
‘Killing Cancer’, An In-Depth Vice & HBO Report on Cutting-Edge Alternative Cancer Treatments
Killing Cancer Preview (HBO) “Killing Cancer” is a Vice special report that takes an in-depth look on cutting-edge, experimental alternatives to chemotherapy in the treatment…
‘Great Depression Cooking’, A Video Series Featuring Budget-Conscious Recipes From a Great-Grandmother in Her 90s
Eggplant Parmesan In 2007, Filmmaker Christopher Cannucciari and his great-grandmother Clara partnered together to create “Great Depression Cooking,” a video series that ran from 2007-2013…
Linguists Examine Southern Accent Kevin Spacey Uses as Frank Underwood on ‘House of Cards’
In the Vox video “Why Kevin Spacey’s accent in House of Cards sounds off” and accompanying article “What linguists say about Kevin Spacey’s bizarre Southern…
Inquisitive Ragdoll Cat Eagerly Reaches For Her Human’s Toothbrush But Doesn’t Seem to Like What It Does
A very beautiful and inquisitive Ragdoll cat named Milk eagerly reaches out for her human’s toothbrush but becomes rather confused when she discovers what it…
A Beautiful Message From Fred Rogers to All of the Kids Who Grew Up in ‘Mister Rogers’ Neigborhood’
Just a few months before his death in 2003, the wonderfully eloquent Fred Rogers recorded a message to all of the children, most of whom…
‘Say What You Wanna Say’, An ‘SNL’ Sketch In Which Women Take the Lyrics of Sara Bareilles’ Song ‘Brave’ Literally
In the Saturday Night Live sketch “Say What You Wanna Say“, several women take the lyrics of Sara Bareilles‘ song “Brave” literally and empower themselves…