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.
Esther the Wonder Pig, Over 650 Pounds of Lovable Porcine Inspiration Who Forever Changed the Lives of Two Men
In 2012, two Canadian men named Steven and Derek adopted a tiny female pig whom they they were told was a “micro-pig” and named her…
Waiters Nauseated By Food, A Brilliant 1996 Comedy Sketch Featuring Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell
In a 1996 sketch from the the short-lived sketch comedy show The Dana Carvey Show, comedians Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell brilliantly play a couple…
Pesky Tortoise Repeatedly Headbutts a Frustrated Orange Tabby Cat
A pesky tortoise repeatedly head butts a frustrated orange tabby cat named Fred, who wants absolutely nothing to do with the persistent chelonian, yet can’t…
Photographer Creates Amusing Christmas Cards That Feature His Dog Dressed Up in Elaborate Scenes
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Peter Thorpe Photography (@peterj4p) For the past 20-plus years, Bristol, UK photographer Peter Thorpe has been…
Two Rescued Baby Elephants Playfully Wrestle Around With Each Other in the Mud
A couple of rescued baby elephants named Yindee and Dokmai who live at the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand, playfully wrestle around with…
Craig Ferguson Says Goodbye to the ‘Late Late Show’ With a Nod to ‘Newhart’, ‘St. Elsewhere’, and ‘The Sopranos’
After almost 10 years brilliantly hosting the award-winning Late Late Show on CBS, the incredible Craig Ferguson opened his final show with a composite of…
Man Uses Wooden Spoon to Gently Shoo a Hungry Possum Who Stole a Yummy Sandwich Roll From His Kitchen
When a hungry possum came into his kitchen through an open window, resident Alex Steel used a wooden spoon to gently shoo the stubborn critter…
Potluck Video Explains What Spelt Is, Its Relation to Modern Wheat, and How It Can Be Used In Place of Wheat
Potluck Video spoke with Beth George, the founder of Spelt Right Foods to learn more about the ancient grain spelt, its relation to traditional wheat,…
‘Dji. Death Fails’, An Amusing 3D Animation About an Unconscious Man Who Repeatedly Foils the Grim Reaper
Dji. Death Fails is an amusing and multi-award winning 3D animated short film by director Dmitri Voloshin and the Moldovan studio simpals that tells the…
‘Origami at the Museum’, Instructional Videos in the Art of Origami by the American Museum of Natural History
In honor of their Origami Holiday Tree, the renowned American Museum of Natural History in New York City is currently offering instructional “how-to” videos in…