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.
Thoughtful Giant Tortoise Helps an Overturned Buddy Get Back on His Feet
While at the the Taipei Zoo (previously), visitor Audi Yu captured this lovely footage of a thoughtful giant tortoise gently helping an overturned chelonian get…
Whimsical Metallic Animal Chanukah Menorahs Made From Repurposed Plastic Toys
Menorasaurus Rex Lisa Pierce, an artist in Portland, Maine, has created a line of whimsical metallic animal Chanukah Menorahs made from repurposed plastic toys and…
The Food Warriors Poll Locals About Their Favorite Places to Eat Near the Fulton Street Subway Stop in New York City
Democracy eventually works In their latest episode on the Internets Celebrities channel, the Food Warriors duo of Dallas Penn and Rafi Kam took the A…
An Animated Pop-Up Christmas Card by Birdbox Studio Featuring Quirky Animals Singing, Dancing and Making It Snow
Birdbox Studio in London, whose quirky animations we’ve previously posted, has shared their wonderful pop-up Christmas card, which features two gleeful dogs and one skeptical…
‘Acorn’, A Short Animation About a Tiny Acorn Who Tries to Find His Place in the World
CalArts student Madeline Sharafian, whose work we’ve previously posted, has created Acorn, a short animated film that tells the story of a tiny acorn who…
Student Uses Kinetic Typography to Illustrate Charles Bukowski’s ‘The Laughing Heart’ as Read by Tom Waits
Lou Daprile, a student at Seattle Central Creative Academy, has created a wonderful video that uses various styles of kinetic typography to visually illustrate the…
Cole and Marmalade Explain How Cats Perceive the Elaborate Trimmings of Christmas
The incredible feline duo of Cole and Marmalade explain how cats perceive the elaborate trimmings of Christmas, including where the tree is placed, what constitutes…
Martin Freeman Plays Bilbo Baggins Working at a Middle Earth Paper Company in ‘The Hobbit Office’
While hosting Saturday Night Live, the wonderful actor Martin Freeman reprised his role as Bilbo Baggins in “The Hobbit Office”, a sketch that parodied both…
Yorkshire Man Adopts an Orphaned 5-Week Old Pygmy Goat and Names Him Benjamin
A man named Tom who lives in Pot House Hamlet in South Yorkshire, UK, adopted an adorable 5-week old pygmy goat whom he named Benjamin.…
‘Academy 4 Dogs’, A Full-Service Dog Care Facility Known as the UK’s First Grammar School for Dogs
The Academy 4 Dogs in Stockport in the Greater Manchester, UK area, is a full service dog training, boarding and care facility that the owner,…