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.
Melbourne Artist Creates Crocheted Food-Themed Hats That Looks Good Enough to Eat
Hot Dog Artist Phil Ferguson aka Chili Philly has combined his love for food, particularly for burgers and breakfast, with his incredible talent for crocheting…
Baby White Horned Goat Emits Interesting Sounds in Response to a Child’s Laughter
A baby white horned goat emits some very interesting sounds in response to an off-camera child’s laughter, almost to the point of mimicking the crow…
Alton Brown Demonstrates His Best Method for Cutting Potatoes When Making Mashed Potatoes
Alton Brown, the offbeat food expert, demonstrates what he considers to be his best method for cutting potatoes when making mashed potatoes. According to Brown,…
‘Courtesytable’, A Wooden Picnic-Style Table With Novel Seesaw Seating For Two
Dutch designer Marleen Jansen has created the “Courtesytable,” a wooden picnic style table with novel seesaw seating for two that requires the cooperation of both…
Hank Green of SciShow Explains Why Truth Serum Doesn’t Necessarily Cause People to Tell the Truth
In “The Truth About ‘Truth Serum,’” host Hank Green of SciShow explains what happens inside the human brain when sodium pentathol aka sodium thiopental is…
Daring Human Lets Her Curious Orange Kitten Play a Game of ‘Whac-a-Mole’ With Her Fingers
A daring human with a lovely manicure throws all caution aside and allows her curious orange kitten play a game of Whac-a-Mole with her fingers.…
Talented Vienna Street Musicians Play an Impressive Blues Riff With Homemade Broom Guitar and Shovel Bass
While visiting Vienna, Austria, filmmaker Romik Taverdians caught wonderful footage of two talented street musicians impressively playing the blues on homemade instruments: a guitar made…
‘Submarine Sandwich’ A Short Stop-Motion Film By PES That Depicts the Crafting of a Unique Sandwich
Submarine Sandwich (previously) is a stop-motion film by PES that depicts the crafting of a unique submarine sandwich, with a touch of literal interpretation added…
HBO’s Remastered Series ‘The Wire’ Will Be Available for Binge Viewing on HBO Go Beginning December 26, 2014
HBO has remastered The Wire—the incomparable series by David Simon and Nina Kostroff Noble that addressed the illegal drug trade, docks, city government, school system,…
Sympathetic Labradoodle Dog Comforts Her Canine Pal Who’s in the Midst of a Bad Dream
A sympathetic Labradoodle named Laika comes to the rescue and comfort of her Double Doodle pal Jackson, who appears to be in the midst of…