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.
Symphony Performs an Orchestral Version of ‘Killing In the Name’ by Rage Against The Machine
A talented symphony performs an orchestral version of the classic Rage Against the Machine song “Killing In The Name” arranged by composer Nick Proche. Nick…
Benedict Cumberbatch Proves to Talk Show Host Graham Norton that He Can Correctly Pronounce the Word ‘Penguin’
“Now I’m completely terrified of the word.” After it was made widely known that he repeatedly pronounced the word “penguin” incorrectly in a BBC documentary,…
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund Plays a Video Game and Kills a Mutant Zombie
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund, about whom we’ve previously written, skillfully plays a video game and succeeds in his mission to kill a mutant zombie before…
Hank Green Talks About the Importance of Expanding Your Dreams at the 2014 XOXO Festival in Portland, Oregon
“Dreams should fuel you, not define you.” At the 2014 XOXO festival (previously) in Portland, Oregon this past September, the jovial Hank Green, known for…
Fluffy Cat Pretends He’s Godzilla and Destroys a Miniature City
A beautiful cat named Link pretends that he’s Godzilla and systematically takes down a miniature city that was made especially for him to destroy. Filmmakers…
Insistent Lamb Demands More Petting While Dog Quietly Asks for Attention in the Background
A very friendly but insistent lamb named Jeb demands more petting from Ethan Horne, his human’s compliant boyfriend, while an adorable Jack Russell Terrier quietly…
Drowsy Orange Tabby Cat Snoozes Away While Using a Juicy Red Pepper as His Pillow
A drowsy orange tabby named Tora snoozes away in the afternoon sun using a juicy red pepper as his pillow, while his feline friend Mimi…
Scottish Distillery Sends Whisky Into Space to Study the Effects of Varying Gravity on the Maturation Process
In 2011, Ardbeg, the Scottish distilling company with a big taste for adventure, partnered up with the space research company NanoRacks LLC to launch hand-crafted…
Clever Cat Pulls Out Plastic Vent Tube In Order to Gain Entrance Into a Building
Flawik20 captured this amusing footage of a very clever tabby cat repeatedly pulling on a plastic vent tube that was sticking out of the wall…
Rainbow Lorikeet Whistles Happily While Playing with a Ball Inside a Red Pail
A lively rainbow lorikeet named Pachi whistles happily while playing with a ball inside a little red pail. According to his human Suraj Nagaraj, Pachi…