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.
The Last Gang In Town, A Mockumentary About The Clash, Featuring Fred Armisen as Punk Rocker Ian Rubbish
In “The Clash: The Last Gang in Town“, a short mockumentary by Funny or Die, Fred Armisen plays Ian Rubbish, an aging punk rocker who…
The Science Behind The Transparency of Glass And Other Amorphous Solids
In this fascinating Ted-Ed lesson, scientist Mark Miodownik explains the science behind glass and other amorphous solids and what causes them to be transparent. If…
‘The Little Mermaid’ Remade with Cute Kittens
The Pet Collective has created a very cute remake of the 1989 animated Disney film The Little Mermaid using adorable kittens. We’ve previously written about…
Kids React to the Song ‘Let It Go’ From the Disney Movie ‘Frozen’ Being Sung In 25 Different Languages
That was fun. It’s like Rosetta Stone in song. In the latest episode of their Kids React series, the Fine Brothers show to a group…
Examining Why Athletes Have A Higher Tolerance For Pain
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE take a look at why athletes have a higher tolerance for pain in “The Science of Pain”, the…
Haatchi and Little B, A Very Special Bond Between A Disabled Boy and His 3 Legged Dog
In January 2012, a 5 month old Anatolian Shepherd was abandoned on a railway line and hit by an oncoming train. The injuries that the…
Cat Curling In Real Life
In 2011, John Palmer found out from his siblings that his cat really enjoyed being slid across the kitchen floor. It was only natural then,…
Monogamy Among Animals As Examined By MinuteEarth
Are Any Animals Truly Monogamous? MinuteEarth examines the concept of monogamy among animals (including humans) and essentially comes to the rather startling conclusion that most…
Musician Jonathan Mann Performs An Original Song With His 14-Year-Old Self
Musician Jonathan Mann performs an original song alongside footage of his 14 year old self. This duet is song number 1,869 of Jonathan’s “Song A…
Pickles, aka ‘Catasaurus Rex’, The 3′ Long, 21 Pound Tomcat
Pickles aka “Catasaurus Rex” is a super-sized tomcat who is over three feet long and weighs 21 pounds was put up for adoption twice before…