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.
Charlie the Dog Is Afraid to Pass Fluffy the Cat on the Stairs
In this video from 2012, Charlie the dog just wants to make it up the stairs, but is afraid to do so because Fluffy the…
How To Decide Where To Go To Escape a Zombie Apocolypse
Educator David Hunter explores the decision making process that takes place when one must flee a zombie apocalypse in this Ted-Ed lecture. He points out…
‘A Day In Vienna’, A Short Film Documenting Tom Waits’ Visit to Vienna in 1979
A Day in Viennadocuments the one day Tom Waits was in Vienna during his Blue Valentine European tour.
Orangutan Likes To Help With Doing the Laundry
An orangutan at the Camp Leakey Research Facility in Central Borneo prefers doing laundry over playing in the jungle in this video by Nat Geo…
A Ted-Ed Animated Lecture on How Cancer Cells Behave Differently in the Body
In this incredibly informative 2012 Ted-Ed animated lecture, writer and scientist George Zaidan talks about how cells rapidly divide within the body and why a…
Celebrities Pose with Younger Versions of Themselves
This series of photoshop images by BuzzFeed show celebrities appearing to pose with younger versions of themselves. From these images, it appears that some here…
The Lost Letter Project Reunites 70 Year Old Love Letter with Family of the Intended Recepient
In May 2013, Abbi Jacobson and filmmaker Todd Bieber, whose work we’ve previously posted, created the Lost Letter Project, an endeavor to find the intended…
Kittens Discover the Physics of Collision While Playing with a Newton’s Cradle
Scottish Fold kittens, Panda, Pikachu and Pavel, discover the physics of collision while playing with a Newton’s Cradle. It’s probably not important that the kittens…
Photos of Shadowy Vignettes of a Woman’s Life Silhouetted Behind a Backlit Screen
In the series "Be a Woman," Hanna Seweryn created a series of shadowy vignettes about a woman by posing a model behind a backlit screen.
Teeny Tiny Baby Elephant Takes a Bath in a Pail Surrounded by His Larger Showering Pals
A teeny tiny baby elephant had a slippery good time taking a bath in a pail, while his much larger companions enjoyed a nice cool…