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.
Slinky Expert Turns the Classic Toy Into Vivid Art Form
Wired spoke with Josh Jacobs, a talented slinky expert who uses a vivid Hyperspring to perform a variety of masterful tricks.
How Moving Vehicles Are Faked in TV and Movies
Movie Insider explores the work of NAC Effects to learn more about how they create realistic moving vehicle scenes for TV and movies.
‘Poker Face’ Reimagined as Old-Timey Western Swing
There I Ruined It reimagined the Lady Gaga song "Poker Face" as an upbeat Western Swing tune played by an old-timey string band.
Cockatiel Whistles Earth Wind & Fire’s ‘September’
A melodious cockatiel whistles songs to his human after hearing them only once. Included in this list is "September" by Earth Wind & Fire.
Head Chef Wearing a GoPro Shows What It’s Like to Prepare Food During Busy Lunch Service
Jack Croft, head chef and owner of Fallow Restaurant wore a GoPro during a busy Friday afternoon lunch service to show what the job entails.
Filmmaker Names One Iconic Movie For Each Year of Cinema’s 145 Year History
Sam Kench of Brickwall Pictures remarkably named one iconic film for each year of the 145 years since the birth of cinema.
Sodas That Were Discontinued Over the Last 60 Years
Rhetty for History looked back on sodas discontinued over the last 60 years, some recognizable today and others that are lesser known.
Little Lion Cubs Valiantly Cross Storm-Swollen River
Paul Goldstein captured beautiful footage of three tiny lion cubs bravely leaping across the Ntiakntiak River in Kenya.
‘Breaking Bad’ Characters Compete in a Second Round of Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Hell’s Kitchen’
Alternative Cuts Studios made a second mashup of "Breaking Bad" and "Hell's Kitchen", which was almost as potentially lethal as the first.
Little Penguins Bravely Crowd Surf Grumpy Sea Lions
Humboldt penguins bravely crowd surf grumpy sea lions in a clip from the David Attenborough-narrated series "Seven Worlds, One Planet".