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.
A Deep Sea Squid With Eight Arms Like an Octopus
MBARI captured fascinating ROV footage of a squid that has eight bioluminescent arms like an octopus and a detachable tail like a lizard.
An Amusing Spaceballs ‘Pizza the Hutt’ Playset
Artist andytdesigns of Retro Custom Art created an incredibly amusing "Pizza the Hutt Playset" based upon the "Spaceballs" character.
Rubber Chicken Sings Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’
A rubber chicken named Chicken-san quite ably sang Robert Plant's howling vocal track from the 1970 Led Zeppelin tune "Immigrant Song".
How to Properly Pick Up a Duck
An adorable American Pekin duck named Wrinkle, cooperated with his humans Justin and Joyce as they showed how to properly pick up a duck.
An Amusing Animation About the Life Cycle of Peas
Ian Darlington of IAM Productions created an amusing animation about the lifecycle of peas to get his kids to eat their veggies.
Black Cat Sings the Blues With His Human on Guitar
A vocal little black cat named Badu uses his big voice to accompany his talented guitar-playing human in such musical genres as the blues and folk.
How the Unusual Biology of the Hammerhead Shark Allows It to Be an Extremely Successful Predator
Real Science takes a look at how the unique eye placement of a hammerhead shark gives them incredible depth perception while hunting prey.
A Brief History of Rage Against the Machine
Matt Beat of The Beat Goes On offers an abbreviated but thorough history of the revolutionary rock band Rage Against the Machine.
Musicians Perform ‘Song 2’ by Blur in 3/4 Time
Dave and Joe of the Melodicka Bros performed the popular Blur tune "Song 2" 3/4 (or 6/8) time.
Why the Strawberry Squid Has Mismatched Eyes
MBARI captured absolutely fascinating 4K ROV footage of a cockeyed strawberry squid in the Twighlight Zone of Monterey Bay.