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.
An Amusingly Absurd Compilation of Birds With Human Arms Performing Common Daily Rituals
Duncan Evans created an absurd video compilation of birds with arms performing common rituals that are done by humans on a daily basis.
Clever Device That Puts Toothpaste Back in the Tube
Joel Hartlaub took inspiration from fellow creator Tyler Bell to build a portable device that puts toothpaste back in the tube.
Turning a Remote Controlled Boston Dynamics Spot Robot Into an Autonomous Site Inspector
Tom Scott traveled to a plant in the Austrian Alps to learn how a remote-controlled Boston Dynamics Spot robot became autonomous.
Clever Diabetes Alert Dog Lets His Beloved Human Know Whenever Her Blood Sugar Is Too Low
A woman named Sam who has Type 1 Diabetes spoke about her dog Korey, a yellow lab who alerts her whenever her blood sugar is too low.
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Performs an Accordion Cover of the Sparks Song ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us’
The inimitable "Weird Al" Yankovic performed an intense accordion cover of the famous Sparks song "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us".
A Floating Robot That Eats Trash From Rivers
Mark Rober and MrBeast engaged in a contest to see who could pick up more trash, a team of people, or a trash-eating robot.
Artists Build a ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Optical Illusion
Artist Strijdom van der Merwe and Chou Sheng-hsien built a "Stairway to Heaven" optical illusion sculpture.
A 1947 Educational Film That Uses a Flattened Out Grapefruit and Turnip to Show Map Distortion
A fascinating 1947 educational film uses a flattened out grapefruit and a turnip to show how map distortion can take place.
‘Against All Odds’, A Highly Realistic Star Wars Fan Film
Frostbite Cinematics has created "Against All Odds", a highly realistic animated Star Wars fan short.
Scottish Broadcaster Tells Dogs Olive and Mable a Scary Bedtime Story About a Haunted Pale Wolf in the Woods
Scottish sportscaster Andrew Cotter told Olive and Mabel a scary bedtime story about a pale wolf that haunts the woods after dark.