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.
‘Stray’, A Touching Documentary That Follows Three Different Homeless Dogs In and Around Turkish Society
Stray is a touching documentary film by Elizabeth Lo that takes a look into homeless dogs who make their way in and around Turkish society.…
‘The Secret Life of Components’, A Helpful Tutorial Series Focusing on the Materials Used to Make Things
The Secret Life of Components is a new series that provides guidance about specific materials that are often used by makers and designers. The series…
A Marvelous Modular Magnetic Marble Run Made From Laser Cut Wood That Sticks Onto Metal Surfaces
Luke Clifford of Deep Make Designs has created Infinity Trax, a rather marvelous magnetic marble run that sticks onto metal surfaces such as whiteboards or…
Playful Inks Dance Around Colorful Flowers to Evoke Their Natural Hues in a Whimsical Short Film
The short film “Bucolic” by Emilie Grange and Thomas Blanchard creates a whimsical environment for playful inks to dance in and around colorful flowers as…
How to Build a Vietnamese Dan K’ni, A Wooden Bowed Single String Instrument That Connects to the Mouth
Musician Nicolas Bras of Musiques de Nulle Part (previously) showed how to make a Vietnamese dan k’ni, single string wooden instrument that connects to the…
How Marvel Uses a Visualization Tool to Map Out Their Movies Years Before the Actors Get Involved
In a fascinating piece for Movie Insider, narrator Abby Tang explains how Marvel movies are started years ahead of filming by partnering The Third Floor,…
Investigating the Mystery Behind the Burning Skier Footage From the ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Opening
Fascinated with the origins of clips used in the title sequence from the classic 2000s television show Malcolm in the Middle, Kid Leaves Stoop noticed…
The World’s Most Innovative Banknotes
British vlogger Half Asleep Chris (previously) took a financial tour around the globe in order to knowledgeably declare which countries have the “world’s coolest banknotes”,…
True Facts About Animals Using Camouflage in a Very Crowded Rainforest Where Everyone Looks Like Prey
In a cloaking episode of his nature series True Facts, the very deadpan Ze Frank offers his distinctive view about how camouflage works inside the…
Drowsy Dog Attempts to Fight Off Falling Asleep
A very drowsy dog named Dolly did her very best to stay awake while sitting upright next to her beloved human. Each time the big…