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.
Magnificent ‘Walkover’ Footage of Giraffes Gracefully Exiting Their Stall Shot From Below
The Zookeeper Guy captured magnificent footage of giraffes gracefully exiting from their stalls and walking over his camera.
A Clever Advertisement For a Grocery Co-Operative Made Using Animated Cash Register Receipts
"The Receipt" by filmmaker Sam Gainsborough is a clever ad for Co-Op UK that promotes small business through a story told on receipts.
English Expressions That Originated With Sailor Jargon
Dr. Erica Brozovsky, PhD of Otherwords got aboard to explain the long list of English expressions that originated with sailor jargon.
Gisnep! An AI-Designed Daily Word Puzzle That Reveals a Quote and Its Source When Solved
David Friedman created Gisnep!, an AI-designed daily word puzzle that reveals a drop quote and its source when solved.
Geddy Lee Talks About His Incredible Friendship With Rush Band Members Neal Peart and Alex Lifeson
Geddy Lee talked to Dan Rather about the incredible friendship between him and his fellow Rush band members Neal Peart and Alex Lifeson.
Animated Rock Stars Use Their Isolated Song Lyrics Literally in Random Situations
Show Bits created an animated series of vignettes that portray rock stars using their lyrics literally in random situations.
Human Puts a Piece of Cheese on His Phone to Film His Dog Chasing After the Treat
Koda the Toy Aussie's human put a piece of cheese on the back of a phone to film the dog chasing after the yummy treat.
A Blind Gosling With Genetic Defects Grows Up Into a Lovable Silly Goose
Alex Shore of The Shore Sanctuary rescued a tiny disabled gosling with numerous genetic defects who grew up to be a lovable silly goose.
A Poignant Fingerstyle Cover of the Pearl Jam Song ‘Black’ Played on Harp Guitar
Musician Jamie Dupuis played a beautifully poignant fingerstyle cover of the classic Pearl Jam song "Black" on his harp guitar.
How Daytime Serials Came to Be Known as Soap Operas
Patrick Foote of Name Explain looked at the history and etymology of the seemingly nonsensical term "soap opera".