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.
Explaining 151 Easter Eggs From the ‘Star Wars’ Universe Found in Season Two of ‘The Mandalorian’
Alex Damon of Star Wars Explained took a very close look at the second season of The Mandalorian to locate as many easter eggs from…
An Aromatic Electric Guitar Made Out of Coffee Beans
A rather caffeinated Burl of Burls Art decided to build for himself a guitar made out of 5,000 coffee beans. As with his other builds,…
A Fascinating Timeline That Compares ‘Star Wars’ With Real World Years That Span From 1952 Through 2019
Podcaster Rik Villanueva who is a dedicated devotee of all things Star Wars, posted a fascinating timeline that puts the entire franchise into a real…
Ballerinas in Face Masks Perform ‘Waltz of the Snowflakes’ From ‘The Nutcracker’ on an Empty Tarmac
Graceful dancers from the San Francisco troupe Post:ballet dressed in flowing tutus, spotless sneakers and white face masks to dance to “Waltz of the Snowflakes”…
A Joyful Compilation of Dancing Scenes in Movies
CLS Videos (previously) has followed up his first two dancing compilations with a third that shows numerous characters from a wide array of films joyously,…
Trained Rats Play a Competitive Game of Basketball
A couple of trained white rats named Spice and S’more played against each other in an adorable but competitive game of basketball on a court…
A Revealing Three Part Mashup of 2020 Movie Trailers
Video editor Sleepy Skunk has released his annual movie trailer mashup for the dumpster fire we call 2020. Due to the unusual nature of this…
Clever Cockatiel Performs an Adorable Array of Tricks
A clever little gray and white cockatiel named Wilbur sat upon his beloved human Stella‘s hand and performed an adorable array of tricks that he’s…
A 50 Year Musical Mashup That Uses a Few Seconds of a Song Representing Each Year From 1970 to 2020
Music and video producer DJ Earworm (previously) has created a mashup that spans a remarkable 50 years of music using just a few recognizable seconds…
Alaska Airlines Employees Sing About Safely Flying With Them in an Amusing Parody of ‘Safety Dance’
The employees of Alaska Airlines perform an adapted parody of the classic Men Without Hats song "Safety Dance" in a clever safety campaign.