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.
Helpful Parrot Uses Her Beak to Open a Packet of Tea
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Birdmom777 (@birdmom777) A helpful parrot named Maui used her powerful beak to open a packet of…
Wandering Stray Cat Hilariously Brings an Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra Performance to a Standstill
A silly little cat hilariously brought a performance of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra in Turkey to a complete standstill by walking onto the stage…
‘Hamildolph’, A Brilliant Christmas Parody of ‘Hamilton’ That Tells the Story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The members of Eclipse 6 tell the story of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer with cleverly adapted songs from Hamilton.
How ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Was Brought to Vivid Life
Netflix went behind the scenes of the sublime 2020 miniseries The Queen’s Gambit to talk with creator Scott Frank, actors Anya Taylor-Joy and Thomas Brodie-Sangster,…
Old Timey Singer Performs ‘Well, This Is Sh*t’, An Original Song Dedicated to the Year 2020
Old-timey, banjolele-playing musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq., who previously had No More F***s to give, performed a completely fitting original song dedicated to the year…
Hoops Désolé, A Troupe of Six Talented Comedic Acrobats Who Playfully Dive Through Hoops
Hoops Désolé is a “Crazy Circus Company” made up of six incredibly talented performers who combine hoop diving through gymnastic rings, along with other acrobatic…
Billy Idol Lookalike Muppet Croons ‘Rebel L’ in a Sesame Street Parody of His Hit Song ‘Rebel Yell’
In a wonderfully nostalgic clip from a 1985 episode of Sesame Street, a Billy Idol lookalike Muppet named Billy Idle croons out his window to…
The Entire Tracy, California Christmas Light Show Featuring Singing Christmas Trees in the Windows
Tom BetGeorge of Magical Light Shows, who decorates
Beatboxing Parrot Scratches Out a Rhythmic Song
A beatboxing parrot named Pépé quite rhythmically scratched out a song while sitting upon his bathroom perch. The talented bird bopped his head and up…
A Creepy Parody That Combines Deadly Killers From Film and TV With the Iconic Intro to ‘The Brady Bunch’
The Merkins (previously) amusingly substituted famous fictional killers from film and television for the actors in the iconic musical intro to The Brady Bunch, creating…