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.
Inventive Street Art That Cleverly Incorporates Urban Irregularities and Interruptions in the Environment
View this post on Instagram A post shared by CAL (@cal_dessins_and_co) French artist CAL Dessin creates wonderfully inventive street art that fully incorporates the urban…
A Savory Set of Realistic Bacon and Egg Vegan Soap
Denise Mancuso of AJSweetsoap has created a wonderfully savory soap set made up of an incredibly realistic breakfast of bacon and eggs. While these soaps…
A Versatile Doormat Featuring Removable Hexagonal Tiles That Are Used to Create Custom Designs
Designers Joanna and Johnny of Letterfolk have created the Tile Mat, a very versatile doormat that comes with removable hexagonal tiles that are used to…
Examining the History of the World’s Largest Organism
In an Ted-Ed lesson written by Alex Rosenthal and animated by Lisa LaBracio, narrator Jack Cutmore-Scott explains in great detail how the largest organism on…
John Oliver Challenges Pringles to Reveal What Their Distinctive Mascot Looks Like From the Neck Down
During an online episode of the sublime opinion show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the forthright host made mention of what the Pringles mascot…
How the Iconic Will Farrell Holiday Film ‘Elf’ Was Made
Netflix UK & Ireland took a look at how the iconic Christmas film Elf was made in a short behind-the-scenes documentary. The crew spoke with…
Pakistani Orchestra Performs a Brilliant Sitar-Forward Cover of the Dave Brubeck Jazz Classic ‘Take Five’
The talented Pakistani musicians of Sachal Music performed an absolutely brilliant cover of the iconic Dave Brubeck piece "Take Five".
Fascinating X-Ray Slow Motion Footage of Bats Flying
In a fascinating clip from the BBC series Inside the Bat Cave, three different species of bat are filmed in slow motion as they take…
Seven Pairs of Unrelated ‘Identical’ Twins Compete to See Which Doppelgängers Have the Most in Common
In a fascinating documentary from Origin, seven pairs of unrelated “identical” twins from different parts of the world compete against each other in a contest…
A Jolly Santa Claus Beard Face Mask
In time for the holidays, online retailer Studio 21 Graphix is selling a jolly Santa Claus face mask. This reusable face mask is made of…