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.
A Wonderful Wooden Submarine Filled With Animal Automata That Burst Into Action With Turn of a Handle
Taiwanese carpenter Chi-Chun Yin created a wonderfully whimsical, incredibly detailed, open-sided wooden submarine that is filled with animal automata that burst into movement with the…
100 Hot Wheels Race in a Treadmill Demolition Derby
Canadian real estate agent Steve Wilkins and his kids Tyler and Dylan, very cleverly placed 100 Hot Wheels on a treadmill and switched it on.
A Meditative Short Film About a Cafe (Kissa) Owner in a Small Town Near Tokyo Who Makes Unique Pizza Toast
“Pizza Toast and Coffee” by writer and filmmaker Craig Mod is a meditative short film about the owner of a mid-century cafe (kissa) owner and…
Musical Cat Appears to Have Perfect Pitch
Musician Otu Suurmunne of Moonic Productions captured footage of his beautiful lilac pointed cat to prove that she had perfect pitch. Suurmunne repeatedly sang out…
A Powerful Stop Motion Animation About the Life of Ralph the Cosmetic Test Rabbit Played by Taika Waititi
“Save Ralph” by The Humane Society of the United States is a powerful stop motion animation about a rabbit named Ralph, played by Taika Waititi,…
Incredible Footage of the Growing Volcano in Iceland That Includes the Sounds of the Continuous Eruption
Iceland blogger Jakob Vegerfors captured incredible footage of the Geldingadalsgos volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland that included the explosive sounds of the eruption. According to Vegerfors,…
Old Timey Singer Performs an Acoustic Ukulele Version of His Forthright Ballad ‘I’ve No More F***s To Give’
Old-timey musician Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq. performed an acoustic ukulele version of his his wonderfully forthright ballad I’ve No More F***s to Give. The explicit…
‘Anywhere Can Happen’, A Wondrous Short Film of Fantastical Scenes Set to ‘What a Wonderful World’
Talented Argentinian filmmaker Fernando Livschitz of Black Sheep Films (previously) has created “Anywhere Can Happen”, a wonderfully dizzying short film that utilizes his unique canvass…
Team of Determined Explorers Wade Through Swampy Florida Wetlands in Search of the Elusive Ghost Orchid
Chasing Ghosts by Grizzly Creek Films is a fascinating film that follows a team of determined explorers who spent months wading waist-deep through the swampy…
Renowned Children’s Author Roald Dahl Shows the Workspace Where He Writes in a 1982 BBC Interview
The classic BBC One series Pebble Mill at One conducted a wonderful live interview with Roald Dahl at his home in 1982. The renowned children’s…