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 Face Mask Covered in Colorful Octopus Tentacles
Online retailer Brave New Look is selling a wonderful protective, reusable face mask covered in colorful octopus tentacles. The mask itself is made of soft…
‘Black & White & Weird All Over’, A Hardcover Book of Lost ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Photos From 1983 to 1986
Black & White & Weird All Over is an upcoming hardcover book by 1984 Publishing about ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic featuring previously unreleased photos taken by…
Brach’s Candy Captures a Full Thanksgiving Feast in Their Sweet and Savory Turkey Dinner Candy Corn
Brach’s Candy has released “Turkey Dinner Candy Corn”, a mix of candy corn that tastes like cranberry sauce, ginger-glazed carrots, green beans, roasted turkey, stuffing…
A Spot On Review of the Boston Dynamics Robot Dog
Tech video producer Marques Brownlee (previously) of MXBHD traveled to Boston in order to spend some time with Spot, the robot dog created by Boston…
Clever Images Made Out of Perfectly Arranged Pencils
Canadian-Afghan artist Bashir Sultani (previously) creates clever, almost geometrical images out of perfectly arranged pencils. Much of Sultani’s work features the metal eraser section of…
Composer of ‘The Mandalorian’ Music Recounts How He Uniquely Captured the Sound of ‘Star Wars’
Ludwig Göransson, the award-winning composer of The Mandalorian shared with Variety magazine his creative process he used to capture the sound of Star Wars while…
Boring Corporate Stock Footage Goes Sideways in the Music Video for the Bronson Song ‘Keep Moving’
The elaborate music video for the catchy Bronson song “Keep Moving” directed by StyleWar starts off with seemingly boring corporate stock footage but quickly and…
An Adorable Dumpster Fire Night Light
Pop culture toy and collectibles company Entertainment Earth (previously) has created a wonderfully comforting night light in the form of an adorable dumpster fire. This…
Little Duck Hilariously Takes Off Like a Shot Into the Water While Being Released Back Into the Wild
???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/Utp9zG7PaS — ???? (@leather_Riv) August 13, 2020 A little duck, who was apparently temporarily rescued by humans, took off like a shot into the…
A Wonderful Interactive Map Featuring Photos of Every Building in New York City Taken Between 1939-1941
Proud New Yorker Julian Boilen has put together a wonderful interactive map that displays photographs of every building within the five boroughs of New York…