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 Unique Watch Made From Recycled Electronics
Twin brothers Nick and Steve Tidball of Vollebak, in partnership with the Wallpaper* Re-Made Project, have created the “Garbage Watch”, a unique, colorful industrial wearable…
The World’s Last Blockbuster Location Is Available To Book on Airbnb For a 1990s Movie Marathon Sleepover
Sandi Harding, the “manager of the last BLOCKBUSTER store on the planet” in Bend, Oregon has listed the location on Airbnb for a once in…
‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Investigates ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’ in a Clever Nerdist Parody Mashup
The folks at Nerdist cleverly remixed the crime documentary show Unsolved Mysteries (which was recently rebooted on Netflix) together with the classic 1988 animated live-action…
Anthénea, An Autonomous Floating Luxury Hotel Pod
Anthénea is an eco-friendly, ultimate luxury, floating circular pod that can either be purchased as a second home or rented as a hotel suite. Each…
Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ Remixed as a Bluegrass Song
There I Ruined It, who previously remixed Nirvana’s “Come As You Are” into a somewhat off-kilter swing song, used a similar technique on the classic…
Boisterous Cockatoo Hilariously Imitates Cats and Dogs
A cockatoo named Jewel was in her yard when a neighborhood dog barked, so Jewel then started barking like a dog in response.
MOFLIN, An Adorable AI Robotic Pet That Uses Human Interaction to Emotionally Evolve Like a Real Animal
Vanguard Industries has created MOFLIN, an adorably fuzzy AI robotic pet that is programmed to develop a distinct personality and to evolve emotionally over time…
The Members of Yello Are Stretched Like Taffy in a Surreal Video for Their 2020 Single ‘Out of Sight’
Swiss filmmaker Dirk Koy (previously) teamed up with the Swiss duo Boris Blank and Dieter Meier of Yello to create a wonderfully surreal music video…
A Clever Vacation Themed Rube Goldberg Machine
When his travel plans fell through due to safety concerns, Steve Price of Sprice Machines (previously) instead consoled himself by building an amazing chain-reaction Rube…
Pittsburgh Horn Trio Seamlessly Incorporates Car Alarm Into an Instrumental Inspired by Too Many Zoos
The Pittsburgh horn-based trio Big Blitz quite seamlessly incorporated the sound of a car alarm into a badass instrumental piece.