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.
Hot 8 Brass Band Performs a Jazz Cover of ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ to Raise Money for Musicians
We previously wrote about Hot 8 Brass Band from New Orleans performing a truly badass marching band version of the Joy Division song “Love Will…
A Gorgeous Violin Medley Showing How the ‘Star Trek’ Theme Has Evolved From 1966 Through 2020
Becky Sánchez performed a gorgeous medley showing how the Star Trek theme has evolved over the years with every series of the franchise.
Supervillains Attempt to Use Video Chat to Plan Their Evil Schemes in Doc Pop’s Song ‘The Legion of Zoom’
Doc Pop, an artist, musician, performer and good friend of Laughing Squid edited together classic clips of Legion of Doom cartoons that show the supervillains…
How a Nonexistent Austrian Artist Conducted a Quiet Political Protest at the São Paulo Biennial in 2002
Johannes Grenzfurthner, founder of the Austrian art and technology group monochrom (previously) and longtime friend of Laughing Squid, is featured in a short film by…
A Playful Black Cat Interacts With All the Characters In the Opening Sequence of ‘The Office’
OwlKitty, the beautiful black cat who previously stood loyally by Walter White in a Breaking Bad parody, inserted herself into the opening sequence of The…
A Funny Little Dachshund With a Great Sense of Rhythm Plays Drums With Her Tail on the Trash Can
Moonpie Starbox is an adorable dachshund who is also a talented percussionist who strikes a beat with her swinging tail against the trash can.
Saxophonist Cleverly Plays Into Giant Piece of Pipeline to Accompany Himself With an Echo in Perfect Pitch
During the evenings, Armin Küpper likes to play his saxophone into a giant piece of pipeline pipe near his home.
A Fantastic Mashup of the Classic Ram Jam Song ‘Black Betty’ With a Variety of Songs and Characters
DJ Cummerbund (previously) has seamlessly stitched together “Weird Betty”, a fantastic mashup that combines the classic Ram Jam song “Black Betty” with
A Melodic Medieval Cover of ‘Pumped Up Kicks’
Bardcore band Hildegard von Blingin’ performed a wonderfully melodic cover of the Foster the People song “Pumped Up Kicks” in a traditional medieval style as…
Colorfully Detailed Pop Culture Tattoos
Israeli tattoo artist Eden Kozokaro, who’s known as Kozo Tattoo, creates brightly colored, highly detailed tattoos that feature characters and images from popular culture. While…