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.
Musician Performs Pan Flute Duet With a Noisy Washing Machine That’s Providing the Beat
A Colombian musician picked up his pan flute and performed a catchy duet with a noisy washing machine that provided a decent beat.
A Ringing Polytempo With 15 Different Notes Played at a Specific Interval on Marimba
Percussionist Jeremie Carrier played fifteen different notes on a marimba, each at a cascading interval difference of two beats per minute.
An 84 Year Old Blind Parrot Born in 1940 Finds a Loving Permanent Home After Years of Abuse
A colorful 84 year old blind Amazon parrot named Koko, who was born in 1940, finally found a permanent loving home after years of abuse.
Senior Aquarist ‘Dances’ to Salsa Music With a Friendly Giant Pacific Octopus at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
René Carbajal, the senior aquarist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, showed what it's like to take care of their resident giant Pacific octopuses.
A Clever Hack to Keep Track of an Airline Flight
Former airline employee Darby Maloney shared a very helpful hack to keeping track of any airline flight with an iPhone.
Incredibly Unique Electronic Instruments That Are Based on Synthesizer Technology
Great Big Story visited Vlad Kreimer at SOMA Laboratory in Warsaw, Poland where he builds incredible experimental electronic instruments.
Retired Plumber Talks About His Love for Extreme Beachcombing
"Help I'm On Fire" traveled to Forks, Washington, to meet John Anderson, an extreme beachcomber who opened a museum for all his finds.
A Pack of Adorable Corgi Puppies Take Over Yoga Class
A pack of adorable Corgi puppies joined a yoga class at Sirdies Joga in Vilnius, Lithuania, causing disruption everywhere they went.
Famous Classical Composers as Lounge Pianists
Pianist Loren DiGiorgi musically reimagined famous classical composers such as Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, and Brahms as lounge pianists.
The Literal Meaning of State and City Names in the United States
WordTips compiled an interesting set of data that plots the literal meaning of US states and cities on maps of each quadrant of the country.