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.
How the Promise of a Reward Can Often Lead to Decreased Motivation
In a recent episode of the AsapSCIENCE whiteboard series, Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown explain the concept of motivation and how the promise of a reward can…
A Brave Man Trades Hugs With an Enormous but Affectionate Brown Bear
A brown bear, fat from winter, affectionately greets his human friend, who bravely withstands the amount of love the animal has to give.
Finnish Dairy Posts a Wonderful Unaired Ad-Libbed ‘Lemmy Moment’ as Fitting Tribute to His Memory
Just a month before his untimely death, the late, great Lemmy Kilmister filmed a commercial at a Helsinki gas station for the Finnish dairy company…
Traffic Camera Captures the Unexpected Sight of a Snowy Owl Soaring Over a Montreal Highway
On January 3, a beautiful snowy owl made a very unexpected but welcome appearance on a traffic camera that keeps watch over Highway 40 in…
New Trailer for the Upcoming Film ‘High-Rise’ Based on the 1975 Novel by J.G. Ballard
In the new trailer for the upcoming film High-Rise, which was adapted from the 1975 J.G. Ballard novel of the same name, presents a luxury…
Beautifully Detailed Flowers Embroidered Onto the Strings of Badminton and Tennis Racquets
South African designer Danielle Clough has very cleverly used the strings of badminton and tennis racquets as a canvas upon which to embroider beautifully detailed…
A $100 Donut Iced With Cristal Champagne and Covered in 24-Carat Gold
The Manila Social Club in Brooklyn, NY is known for their unique donuts made with purple yams called ube, which are constantly sold out. They,…
The Fascinating Origins of the Annual Frozen Dead Guy Days Festival in Nederland, Colorado
Atlas Obscura takes a look at the fascinating story behind Frozen Dead Guy Days, the oddly monikered Spring festival that takes place every year in…
The 32nd Annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival, A Celebration of the Beauty of Ice and Snow in China
A photo posted by Green Pigs' Kitchen (@greenpigskitchen) on Feb 26, 2016 at 5:01am PST The 32nd Annual Harbin Ice and Snow Festival opened on…
The Get Down, A New Original Netflix Series About Growing Up in the South Bronx in the 1970s
Netflix has released the official trailer for The Get Down, an upcoming original series by director Baz Luhrmann. The series focuses on a group of…