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 a Copper Penny Can Quickly and Cheaply Save a Spoiled Bottle of Wine That Has a Sulphury Stink
A recent Chemistry Life Hacks episode by ACS Reactions demonstrates an easy and inexpensive way to recover a spoiled bottle of wine with a clean…
Heroic Deaf Man Recounts in Sign Language How He Rescued a Deer From Drowning in an Icy Lake
When a compassionate man stopped his car to help a deer from drowning in an icy lake, he did everything he possibly could to make…
Gamer Observes What Happens to Dogmeat as He Makes His Way Back Home in Fallout 4
Fallout 4 gamer Leon Hurley of GamesRadar+ conducted a very interesting experiment. After dismissing the companion canine “Dogmeat” at “The Castle” in the southeast corner…
Ambitious Journalist Attempts to Photograph 12,000 Endangered Animals Before They Become Extinct
Joe Sartore, a wildlife journalist and photographer for National Geographic, is on an ambitious mission to capture images of over 12,000 captive endangered animals, before…
Vice on HBO Explores Life on Mars and Paris After the Attacks in Their Upcoming Fourth Season
Vice takes a close look at whether life on Mars can be sustainable, what Paris is like after the tragic attacks in November and the…
The Downton Abbey Household Looks Toward the Future In the Final Season of the Series
The trailer for the highly-awaited final season of the post-Edwardian period series Downton Abbey promises a great deal of change within the household. The trailer…
Massachusetts Nursing Home Brings in Llamas and Other Unusual Animals to Visit Their Residents
The Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, Massachusetts offers their residents therapy visits with dogs, chickens and even fish. There’s also Travis, a…
Jumpy the Remarkably Talented Dog Legibly Paints His Own Name With a Paintbrush in His Mouth
Jumpy, the talented Border Collie/Blue Heeler mix who can jump, flip, dance, ride a skateboard and even perform a bit of parkour, showed off his…
Meadow ‘Meadowlark’ Lemon III (1932-2015), The Smiling Clown Prince of the Harlem Globetrotters
Meadow “Meadowlark” Lemon III, the effervescent and extremely talented “Clown Prince” of The Harlem Globetrotters passed away at home in his sleep on December 27,…
Ian Fraser ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister (1945-2015), Beloved Frontman of the Heavy Metal Band Motörhead
Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister, the beloved bass player and larger than life frontman of the legendary heavy metal band Motörhead, suddenly and sadly passed away…