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.
The Offbeat Paper Airplane Collection of the Brilliant Beat Era Artist Harry Everett Smith
Among the tremendous amount of things that the brilliant beat artist Harry Everett Smith accomplished in his lifetime, one of them was his offbeat and…
‘The Man in the High Castle’, A Chilling View Into a World That Might Have Been If the Nazis Won WWII
Amazon Studios has released the official trailer for The Man in the High Castle, an original series based on Philip K. Dick‘s 1962 novel of the same…
‘Bikemoji’, A Limited Poster Series of Commonly Used Emoticons Recreated With Bicycle Parts
Designer and bicycle enthusiast Thomas Yang has created “Bikemoji“, a limited poster series that features commonly used emoticons recreated using different parts of a disassembled…
The Incredibly Simple Complexity of the Long Enduring Jellyfish
A recent episode of the KQED science series “Deep Look” takes a look at the very simple jellyfish who, despite having no ability to think,…
An Emotive Dachshund Gets a Bit Agitated While Playing a Zombie-Killing Video Game
Crusoe the Celebrity Dachshund became just a bit agitated while playing a zombie-killing video game. It seems that the scariness and gory detail of the…
Detailed Paper Cutouts That Instantly Change the Context of Iconic Landmarks Around Europe
A post shared by paperboyo (@paperboyo) on Sep 8, 2015 at 11:36pm PDT London Eye When London-based photographer Rich McCor decided to become “a tourist…
Ben & Jerry’s Partners With New Belgium Brewing to Create a Shared Theme Ice Cream and Ale
Ben & Jerry's and New Belgium Brewing announced that they've partnered to create a an ice-cream and an ale of the same name.
A Rare One-Month Old Aye-Aye (Lemur) Gets Her Weight Checked at the San Diego Zoo
The sparse population of the endangered aye-aye grew by one last month, when a female named Fady was born at the San Diego Zoo as…
California Musician Who Was Born Without Arms Plays a Mean Guitar Using Only His Feet
In their short film “Hands Free“, filmmakers Ross Harris and Stanley Gonzales profile the remarkable California musician Mark Goffeney, who has been playing guitar most…
How Halloween and the Traditions Associated With the Holiday Originated in Scotland
In the latest episode of Anglophenia, host Kate Arnell explains how everything associated with Halloween originated from Scottish roots, rather than having Pagan roots, as…