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.
Lovestruck Flame Bowerbird Performs a Dramatically Expressive Dance For Potential Mate
A lovestruck bowerbird in Papua, New Guinea performed an expressive dance for a female to show his interest in mating with her.
Affectionate Parrot Repeatedly Distracts Her Human From Working
An affectionate parrot adorably adjusted her crop while nuzzling her human, thus distracting her human from getting any work done.
Pedal Steel Covers of New Wave and Alternative Rock Songs
15 year old Noah Faulker performs wonderful covers of New Wave and alternative rock songs on pedal steel guitar.
Common Words With Unknown Origins
Name Explain compiled an amusing list of common words used in the English language with unknown origins.
Kingfisher Dad Repeatedly Returns to Nest to Encourage His Chicks to Fly
Robert E Fuller documented a patient kingfisher father repeatedly returning to the nest to encourage each of his seven chicks to fly.
Young Boy Grows His Perfect Christmas Tree in the 2023 John Lewis Holiday Ad
In the 2023 edition of the John Lewis Holiday advert, a boy named Alfie finds a box with a seed to grow a "perfect Christmas Tree".
Athletic Deer Leaps Over a Moving Bicycle
When Edwin Gonzalez Montoya of Chicago was riding Greenville, South Carolina, a deer came out the brushed and jumped over his bike.
Laurence Fishburne Reads Humorously Deadpan Letter by a Freed Slave to His Former Master
Laurence Fishburne read a powerful, and at times, humorously deadpan letter from freed slave Jourdon Anderson to his former master.
Eddie Vedder Covers ‘Just Like Heaven’ by The Cure
During the encore of their final 2022 show in Las Vegas, singer Eddie Vedder and The Earthlings covered "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure.
Exhilarating POV Footage of Hot Wheels Toy Cars Racing Down an Empty Waterslide
DreamTrack shared exhilarating POV footage of various Hot Wheels toy cars racing down an empty (and dry) waterslide.