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.
Masterful Makeup Artist Draws Second Set of Features Onto Her Face With Disconcertingly Dizzying Results
In her first official video for Halloween 2015, makeup artist Promise Tamang expertly applied the tools of her trade to create a realistic second set…
Rylai the Beautiful White Marbled Red Fox Is a Lively Companion to Two Dogs and a Human
Rylaiis a beautiful 5 month old domestic red fox with white fur who makes for a very lively companion for her family, which includes two…
A Determined 11-Month Old Boy Tries to Take His 80-Pound English Bulldog for a Walk
When he’s not playing with his kitten, Bernie the affable English Bulldog gets to go outside for his daily walk with one of his loving…
Tom Waits Talks About Stonehenge, Living in NYC and Making It Big in an Animated 1988 Interview
In a fascinating episode of the animated series Blank on Blank, the incredibly talented and verbose Tom Waits spoke about such random topics as behaving…
Pop-Up Holograms That Warn Non-Disabled Drivers Not to Park in Spots Reserved for Disabled People
Earlier this year, Dislife, a disabled-rights advocacy organization in Russia, had advertising agency Bird Strategy put together a brilliant campaign that highlighted the far too…
Marine Biologist Accidentally Discovers a Glowing Turtle While Filming Coral off the Solomon Islands
While on an underwater exploration to capture footage of coral in the waters off the Solomon Islands, marine biologist David Gruber encountered an affable turtle…
Innovative Nameless Tubes of Paint That Use Primary Colors to Identify the Hue Inside
In 2012, Japanese designers Yusuke Imai and Ayami Moteki won the Kokuyo Design Awards for their “Nameless Paints“, an innovative paint set that show the…
Teeny Tiny Lion Cub’s First Attempt to Roar Comes Out as a Teeny Tiny Little Squeak
An adorably tiny lion cub named Napoleon made his first attempt to roar, only to have it come out as a teeny squeak. The little…
Mulder Refuses to Give Up the Search for the Truth Still Out There in New Trailer for the ‘X-Files’ Series Reboot
A willful Fox Mulder refuses to give up the fight for the truth, no matter what Scully, Skinner or anyone else has to say in…
104 Year-Old Guerrilla Yarn Bomber Leaves Her Crocheted Mark All Over the Scottish Borders
Grace Brett is a lovely 104-year old Scottish woman who decorates her town in the Scottish Borders with original crocheted designs. A member of the…