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.
Devoted Dog Stands Watch For a Week Over Her Unfortunate Pal Who Fell Into an Empty Cistern
A beautiful and devoted setter named Tillie stood close watch over her basset hound pal Phoebe, who unfortunately fell into an abandoned cistern a wooded…
Helpful Raccoon Attempts to Sweep the Floor With an Awkwardly Held Broom
Melanie the adorably talented domestic raccoon did her best to try and sweep the floor of her human‘s cottage with a large broom that was…
A Pair of Very Intelligent Dogs Perform a Near -Perfect Synchronized Routine Upon Command
Jumpy and Dash, two incredibly intelligent and talented dogs performed together a near-perfect obedience routine in accordance with the clear commands coming from their wonderful…
A Cleverly Designed Carbon Fiber Bookshelf That Easily Expands Up to Four Times Its Original Size
Designer Oki Sato of nendo has created the “Nest Shelf“, a very cleverly designed bookshelf that can easily expand up to four times its original…
OldSF, Historic City Photos From the San Francisco Public Library Plotted Onto Google Maps
While living in San Francisco, Dan Vanderkam and Raven Keller created OldSF, a collection of photos from the San Francisco Public Library plotted onto Google…
An All-Natural Shaving Cream Set That Puts a Kick of Caffeine Into Drowsy Morning Routines
Pacific Shaving Company has created an all-natural shaving cream and after shave that puts a nice little kick of caffeine into drowsy morning routines. Studies…
A Hauntingly Beautiful Time Lapse Tour Among the Statues of Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
French filmmaker Mathieu Stern has created “Paris Lifelapse“, a hauntingly beautiful time lapse video that floats through the lanes and among the statutes of Père…
A Satirical Series of Photos That Show How Instagram Posts Don’t Always Tell the Whole Story
Thai artist Chompoo Baritone has created a wonderfully satirical photo series tagged #slowlife.The photos depict Baritone physically juxtaposing an Instagram post against the entirety of…
Doritos Partners With the ‘It Gets Better’ Project To Create a Bag of Rainbow Colored Chips
Doritos and PepsiCo announced that they had partnered with the incredibly supportive It Gets Better Project to create a Doritos Rainbows, a bag of which…
Nine Cats and a Kitten Play Around In an Inflatable Shark-Mouth Kiddie Pool Filled With Colorful Balls
The wonderful 10 Cats, who have patiently allowed themselves to be put into all sorts of situations, were given a chance to play inside an…