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.
Elephant Is Reunited With Her Mother and Her Adopted Mother After Spending Years Apart
When a young elephant named MeBai was taken away from her mother when she as a baby and sold to the tourism industry, a nanny…
An Adorable Confectionary Scene Depicting A Family of Cats Fishing for Their Dinner at the Dinner Table
“Caroline and Laura’s Tea Break“, a Japanese confectioner and bakery, has created “Cat Gurashi“, an adorable confectionary scene that depicts a family of Sumikko Guarashi…
A Colony of Ants Mysteriously March In a Perfect Circle Around a Ringing iPhone
A colony of ants moving around a working iPhone suddenly and mysteriously began marching in a perfect circle when the phone started ringing.
Wonderfully Detailed Scenes and Portraits Crafted From Food Into the Bowls of Spoons
Romanian architect and artist Ioana Vanc creates absolutely wonderfully detailed portraits and scenes with various types of produce into the bowls of spoons. … I…
Beautiful GoPro Footage of a Gorgeous Wolfdog Gleefully Running Through the Colorado Snow
A GoPro camera captured the beautiful sight of Loki the Wolfdog gleefully running, cavorting and having an absolutely wonderful time in the snow near his…
Scented Candles That Appear to Cry When Lit
The Jacks is a line of very cleverly designed scented candles that look like they’re crying when lit inside their decorative bases. The current offerings…
Lazy Cat Calls For Her Well-Trained Human to Send Down the Basket Rig To Get Her Back Upstairs
A well-trained human quickly responded to her cat’s call to send down the basket rig that will easily bring the lazy feline back upstairs.
The Beautiful Art of Crafting a Japanese Naruko Kokeshi Doll From Spinning Blocks of Wood
In this beautiful video by Te to Te to Te, artisan Yasuo Okazaki, known for his signature Naruko Kokeshi style, demonstrates how he crafts the…
Tiny Bengal Kitten Doesn’t Mind That His Human Makes Him Look Like Yoda While He Relaxes
A tiny bengal kitten enjoying a relaxing massage didn’t seem to mind a bit that his human was manipulating his ears in such a way…
EggMap Stress Balls, Ingenious Squeezable Maps That Help to Relieve the Frustration of Getting Lost
Hungarian designer Dénes Sátor has created EggMap Stress Balls, ingenious maps that zoom in to specific areas when squeezed. The maps also, literally and figuratively,…