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.
Marine Expert Explains How Certain Species of Octopus Can Run Away From Predators Using Their Tentacles
Science Friday spoke with Dr. Chrissy Hubbard about why certain species of bipedal octopi are able to use their tentacles to run.
New F/X Trailer for the Second Season of ‘Fargo’ Hints at Brewing Trouble in the Frozen Heartland
F/X Networks has released the first promotional trailer for the second season of the hit series Fargo. While the trailer doesn’t give away much about…
Adorable Nine Month Timelapse of Two Growing Puppies Repeatedly Sprinting Toward Their Food
Colby and Bleu, two golden retriever puppies who are also known as “Cheese Patrol”, are captured running for their food around the same corner over…
Terrified Teen Desperately Hangs Onto His Pants as He Flees From Zombies in New Promo for ‘Fear the Walking Dead’
AMC has released “Nick’s Escape“, a new promotional trailer for Fear the Walking Dead the new companion series to the very popular The Walking Dead,…
Unsuspecting Corgi Dog Is Taken by Complete Surprise When a Rock Turns Into a Tortoise
An unsuspecting Corgi named Turbo was taken by complete surprise when the rock that he was quietly contemplating suddenly turned into a tortoise and started…
The Scientific Components Necessary to Make a Real-Life Version of the ‘Doctor Who’ Sonic Screwdriver
In an episode of Because Science, host Kyle Hill posits whether or not the famous sonic screwdriver from Doctor Who can actually be created in…
Bartesian, An Easily Programmable Countertop Capsule Cocktail Machine
Bartesian is a programmable countertop machine that mixes capsules of of prepared ingredients with spirits to create any one of six cocktails.
Sony Action Cam Footage of a BMX Bicycle Creating Colorful Art With Strategically Placed Paint Capsules
“Paint” is a Sony Action Cam film short created by director Greg Hackett of Spindle Productions that features colorful footage of a BMX bike creating…
‘Didga Dreams Big’, A Compilation of Incredibly Impressive Tricks Performed by Didga the Cat
In “Didga Dreams Big“, the amazingly talented cat pretends to be asleep and dreaming about all of the amazing tricks that she wishes she could…
Beautifully Crafted Super Chunky Hand Knit Blankets, Sweaters and Scarves That Can Be Made to Order
Ukranian yarn artist Anna Mo has knitted a line of beautifully crafted super-chunky blankets, sweaters and scarves that are customizable in any one of 70…