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.
Lady Gaga and Her Metallic Manicure Summon The Bellhop In Quick Teaser Trailer for ‘American Horror Story: Hotel’
In a short teaser trailer for the next inception of the popular F/X series American Horror Story, special guest Lady Gaga summons the bellhop with…
Kenyan Artist Fashions Fabulously Unique Decorative Eyewear From Recycled Electronic Trash
Kenyan visual artist Cyrus Kabiru ingeniously fashions electronic trash into fabulously unique decorative eyewear. Kabiru openly speaks about his motivation to help the environment in…
Languid Tree Frog Hitches A Ride On The Back Of An Accommodating Snail On A Hot Indonesian Day
Talented nature photographer Kurito Afsheen has captured remarkable photos of a languid blue-webbed gliding frog hitching a short ride up an ascending branch on the…
Drowsy Malamute Puppies Become Confounded by Tinkly Music Coming From the Car Speakers
A drowsy litter of absolutely adorable Alaskan Malamute puppies began intermittently swaying their little heads back and forth as if trying to make sense of…
Captivating Slow Motion Footage of the Incredible But Unpredictable Long Jump of a Locust
On a recent episode of BBC Earth Unplugged, hosts Sam and Si examine the incredible jumping capacity of a locust (also known as a swarming…
Renowned San Francisco Mixologist Explains the Essential Basics of Crafting a Good Gin and Tonic
Morgan Schick, renowned San Francisco mixologist and Creative Director at The Bon Vivants, explains the essential basics of crafting a good gin and tonic, while…
A Unique Indoor Beach Made From Clear Plastic Balls Installed in the Great Hall of The National Building Museum
The creative art/architecture group Snarkitecture has installed “The BEACH“, a monochromatic indoor beach/ball pit in the Great Hall of the National Building Museum (NBM) in…
Artist Paints an Upside-Down Mural On A Waterside Building So That It Would Reflect Right Side-Up In the River
image by Jurgita Azukaityte In honor of International Architects’ Day in the city of Marijampolé, Lithuanian-born American Artist Ray Bartkus painted a gorgeous upside-down mural…
Leonardo DiCaprio Portrays An Abandoned Frontiersman Who Fights to Survive a Ferocious Winter in ‘The Revenant’
The official teaser trailer for the much anticipated Alejandro G. Iñárritu film The Revenant, features a bearded Leonardo DiCaprio portraying Hugo Glass, a Canadian frontiersman…
How the Words ‘Terrific’ and ‘Terrible’ Came to Mean Two Very Different Things
Linguist Arika Okrent of Mental Floss explains via wonderful whiteboard illustration by Sean O’Neill, how the words “terrific” and “terrible came to mean two very…