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.
Government Office With a ‘Cat Library’ Where Workers Can Check Out Adoptable Felines for an Hour at a Time
Redditor Loocylooo, a government employee somewhere southern New Mexico recently posted that her office has a “cat library” where workers can “check out” adoptable cats…
APOPO, A Wonderful Non-Profit Organization That Trains Giant Rats to Sniff Out Bombs and Tuberculosis
We train rats to save lives. The Belgian non-governmental (NGO), non-profit organization APOPO has made it their incredibly admirable mission to train the highly intelligent…
‘Jammin’ with Jellies’, A Mesmerizing Experience That Combines the Movement of Jellyfish With Ambient Music
“Jammin’ with Jellies” is a new exhibition at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington that combines the mesmerizing movement of various types…
‘How to Turn Water Into Wine’, A Clever Demonstration in Liquid Density
Experimenter Dave Hax (previously) demonstrates the science of liquids with a clever demonstration during which he turns water into wine and wine into water with…
‘Le Périphiérique’, German Artist 1010 Creates A Giant Optical Illusion on a Parisian Highway
1 Artiste 5 Jours 4500 m2 de surface peinte 400 litres de peinture German artist 1010 was recently commissioned by Galerie Itinerrance and the construction…
‘In Praise of Chairs’, A Supercut Showing How Chairs Are Used As Integral Characters in Movie Scenes
Editor and video essayist Tony Zhou has created “In Praise of Chairs“, a fascinating supercut that shows how chairs are used as integral characters in…
Former Olympian Bruce Jenner Makes Her Photo Debut as Caitlyn Jenner on the Cover of Vanity Fair
After many years of speculation and gossip, Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce, will be making her first photo debut on the cover of the…
An Amusing Animated Timeline of How the Hamburger Came to Be
Food expert George Motz and illustrator Jorge Corona of New York Magazine have put together an amusing animated history of the hamburger complete with an…
Three Tiny Baby Goats Adorably Jump on a Trampoline
A trio of absolutely adorable baby Nigerian Dwarf goats playfully jump around together on an enclosed backyard trampoline, eventually meeting in the middle to decide…
Felines Cole and Marmalade Demonstrate the Devious Methods That Cats Use To Plot World Domination
Cole and Marmalade (previously) have given their human Chris at least nine reasons to worry that his cats, with the help of neighboring felines, are…