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.
Placid Weimaraner Unintentionally Demonstrates How to Stand Up in a Pool To an Excited Black Lab
An excited black Labrador Retriever quickly rushes into a pool at the the Happy Tails Camp before he realizes that he’s unable to swim. Luckily,…
Caring Human Creates a Buoyant Harness For Her Disabled Goldfish
In 2013, a caring human who goes by the name synirr created a floating harness for her disabled goldfish who couldn’t swim to the surface…
Maymo the Lemon Beagle Helps His Little Sister Steal a Yellow Pepper From the Coffee Table
Maymo the Lemon Beagle (previously) comes to the rescue after seeing that his little sister Penny is having difficulty getting hold of a yellow pepper…
Amazingly Detailed Colorful Balloon Animals
Japanese balloon artist Masayoshi Matsumoto creates amazingly detailed colored balloon animals that appear as lifelike as a balloon animal can possibly get. According to Matsumoto,…
A Dissolvable Miniature Origami Robot That Folds Itself, Walks, Swims, Carries, Digs, and Climbs
MIT scientists premiered their amazing Untethered Miniature Origami Robot that is able to self-assemble, walk on various surfaces, swim in shallow water, carry small items,…
Two Tiny Hamsters Spend the Day Playing Together at a Tiny Memorial Playground Made Just for Them
Two adorable little hamsters named Dumptruck and Porkchop spent some time at the Chicken Memorial Playground where they were able to swing on the swings,…
Found Pieces of Driftwood Creatively Transformed Into Colorful Superhero, Viking, Fisherman, and Farmer Figures
French artist Anna Foucher has created Boud’Bois, a wonderful series in which she transforms found pieces of driftwood into wonderfully fun figures such as Batman,…
San Francisco Artist Creates an Interactive Pyrotechnic Dance Floor for a Fiery Absolut Event in South Africa
San Francisco artist (and Laughing Squid friend) Charlie Gadeken was recently commissioned by Absolut to create a uniquely pyrotechnic dance floor for their Absolut Nights…
Grateful Dead Drummer Bill Kreutzmann Talks About Covert LSD Dosing of the ‘Playboy After Dark’ Crew
Longtime Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann spoke with the Conan O’Brien about the time the band appeared on an episode of Playboy After Dark. During…
Beautiful Underwater Footage of Swimming in Jellyfish Lake on the Island of Palau
World traveler mikeyk730 has captured beautiful underwater footage of his swim amongst an enormous colony of jellyfish in the aptly named Jellyfish Lake (previously) on…