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.
Expandable Toys Rise to Life as Ethereal Sea Creatures in Lush Music Video for ‘Bryn Marina’ by Sound of Ceres
Filmmaker David Jude Harris has created a wonderfully ethereal video for the song “Bryn Marina” by the band Sound of Ceres. Harris achieved the lush…
Colorful Illustrations That Explain the Meanings of Common Australian Idioms
The travel site HotelClub (previously) has created a colorful series that illustrates and explains several common Australian idioms that are probably a bit unfamiliar to…
HemoLink Medical Device Uses Vacuum Pressure Instead of Needles For Blood Sample Gathering
Tasso Incorporated in Madison, Wisconsin has created the HemoLink, a home medical device “about the size of a ping-pong ball” that uses vacuum pressure instead…
Tiny Eight-Week-Old Puppy Isn’t Sure How to React When He Gets His First Case of the Hiccups
“What are these things inside me!? I will scare them away!” A tiny eight-week-old puppy named Buck barks, growls, and bites at the air after…
‘Dutch Skies’, A Gorgeous Time-Lapse of the Varying Landscapes of The Netherlands Countryside
Filmmaker Stef Kwinten has created “Dutch Skies“, a gorgeous time-lapse film that captures the varying beauty of the different landscapes across the Netherlands. In making…
How Matt Murdock of ‘Daredevil’ Can See the World Around Him Without Sight
In an elightening episode of the Nerdist show Because Science, host Kyle Hill discusses the popular Netflix series Daredevil series and how the science of…
Language-Learning App Duolingo to Offer a Course in Klingon for English Speakers in the Near Future
Duolingo, the free user-contributed language-learning app, recently announced that they will soon be offering a course in Klingon for English Speakers. The course is currently…
Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson Talks About Music, the Beach, and Living in Los Angeles in an Animated Interview
In the most recent episode of the animated Google Play series “California Inspires Me,” Brian Wilson, the singer/songwriter and former Beach Boy, talks about writing…
The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular to Make Its American Debut at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in October 2015
The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular, a musical event dedicated to all things Doctor Who, is scheduled to make its first-ever North American debut at the…
Poopy Cat Founder Rides a Modified Bicycle From Amsterdam to London With His Two Cats to Mark UK Product Launch
In celebration of the UK launch of Poopycat (previously), the Dutch subscription-based biodegradable litter box service, founder Thomas Vles pedaled himself and his two cats…