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.
Scottish Historian Finds a Lost Sherlock Holmes Story by Arthur Conan Doyle While Searching Around in His Attic
The Book o’ the Brig A Scottish historian named Walter Elliot recently unearthed a “lost” Arthur Conan Doyle story while he was looking around in…
A Stunning Aerial Photo of Manhattan Island Surrounded By the Frozen Waters of New York Harbor
Wow, what a shot. Ice surrounds #NYC on a cold day .@VinitaCBS has more on the record freeze pic.twitter.com/KYO0ICWeJR — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews)…
A Short Time-Lapse Film That Captures the Beauty of Wales Throughout the Changing Seasons
Yoke Creative, a Wales-based production company, has released the first volume of their upcoming “Fire the Shutter” series, a beautiful short time-lapse film simply called…
Perturbed Pug Repeatedly Refuses Kisses From His Very Affectionate Human
A very picky and perturbed pug repeatedly refuses kisses from his human Keegan, even going so far as to use his paw to block her…
Swissarmius, A Clever Household Tool Holder Shaped Like a Swiss Army Knife
Designer Yegor Zghun of Art Lebedev Studios in Moscow, Russia has created Swissarmius, a clever household tool holder shaped like a traditional Swiss Army knife.…
Cole and Marmalade’s Human Explains the Importance of Getting Pets Spayed or Neutered
While at a SPOT adoption event in San Diego, California, Chris Poole, the beleaguered human belonging to the wonderfully informative feline duo Cole and Marmalade,…
Michelle Gomez Confirmed to Reprise Her Role as ‘Missy’ in the Ninth Season of ‘Doctor Who’
Michelle Gomez, the wonderful actress who played Doctor Who‘s nemesis Missy with such delicious glee last season, will be returning in the ninth season to…
Master Designers Craft a ‘Final Fantasy’ Kitchen Knife Set, Replicating Weapons Used in the Games
On an episode of Super-Fan Builds (previously), designer and master builder Tim Baker and his team at Tim Baker Creations granted viewer Matt Key’s wish…
Two Baby Elephants Wrestle Around in a Flooded Field While the Adults Stand Back and Supervise
A couple of baby elephants at the Elephant Nature Park (previously) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, wrestle around in a muddy flooded field while the rest…
‘Big Birdman’, A Touching ‘Sesame Street’ Parody of the Film ‘Birdman’ Starring the Actor Who Plays Big Bird
The Watercooler and Sesame Street have joined forces to create “Big Birdman,” a very sweet and very accurate parody of the 2014 breakout film Birdman.…