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.
The Brave Man Who Remained Behind to Care for Local Animals After the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Disaster
Naoto Matsumura, the incredibly brave and compassionate man who has been taking care of the local abandoned animals in Tomioka, Japan since the disaster at…
Cocktail Courier, A Delivery Service That Provides All the Ingredients to Make Professional Cocktails at Home
The Sideshow, Midnight Manhattan, and Aged and Confused Cocktail Courier by the bartending portal Shakestir is a home delivery service currently available in New York…
Two Men Gently Capture a Pelican to Remove the Fishing Line That Had Clamped the Bird’s Beak Shut
Two compassionate men in Gulf Shores, Alabama benevolently took the time to gently remove fishing line that was wrapped around the beak of a helpless…
Artist Creates an Incredible Array of Detailed Portraits Drawn Entirely With Coffee
Commercial artist Maria A. Aristidou has created an incredible array of amazingly detailed portraits using different blends of coffee on watercolor paper. Maria has stated…
Man Pushes His Dog Across a Hardwood Floor to Retrieve a Ball in a Very Lazy Game of Fetch
In what could be the laziest game of fetch ever, a man in a backwards baseball cap slides a dog across a shiny hardwood floor…
‘Houdini and Doyle’, TV Series Pairs Harry Houdini & Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as Paranormal Investigators
Deadline recently reported that FOX has picked up Houdini and Doyle, a brand new period drama that pairs the great illusionist Harry Houdini and the…
Stubborn Dog Runs Continual Circles Around a Snow-Covered Playground Spinner in an Effort to Avoid Going Home
An adorably stubborn Jack Russell terrier named Balu avoids going home by running in continual circles on his ad-hoc treadmill–a snow-covered playground turntable spinner that…
An Investigation Into What Occurs in the Brain During a Near-Death Experience
In The Atlantic article “The Science of Near-Death Experiences,” journalist Gideon Lichfield sought to find out what occurs in the brain of patients (dubbed “experiencers”)…
Pompous Albert, A Beautiful Scowling Curly-Haired Cat with a Sharp Sense of Humor
They call it #permascowl A photo posted by Albert (@pompous.albert) on Jan 20, 2015 at 7:45pm PST Pompous Albert is a beautiful Selkirk Rex who…
A Clever Rechargeable Bottle Light That Turns Empty Bottles Into Unique Light Sources
The rechargeable bottle light from the Foodiggity shop is a very clever way to constructively and easily repurpose empty glass bottles and turn them into…