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.
Correct Pronunciation of Commonly Mispronounced Locations Around the World
River Thames, U.K. Thrillophilia has created “32 Places People Have Mispronounced Their Entire Life”, a visually attractive way to explain the correct way to pronounce…
Streit’s Matzo Executive Explains Why They Have to Close Shop in New York City and Move to New Jersey
In “How Matzo is Made,” Alan Adler, the Executive Vice President of Streit’s Matzos talks with Potluck Video about their history, how they modernized matzo…
Simon’s Cat Offers a Romantic But Misunderstood Present to His Sweetheart for Valentine’s Day
A lovestruck cat has a bad case of the butterflies Simon’s cat, known for his clumsiness and constant hunger, goes out of his way to…
Bob Simon (1941-2015), Award-Winning CBS News Foreign News Correspondent and ’60 Minutes’ Reporter
CBS News has confirmed that Bob Simon, the award-winning foreign news correspondent and report for the long-running news show 60 Minutes, succumbed to the injuries…
Photographer Uses Bedsheets and Stuffed Animals to Create Amusing Scenes Around Her Sleeping Dog
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raising The Ruf (@raisingtherufdog) Actress and dog photographer Sara Rehnmark has created a fun series using…
Benevolent Photographer Donates Her Talents to Help Find Homes for Adoptable Animals in Central California
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jess Lessard Photography (@jesslessardphoto) Every week, photographer Jess Lessard volunteers at Cat House on the Kings,…
‘Dr. Who TARDIS Chair’, A Whimsical Bergère Regency Chair Reupholstered With a Handmade TARDIS Design
Artist Shannon Witt of WittsWhimsy has created the “Dr. Who Tardis Chair,” a whimsical Bergère Regency chair beautifully reupholstered with hand-painted Shantung silk, handmade piping,…
Simple Lessons in Braiding Four-Strand and Six-Strand Challah Bread
Four-Strand Challah Baker Dovber Berkowitz offers simple lessons in braiding challah, the traditional Jewish bread that’s typically eaten on the Sabbath, with both four-strands and…
How Structural Coloration Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Gorgeous Iridescent Blue Color
In “What Gives the Morpho Butterfly Its Magnificent Blue?” KQED Science host Jenny Oh Hatfield explains the concept of structural coloration, the process that gives…
Reptile Rejuvenation, A Short Documentary Revealing the Warm Personalities Behind Cold-Blooded Reptiles
In “Wild Inside: Reptile Rejuvenation”, the Smithsonian Channel talked to the reptile caretakers at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. and learned that despite their…