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 Juggernaut, A 128-Ounce Growler That Can Easily Be Converted Into a Personal Keg
DrinkTanks in Oregon makes a variety of double-walled growlers, is currently raising funds through Kickstarter for the Juggernaut, a new product that holds 128 ounces…
Playful Cat Gets Curled Across the Floor by His Human and Willingly Comes Back for More
A very playful cat gets curled across the floor by his human and finds that he enjoys it so much that he keeps coming back…
Elite Athletes Perform Complicated Yoga Poses on the Edge of 600-Foot Cliffs in Moab, Utah
In “Asamprajnata” by Trimr fitness bottles, elite athletes perform complicated yoga poses while perched on top of 600-foot cliffs in Arches National Park near Moab,…
Cats Cole and Marmalade Provide Examples of the Fickle Logic Employed by Felines on a Daily Basis
The amusing feline duo of Cole and Marmalade have returned with a follow up to their original “Cat Logic” video. Simply named “Cat Logic 2“,…
Imaginative Creations Crafted From Gathered Foliage, Flowers, and Vegetation
Bridget Beth Collins crafts beautiful and imaginative creations using the foliage, flowers, and vegetation she gathers throughout her day.
Oregon Artist Creates a Stunning Line of Vibrantly Colored Hand-Blown Glass Sea Creatures
Oregon-based glass artist Scott Bisson of Quantum Creative Glass has created a stunning line of vibrantly colored hand-blown glass sea creatures which includes frogs, octopi,…
R. Buckminster Fuller Talks About His Eponymous Geodesic Dome Home in Animated Interviews from 1965 and 1970
In the most recent episode of the animated Quoted Studios series Blank on Blank, the brilliant designer and inventor R. Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller talks about…
StoryCorps Develops a Free App That Lets People Record, Share & Preserve the Stories of Their Lives
StoryCorps (previously), the wonderful oral history project that provides recording booths for people to tell their own life stories and make them available to the…
An Interesting List of Lesser-Known Facts About Different Species in the Animal Kingdom
On the most recent episode of The List Show by Mental Floss, host John Green presents an interesting list of little- and lesser-known facts about…
‘AWAKE’, A Short Time-Lapse That Captures the Prismatic Beauty of the Northern Lights in Alaska
“AWAKE” is a new time-lapse film by filmmaker Alexis Coram that captures the stunning prismatic beauty of the aurora borealis as it dances across the…