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.
Incessantly Barking Chihuahua Terrifies an Apprehensive Great Dane Upon First Meeting
A tiny, incessantly barking chihuahua terrifies an apprehensive Great Dane named Duke so much that he backs up on to the chairs where his humans…
Norwegian Photographer Captures Four Seasons in a Single Image With 3,888 Photos Shot Over One Year
Crowded House might have sung about “Four Seasons In One Day“, but Norwegian photographer Eirik Solheim captured four seasons in one image culled from a…
Robin Williams Shares His Thoughts About the World Around Him in Poignant 1991 Radio Interviews Animated for PBS
In the most recent episode of the PBS animated series “Blank on Blank,“ the greatly missed Robin Williams opens up about how he sees the…
Touching Freeview UK Television Ad Features Unsold Toys Coming to Life and Singing ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’
In “Left Behinds,” a slightly surreal, yet incredibly touching ad for the UK digital television service Freeview, a group of unsold rummage sale toys who…
A Very Happy Pug Really Enjoys Getting Bathed in the Sink by His Construction-Savvy Human
A very happy pug named Barry really enjoys getting bathed by his human David Stanton. David normally does construction videos but wanted to give his…
Ninita the Pygmy Marmoset Likes to Eat, Climb, Play and Be Combed With a Toothbrush
A pygmy marmoset named Ninita likes to eat, climb, play, and be combed with a toothbrush by the gentle humans at the Rare Species Conservatory…
‘Hush’, Smartphone-Enabled, Noise-Masking Earplugs That Create a Soothing Sleep Environment
Three engineers in San Diego, California, all named Daniel, have created Hush, a set of noise-masking earplugs that work with an app to create a…
‘Mousr’, A Robotic Cat Toy That Uses Artificial Intelligence and Adaptive Learning to Mimic Real Prey
Think Pinky with a brain Three graduate students in the electrical engineering program at the University of Illinois have created Mousr, an interactive robotic cat…
The Compromises That Humans Have to Make When They Share a Home With Cats
The amusing feline duo of Cole and Marmalade (previously), along with their human Chris, demonstrate the compromises that humans have to make when they share…
Creative Teenager Builds a Cat-Shaped Snow Fort For Her Beloved Cat
In February 2014, a teenager who goes by the name Charmeleon, channeled her love for her cat Tamaki by building a fort in the beloved…