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.
Alaskan Mayor Stubbs the Cat Ran Unsuccessful Race for 2014 Senate as a Write-In Candidate
A 17-year old orange tabby named Stubbs, who has been the Honorary Mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska for the past 15 years, made a run for…
Giant Panda Repeatedly Rolls Himself Down a Snowy Hill at the Toronto Zoo
A giant panda at the Toronto Zoo named Da Mao finds out that he really enjoys rolling himself down a snowy hill and proceeds to…
Computer PhD Candidate Remixes Offensive Barbie Book and Makes the Iconic Doll a Computer Engineer
One of my favorite things about remix: If you don’t like the narrative, change it! When Casey Fiesler, a PhD candidate in Human-Centered Computing at…
Brilliant Series in Which Sloths Replace Humans on Iconic Album Covers
Matt Tucker, the Picture Editor at BuzzFeed UK, has created an unusually brilliant photo series in which sloths replace humans on iconic album covers. It’s…
‘Doctor Whom’, An Unhappy Doctor Confronts Customer Service About His Newly Regenerated Self
In “Doctor Whom” by The Nether Region, a grizzled and rotund Doctor Who confronts an uncooperative customer service representative to register his unhappiness with his…
Reusable Skin Blemish Stickers For Lammily the Average Doll That Mimic the Reality of Adolescent Complexions
“Average” doesn’t signify mediocrity. Average includes us all. And all of us are beautiful. Lammily the “average” doll was created by Nickolay Lamm, a designer…
A TED-Ed Lesson Explaining the Three Most Common Routes of Cancer Metastasis
In the TED-Ed lesson “How does cancer spread through the body?,” animated by Andrew Foerster and narrated by Addison Anderson, educator Ivan Seah Yu Jun…
What the First Thanksgiving Meal in 1621 Might Have Looked Like
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner usually consists of (at the very least) a turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie, however, as Guardian…
‘Closer Plate’, A Convenient and Elegant Way To Hold Food and Drink In One Hand
San Francisco-based designer Marco Guadarrama has designed the Closer Plate, a convenient and elegant plate that allows diners to hold food and drink in one…
Tiny Turtle Wiggles Back and Forth as He Enjoys a Good Shell Scratching From His Human
A tiny turtle named Tate wiggles his butt back and forth as his human Crystal gives his shell a good scratching. According to commenter Turtle…