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.
Jonas the Tiger Is Perplexed By Hand Vacuum
Jonas the Tiger was perplexed by a hand-vac until Kevin Thatcher, his caretaker and an employee of Bowmanville Zoo in Ontario, Canada, showed him what…
Joey the Cat Loves To Drink Water, Just Not From His Bowl
Hillary Darrah‘s cat Joey loves water but he just doesn’t like to drink it from his bowl. Instead, he prefers to quench his thirst with…
Examining The Influence Of The Barbie Doll On Young Girls
Christen Conger of DNews examines the influence that the “Barbie doll” has had on body image and what, if anything, the realistically proportioned doll “Lammily”…
Cat Videobombs His Human’s Yoga Routine
Milo the cat videobombs the recording of his human’s yoga routine before shutting the whole thing down with a thwack of his paw.
The Science of Spiciness Explained
Educator Rose Eveleth explains what makes certain foods spicy, how the body reacts to that spice and why certain people enjoy the burn of spicy…
Mom And Daughter Make Dresses From Paper, Tape And Other Things Around the House
A photographer mom and her daughter nicknamed "Mayhem" create amazing dresses with paper, scissors, assorted scraps, bandages.
Two Chinese Red Pandas Play In the Snow At The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden
Two gorgeous Chinese red pandas happily play with one another in the snow at The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. According to Thane Maynard, the…
Too Many Zooz, A Powerful Horn-Based Trio Performing in a New York City Subway Station
Too Many Zoos, an amazing, powerful horn-based trio with a very big sound, performs to commuters in the 14th Street-Union Square subway station in New…
Fundraising Campaign to Help Jackie Jones, The 88-Year-Old One-Woman Band in San Francisco
Jackie Jones, the 88-year-old amazing one-woman band had been a regular fixture for over 15 years at the Alemany Farmers Market in the Bernal Heights…
Adorable Deaf Pug Sings To His Humans To Show How Excited He Is That They’ve Arrived Home
An adorable deaf pug sings to his humans, showing how excited he is that they’ve arrived home. Our pug is deaf, so he is not…