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.
Disabled Pig Completely Captures Her Rescuer’s Heart
A a wonderfully affectionate disabled pig named Little Lilly Jelly Roll completely captured Arthur Acre's founder Todd Friedman's heart.
Tiny Leaf Boats Powered by Ballpoint Pen Ink
Steve Mould showed how tiny boats made of leaves pens can be powered by fractal ballpoint pen ink, sending them in a spiral.
Buzz Aldrin Talks About Life After the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in a 1980 BBC Interview
The great Buzz Aldrin opened up about life after the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing mission in a 1980 BBC interview with Sir Ludovic Kennedy.
John Travolta Auditioned To Play Fonzie in ‘Happy Days’
I Did Not Know That explained that John Travolta had auditioned for the role of Fonzie in the 1970s sitcom "Happy Days".
Lonely Abandoned Lion Touches Grass for First Time
A lonely lion who was left behind in a cage at a closed Armenian zoo, walked outside and onto the grass for the first time in his 15 years.
Wary Cat Freezes in Place to Avoid Baby Toddling By
A wary cat named Churchill hilariously froze in place like a stuffed animals as Danilo the baby toddled by.
Famous Movies Reimagined as Classic Paperbacks
Designer Matt Stevens reimagined popular movies as classic pocket paperback books in his aptly named series "Good Movies as Old Books".
A Line of Cat Pen Holders Dance the ‘Ievan Polka’
Tomosteen, created an amazing stop motion animation of cat pen holders that danced to the traditional Finnish polka song "Ievan Polkka".
A 1974 Interview About Boozy the Beer-Loving Snail
BBC's Michael Barrat interviewed Christopher Hudson who explained that his giant African snail Boozy enjoys drinking from a pint of beer.
A Beautiful Mister Rogers Tribute Song by Kate Micucci
Kate Micucci of the comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates wrote a beautiful tribute song to the late, greatly missed Mister Rogers.