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.
Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin (1925-2014), The Godfather of Psychedelics
Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, known the "Godfather of Psychedelics" due to his synthesizing of MDMA, died on June 2, 2014.
A Handy Device That Uses Ambient Heat and Gravity To Make Ice Spheres That Melt Slowly In Drinks
The Ice Ball Mold is a handy device that uses only the ambient heat discharged from a conductive metal (such as aluminum or copper) and…
Leon Trotsky, A Piglet On the Move With Help From His Custom Cart
Leon Trotsky, a tiny piglet whose legs were crushed when his mother fell on him, was given a new lease on life when he was…
Puddles the Sad Clown and Postmodern Jukebox Perform the Song ‘Chandelier’ by Sia
Puddles the Clown, a 7-foot sad clown with a beautiful voice, performs with musician Scott Bradlee‘s band Postmodern Jukebox in a haunting cover of “Chandelier”…
Boing Boing Founder Mark Frauenfelder and His Daughters Create DIY Projects In the Short Film ‘Make’
Filmmaker Angus Cann created “Make“, a lovely short film about the DIY projects that Boing Boing founder Mark Frauenfelder and his daughters make together. Angus…
Baby Panda Tries to Climb A Very Flimsy Bamboo Tree
A baby panda at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding tries to climb a very flimsy bamboo tree but to no avail in…
Energetic Baby Prairie Dog Teases A Perplexed But Very Tolerant House Cat
A very energetic baby prairie dog teases a somewhat perplexed, but very tolerant house cat who doesn’t seem to realize that the hyper little rodent…
Amazing Double Amputee Kitten Learns How To Descend the Stairs On Her Front Legs
In this video posted by Megan Brocato, an amazing double amputee kitten named Boots, saved from euthanasia by Life is Better Rescue in Colorado, descends…
Ann B. Davis (1926-2014), Beloved Housekeeper on ‘The Brady Bunch’
Ann B. Davis, best known for playing the role of Alice, the good-natured, self-deprecating housekeeper on the long-running sitcom “The Brady Bunch“, died in a…
Wayward Florida Black Bear Takes A Nap In Daytona Beach, Florida Backyard Hammock
Much to the surprise of a homeowner and his various neighbors in a Daytona Beach, Florida neighborhood, a wayward Florida black bear with a full…