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.
Rat Runs Down the Up Escalator
In January 2012, a subway rat went for an crazy ride running down the up escalator at the Civic Center BART station in San Francisco.…
Peter O’Toole (1932-2013), Famed Stage and Film Actor Who Starred In ‘Lawrence of Arabia’
Peter O’Toole, the legendary award-winning actor, died on December 14, 2013 at Wellington Hospital in London. He was 81 years old. Mr. O’Toole’s career lasted…
Sesshomaru the Cat Attempts to Climb the Christmas Tree
Sesshomaru, a striped tabby, found out the hard way (as most cats do) that the Christmas tree is merely ornamental and is not a good…
A Rare Winter Storm Hits The Middle East, Blanketing Desert in Snow
Cairo, Egypt – photo by Koert Debeuf A rare winter storm hit the Middle East, blanketing the desert in snow. The storm, named Alexa, started…
Pink & Blue, A Campaign to Fund Film About Breast Cancer and BRCA Gene Mutation in Both Men and Women
Award winning producer and filmmaker, Alan Blassman has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create his film Pink and Blue, a documentary about breast cancer and…
Kitten Meets Bearded Dragon For the First Time
A tiny orange tabby kitten meets a bearded dragon for the first time. The kitten goes berserk. The lizard, however, is completely unimpressed, but gives…
Politeness Is Rewarded at the Le Petite Syrah Cafe in Nice, France
Politeness is very much rewarded at the La Petit Syrah cafe in Nice, France. If you’re well-mannered, then a cup of coffee is 1,40€, if…
Light Rorschach, Inkblot-Style Photos Made by Spinning Molten Steel Wool
In his series "Light Rorschach", Nicolas Rivals used light painting techniques to create inkblot images out of molten steel wool.
Savanna the Cheetah and Max the Dog Play in the Snow at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Who says that cats and dogs can’t be friends? Savanna the Cheetah and Max the Dog are having a wonderful time proving those naysayers wrong…
1960 New York Subway Captured by Photographer Enrico Natali
In 1960, Brooklyn photographer Enrico Natali took candid pictures of the people he saw on the subway on a daily basis.