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.
Why We Cry As Explained Through A Day In the Life of A Girl Named Iris
Our story is about a girl named “Iris”. Iris is very sensitive. So much that she is always in tears. In this clever Ted-Ed animation,…
Florida Panther Kitten Rescued From the Brink of Death Is Now Thriving
In late January 2014, a team of Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists came across an abandoned 1-week old panther kitten while conducting research in the…
A Baby Tamandua (Anteater) Born at The Staten Island Zoo
In January the Staten Island Zoo in New York City announced that an absolutely adorable male baby Tamandua named MJ was born to mother DJ…
Hammie the Bulldog Plays Mommy To An Adorable Litter of Foster Kittens
I swear he thought he was the mom. Last year Michelle Parden, also known as RorschachBulldogs on reddit, fostered a mother cat and her kittens…
A Candle That Can Make One Nostalgic For a Chocolate Egg Cream From Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City
If you don’t live in the New York City area, chances are that you haven’t had a chocolate egg cream from Katz’s deli in a…
Three Insanely Cute Panda Cubs Crawl and Tumble Over Each Other in Chengdu, China
Three giant panda cubs crawl and tumble over each other while looking insanely cute at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu,…
Adorable Meerkat Laughs Boisterously While Being Tickled
An adorable meerkat laughs boisterously in the arms of a tickling zookeeper at Whitehouse Farm in Northumberland, England.
Bouncy Black Cat Really Wants To Come Inside the House
A clever black cat who really wants to come inside implements a bouncing strategy to attract the attention of a human when his primary tactic…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Questlove’s First Day of Work on ‘The Tonight Show’
Part One My whole goal for the day is to treat this like any other day. We’ve done this show 969 times. What I don’t…
Mercury, The Incredible Cat Whose Missing Front Legs Don’t Stop Him From Doing Anything He Wants To Do
Mercury is an adorable little striped tabby who loves to play, eat, attack his toys and sleep. In other words, he’s a cat. The only…