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.
Bob Casale (1952-2014), Founding Member and Guitarist of the Band Devo
image by Gerald Casale Bob Casale aka Bob2, a founding member of the band Devo, died unexpectedly on February 17, 2014 from heart failure. He…
Woman With Beard Shrugs Off Bullies And Finds Beauty Within Herself
Harnaam Kaur is a 23 year old woman who suffers polycystic ovary syndrome, an endocrine disorder that causes hirsutism (excess hair growth). In Harnaam’s case,…
French Goats Have a Blast Playing on Flexible Steel Structure
A family of goats have a great time working their cores by balancing on a flexible steel structure while a cranky billy goat looks on.…
The Last Gang In Town, A Mockumentary About The Clash, Featuring Fred Armisen as Punk Rocker Ian Rubbish
In “The Clash: The Last Gang in Town“, a short mockumentary by Funny or Die, Fred Armisen plays Ian Rubbish, an aging punk rocker who…
The Science Behind The Transparency of Glass And Other Amorphous Solids
In this fascinating Ted-Ed lesson, scientist Mark Miodownik explains the science behind glass and other amorphous solids and what causes them to be transparent. If…
‘The Little Mermaid’ Remade with Cute Kittens
The Pet Collective has created a very cute remake of the 1989 animated Disney film The Little Mermaid using adorable kittens. We’ve previously written about…
Kids React to the Song ‘Let It Go’ From the Disney Movie ‘Frozen’ Being Sung In 25 Different Languages
That was fun. It’s like Rosetta Stone in song. In the latest episode of their Kids React series, the Fine Brothers show to a group…
Examining Why Athletes Have A Higher Tolerance For Pain
Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown of AsapSCIENCE take a look at why athletes have a higher tolerance for pain in “The Science of Pain”, the…
Haatchi and Little B, A Very Special Bond Between A Disabled Boy and His 3 Legged Dog
In January 2012, a 5 month old Anatolian Shepherd was abandoned on a railway line and hit by an oncoming train. The injuries that the…
Cat Curling In Real Life
In 2011, John Palmer found out from his siblings that his cat really enjoyed being slid across the kitchen floor. It was only natural then,…