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.
A 16 Year Old Dave Grohl Plays Drums in His 1985 Band
Classic footage shows Dave Grohl at the age of sixteen playing drums in his then DC area punk band Mission Impossible in 1985
Attentive Dog Watches Over Crawling Baby
An incredibly attentive dog keeps a watchful eye on an active baby to make sure that she doesn't crawl away and into something that could hurt her.
Why Some Bitter Foods Taste Good
Kate Yoshida of Minute Food looked at why a number of bitter foods taste good to us when bitterness was once a warning of danger.
Hacker Uses Hand Signals to Become Human Keyboard
Everything Is Hacked cleverly used an obscure hand-signal flag semaphore system to turn himself into a human keyboard.
Everyday Items of the Past That Are No Longer Used
Rhetty for History looked back on items, inventions, and machines that were ubiquitous in past years but harder to find now.
Supergroup Performs Badass Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd at the 2023 CMT Country Music Awards
A supergroup performed a tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd during the 2023 CMT Awards with a medley of "Simple Man" and "Sweet Home Alabama".
Compassionate Man Jumps Into Canal to Save Drowning Baby Fox
A compassionate man jumped fully clothed into the Grand Union Canal in Market Harborough, England, to save a baby fox from certain drowning.
New Mom Gracefully Ballet Dances With Her Baby
Dance teacher Gracie Holloway gracefully ballet danced with her new baby in a front-facing carrier on her chest.
How a Buzzy Guitar Amp Changed Musical History
Simon Whistler of "Today I Found Out" looked back at how a buzzy broken guitar amplifier on the record "Rocket 88" changed musical history.
How Mac and Cheese Became an Iconic American Dish
Weird History Food looks at the history of macaroni and cheese, noting how it was served in Europe before coming to the US via James Hemmings.