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.
An Interactive Map That Predicts the Fall Foliage Across the United States in 2024
SmokyMountains.com released the 2024 Fall Foliage Prediction Map showing the best viewing of the changing of leaves across the United States.
A Clever Crossbody Bookmark Book Carrier
Resurrected Journals created a very clever book carrier featuring a bookmark attached to two long adjustable straps for crossbody wearing.
Clever Parrot Perfectly Imitates the Sound of a Zipper
A clever Quaker parrot named Taco did several perfect imitations of a zipper after watching his human zip and unzip a case.
Stunning Footage of Butterfly Wings Shot With Electron Microscopes at Nanoscopic Magnification
"Nanoscapes" by Kristina Dutton is a stunning short film of butterfly wings shot through electron microscopes at 50,000x magnification.
Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon Comes Running Through the Trees for Grapes and Other Fruit
Elin TV called over a northern white-cheeked gibbon who climbed through the trees and down the path for the grapes that were being offered.
Flying Security Cameras Leave Their Perches to Spy on People in the Clever Apple Safari Browser Ad ‘Flock’
Security cameras leave their perches and fly to spy on people with iPhones as they go about their lives in "Flock", a clever ad for Safari.
Chickens Help Carve a Pumpkin Into a Jack O’Lantern
Bre Ellis traced out the shape of a Jack O'Lantern and gave it to her chickens to carve out each feature with their little beaks.
A Cleverly Designed Cat Ladder That Lets a Cat Climb the Garden Wall to a Higher Floor
Ataraxia Riqueza shared a video of a cat ascending a very cleverly designed cat ladder that went all the way up the garden wall.
Why Some Animals Can Regrow Their Limbs But Humans Cannot
A regenerative Ted-Ed lesson written by Jessica Whited explains why certain animals can regrow limbs and others, including humans, cannot.
The Empire State Building Pays Tribute to James Earl Jones With a Darth Vader Light Show
The Empire State Building in New York City paid tribute to James Earl Jones with a light show featuring Darth Vader from Star Wars.