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.
How the US Postal Service Reads Unreadable Mail
Tom Scott visited the USPS Remote Encoding Center in Salt Lake City to learn how they deal with mail addressed in unreadable handwriting.
The Weird Plurals In English That Are Exceptions to the Standard Addition of an ‘S’
Rob Watts of RobWords discussed different nouns that are exceptions to the standard pluralizing rule in English of adding an "s".
A Mid-Century Modern House Aquarium For Pet Fish That Includes a Tiny BMW in the Garage
Engineer Sergii Gordieiev of The Q constructed a mid-century modern house aquarium for his pet fish with a BMW in the garage.
A Clay Sculpture Featuring Cookie Monster Gleefully Devouring Terrified Gingerbread Men
North of the Border sculpted a seemingly adorable yet chilling scene of Cookie Monster gleefully devouring terrified gingerbread men.
A Low Bass Cover of ‘The Rains of Castamere’ From ‘Game of Thrones’ Sung Sitting on an Iron Throne
Geoff Castellucci performed a low bass, a cappella cover of "Rains of Castamere" from Game of Thrones while sitting on an Iron Throne.
Pianist Plays ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ With One Finger
Lord Vinheteiro performed Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" using only one finger on a keyboard that appeared to move automatically.
Explaining the Meaning Behind Airport Runway Digits
CGP Grey explains the purpose and the design of those seemingly random airport runway digits that are usually only seen out of a plane window.
Herbie Hancock Gives a Demonstration of His Fairlight CMI Synthesizer to the Kids on ‘Sesame Street’ in 1983
Herbie Hancock appeared on "Sesame Street" in 1983 to give a demonstration of his new Fairlight CMI Synthesizer to Maria and The Kids.
Giggster Helps People Find and List Unique Locations for Film, Television, Photo Shoots, and Private Events
Giggster helps people find and list unique venues in intriguing locations for film, television, photo shoots, and private events by the hour.
An A Cappella Cover of the ‘Thomas & Friends’ Theme
MayTree performed a buoyant A Cappella cover of the iconic instrumental theme for the British children's television show Thomas & Friends.