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 Joshua Schacter Turned His Plotter Mistakes Into His Own Unique Art
Joshua Schachter gave an amusing TED Talk where he spoke about his plotter mistakes and how he turned them into his own unique art.
Ancient Inventions and Technologies That Were Way Ahead of Their Time
Chill Dude Explains created a two-part series highlighting ancient inventions and technologies that now seem way ahead of their time.
Peter Frampton, Trey Anastasio, and Grace Bowers Play a Powerful Cover of ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’
Peter Frampton, Trey Anastasio, and Grace Bowers performed a powerful cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at Love Rocks 2025.
An Ingenious ‘Butter’ Made From Carbon That Looks, Tastes, and Smells Like Real Dairy Butter
CBS News visited Savor Food in Batavia, Illinois to learn how they make their signature butter out of carbon from the air and hydrogen from water.
Rex’s Dino Store – A Pop-Up NYC Subway Bodega at Grand Army Plaza Dedicated to All Things Dinosaur
Sarah Cassidy and Akiva Leffert partnered with the MTA to open Rex's Dino Store, a pop-up dinosaur bodega at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.
Paralyzed Sheep Drives Her Adapted Motorized Wheelchair Around the Sanctuary Grounds
An adorable sheep named Kiki who, is completely paralyzed, learned how to drive her adapted motorized wheelchair around the grounds.
A Pair of Tabby Cats Repeatedly Stick Their Adorable Faces Into a Pringles Shaped Cardboard Tube
A pair of tabby cats repeatedly stuck their adorable faces into a cardboard tube that is entirely reminiscent of a Pringles potato chip can.
How Giant Animatronic Props Are Made
Distortions Unlimited shows how they make animatronic props like "The Sleeping Giant" and his smarter cousin "Colossus" from a single mold.
The Mysterious Sweating Sickness That Overtook Tudor England in the 15th and 16th Centuries
SciShow explained how a mysterious sweating sickness overtook Tudor England in the 15th and 16th centuries and then disappeared.
How Van Helsing Went From Stoic Academic in ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ to Famed Action Hero in Movies
Dr. Emily Zarka of Monstrum shared how vampire hunter action hero Van Helsing from "Bram Stoker's Dracula" was originally a stoic academic.