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 Best Time to View Changing Leaves Within the Continental United States
SmokyMountains.com has released its annual interactive Fall Foliage map for 2021 that predicts the best time to view changing leaves.
Woodworker Creates a Lamp Featuring a Beautifully Woodturned ‘One Ring’ From ‘The Lord of the Rings’
French woodworker Olivier Gomis crafted a beautiful lamp featuring a woodturned "One Ring" from the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy Lord of the Rings.
How to Properly Cut and Serve Different Cheeses
Anne Saxelby of Saxelby Cheesemongers in New York City gave an informative lesson on how to properly "cut the cheese".
How to Play Drums in the Distinctive Style of the Late Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones
Percussionist Steward Jean gave a tutorial showing how to play drums in the style of Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones
Colorado Rock Stacking Artist Talks About His Desire to Attain Balance Whenever Possible
Michael Grab of Gravity Glue spoke with 60 Second Docs about his incredible talent for balancing rocks in seemingly impossibly ways.
A Perpetual Bubble Wrap Popping Toy
The Bandai Toy Company in Japan has created a portable bubble wrap popping toy that can be used over and over again.
How to Make Just About Every Shape of Bread
Runner & Stone head baker Peter Endriss partnered with Epicurious to offer a comprehensive tutorial in shaping a variety of breads.
Mesmerizing ASMR Footage of a Tortoise Eating Fruit and Vegetables With Noisy Enthusiasm
The ASMR Animal channel shared mesmerizing footage of a tortoise enjoying individual pieces of fruits and vegetables with noisy enthusiasm.
Pianist Plays a Lively Soundtrack to Footage of the ‘Apparently Kid’ at the 2014 Wayne County Fair
Talented pianist Brandon Ethridge quite hilariously provided a very lively soundtrack to the infamous "Apparently Kid" from 2014.
RoBeetle, The World’s Lightest Crawling Robot
Néstor O. Pérez-Arancibia of WSU created the "Robeetle", a tiny four-legged robot that runs on liquid fuel through catalytic combustion.