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.
Why the Statue of Liberty’s Torch Is Off-Limits to Visitors
It's History takes a wonderful look into the history of the Statue of Liberty and why her iconic torch is off-limits to visitors.
A Handy Windmill Slicing Tool That Easily Cuts Watermelon Into Even Cubes
Vantic has created the Watermelon Windmill Slicer, a handy way to cut a watermelon into cubes of roughly the same size with little effort.
Endless Marble Loop
ViralVideoLab shows how to very easily make an endless marble run using items that are commonly found around the household.
A Beautifully Expressive Hand Ballet Performed by 128 Performers in Wheelchairs for the Paralympic Games
Choreographer Sadeck Waff created a beautifully expressive hand ballet featuring performers in wheelchairs for the Paralympics Games.
World’s Fastest Backwards Runner Talks About the Benefits of His Unique Sport
Guinness World Record holder Aaron Yoder of Lindsborg, Kansas spoke with 60 Second Docs about the benefits of running backwards.
An Animated Size Comparison of Fictional Sea Monsters
MetaBallStudios created an imaginative visualization that compares the sizes of fictional monsters from books, films, television shows, and video games.
A Fun Animated Children’s Song That Explains the Different Features of Advanced Geometrical Shapes
"Advanced Shapes" by Kids Learning Tube is an animated children's song that explains the different features of various geometric shapes.
Highly Realistic Renderings of People and Characters
Turkish game designer Hossein Diba has created incredibly realistic renderings of real people and fictional characters.
Why Orchestras Are Arranged They Way They Are
Inspired by Bill Wurtz, British composer David Bruce offers a rather humorous but fascinating history of the orchestra, more or less.
Remarkable Mosaic Portraits Made Out of Pebbles
Land artist Justin Bateman creates remarkably detailed mosaic portraits out of stones that he finds on his travels.