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.
Elaborate Designs Carved Into Avocados
Award-winning Italian carving artist and teacher Daniele Barresi carves gorgeously elaborate designs into avocados.
How to Build a LEGO Square That Can Bend and Twist
Jeff Sanders of Brick Bending shows how to make a LEGO square that can bend and twist without breaking.
Musicians Read Amplified Musical Barcode Signals With Scanners Attached to Miniature Skateboards
Electronicos Fantasticos attached their scanners to miniature fingerboard skateboards to play their electronic barcode signal instrument.
12 Relaxing Hours of Sleeping Sea Otters Bobbing In the Monterey Bay With Ambient Ocean Sounds
Monterey Bay Aquarium created a calming 12 hour video featuring sea otters sleeping in Monterey Bay with the ambient sounds of the ocean.
Making Techno Music With Acoustic Instruments
Two members of Klangphonics sat on the floor of their studio and performed amazing techno style music using acoustic instruments.
Glorious Edible Masks Made Out of Food by Foodmasku
New York City artist Antonius Oki Wiriadjaja of Foodmasku creates glorious ephemeral masks out of food that he photographs before consuming.
A Live Looping Rhythmic Remix of a Squeaky Glove Compartment Playing Light Jazz
David Scott of The Kiffness did a live looping remix of a measure of light jazz that was originally created by a squeaky glove compartment.
How to Build a Miniature 3D Printed Stonehenge
Model builder Luke Towan of Boulder Creek Railroad shared how to build a remarkable miniature 3D printed replica of Stonehenge.
An Intricate Stop Motion 3D Animation With a Rube Goldberg Machine That Propels Movement Forward
Designer Tomohiro Okazaki created "Link", an intricate 3D animation that used a Rube Goldberg machine that kept things moving along.
A Richly Emotive Harp Guitar Cover of the Classic Pixies Song ‘Where Is My Mind?’
Musician Jamie Dupuis performed a richly emotive fingerstyle cover of the Pixies song "Where is My Mind" on his acoustic harp guitar.