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.
An Antique Music Cabinet That Automatically Plays Three Violins and a Piano at the Same Time
The Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Model BÂ Music Cabinet is a vintage music cabinet that features three self-playing violins and a piano.
Realistic Miniature Needle Felted Dogs and Donkeys
Materials artist "Curly Jo" Hobbs creates highly realistic dogs, donkeys, and other animals out of needle felted wool.
Glissotar, A Unique Wind Instrument That Is Like a Combination of a Saxophone and Violin
Glissonic Instruments introduced the Glissotar, a unique wind instrument that has a haptic magnetic strip instead of tone holes.
Musician Plays Guitar Using a Fishing Reel
Andrea Chiarini taped a fishing reel to his guitar and spooled it with his left hand as his right hand played an Italian folk song.
What Casual English Speech Was Like in 1586
Simon Roper read from the 1586 book "Familiar Dialogues" by Jacques Bellot examining the sentence structure of each phrase.
Metal Drummer Uses a Noisy Fan as His Backup Band
Drummer Tom Mueller amusingly used a noisy yet rhythmic fan to accompany him as a backup heavy metal band.
The Ongoing Debate About Analog Versus Digital Music
Hank Green of SciShow analyzed the ongoing debate between those who feel that analog music is far superior than digital music and vice versa.
The Wide Diversity of Pupil Shapes Among Animals
Wondrous Walk explained the incredible diversity in the way different animals literally see the world, focusing on their pupils.
Jazz Band Plays Swingy Cover of Nirvana’s ‘Heart Shaped Box’ After Hearing It Only Once
Ulysses Owens Jr. and his band Generation Y were challenged to play a jazz version of Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" on the spot.
A Catchy Song About Picking Up Really Cool Sticks
The comedy team of Austin & Colin composed and performed a catchy little tune about picking up random sticks in the woods.