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.
A Terrifying Giant 12 Foot Pumpkin Head Skeleton With a Fiery Chest and Realistic Animated LCD Eyes
With plenty of time before Halloween hits this October, The Home Depot is selling a giant 12-foot rotten pumpkin head skeleton that features posable vine-covered…
An Animation of the Velocities Required For Rockets to Escape the Gravitational Pull of Solar System Bodies
Dr. James O'Donoghue created an animation of the velocities required for rockets to escape the gravitational pull of solar system bodies.
Scorpion Mother With Babies on Her Back Glows Fluorescent Blue and Purple Under Ultraviolet Light
Ecological artist Sarah Folts shared footage of a mother scorpion with her babies on her back glowing under ultraviolet light.
Amusing Compilation of Insistent Cats and Dogs Interrupting People While They Are Working
An amusing compilation of rather insistent cats and dogs interrupting people while they are working.
Little Boy Slowly ‘Slides’ Himself Down an Obstacle Course Ramp That He Mistook for a Playground Slide
While at an obstacle course a little boy mistakenly identified a ramp for a playground slide and slowly attempted to slide himself down.
The Egyptian Craftsman Who Keeps the Tradition of Hand Mixed Cement Tiles Alive For Future Generations
Business Insider traveled to Cairo to meet with Saied Hussain, an Egyptian craftsman who has been making colored cement tiles for the past 50 years…
Stout Mask Replica, An American Stout Celebrating the Classic Captain Beefheart Album ‘Trout Mask Replica’
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Duck Foot Brewing Company (@duckfootbeer) Duck Foot Brewing in San Diego has created “Stout Mask Replica”,…
NYU Track Star Outruns the New York City Subway
Jon Diáz, a student track star at New York University, took up the challenge by BuzzFeed to outrun the New York City subway system. For…
Student Pilot Calmly Makes an Emergency Landing After Running Out of Fuel in His Single Engine Plane
While finishing his first solo cross country flight on May 22, 2021, student pilot and motivational speaker Brian Parsley found himself in the scary position…
Improv Everywhere Throws 100 Person Dance Party for NYC Pedestrians Who Stand on a ‘Dance Party’ Decal
Charlie Todd and the NYC comedy collective Improv Everywhere (previously) collaborated with the Museum of the City of New York to create a wonderful interactive…