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.
Resourceful Beaver Gnaws Off the Large End of a Tree Branch When It Won’t Fit Through the Door
A very resourceful beaver named Filbert, the “branch manager” at the Oregon Zoo located the perfect wooden branch for himself and his faithful partner Maple…
Graceful Water Droplets Captured in Super Slow Motion
Photographer Jens of Another Perspective (previously) captured super slow motion macro footage of graceful drops of water falling into coffee, milk and oil. Water Droplet…
Clever Toddler Correctly Locates US States on Map
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Landon Dickerson Jr. (@boops_alot) An absolutely adorable and very clever two year old who goes by…
Frustrated Part-Time Seasonal IKEA Employee Offers Honest Answers to the Most Inane Customer Questions
Comedian Scott Seiss took on the persona of a frustrated "part-time seasonal" IKEA employee to answer some inane customer questions.
Ambidextrous Artist Draws With Both Hands at Once
Dutch artist Rajacenna van Damexplain explained how she is able to draw realistic portraits using each hand independently from the other.
A Wondrous Miniature Cityscape Sewn With Electricity Conducting Thread to Make the Lights Shine
Japanese infrastructure company Kandeko has created a beautiful ad for which material artists used a special Smart X electro-conductive thread, which easily connects to circuits…
Busy Lovebirds Make New Feathers Out of Paper
An adorable pair of peach-faced lovebirds sat on the kitchen table and kept themselves busy making new feathers out of printer paper that their human…
Cat Repeatedly Jumps Into a Long Horizontal Box to Be Launched Onto the Bed Over and Over Again
Animator TrTveT had a bit of fun when his cat climbed inside a long horizontal box with open sides that he used to launch his cat onto the bed over and over.
Grateful Dead Fan Builds an Incredible Miniature Replica of the Band’s Legendary ‘Wall of Sound’
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mini Wall of Sound (@mini_wall_of_sound) While stuck at home during the lockdown, Grateful Dead fan Anthony…
A Groovy Gayageum Cover of the Iconic 1967 Jefferson Airplane Song ‘Somebody To Love’
Musician Luna Lee, known for playing popular songs on her traditional Gayageum, performed a groovy cover of the iconic 1967 Jefferson Airplane song “Somebody to…