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.
Tiny Puppy Gleefully Plays With a Lively Butterfly
A little puppy named Emy rolled around on her family’s front porch gleefully swatting at a very lively and surprisingly playful butterfly.
Stretch, A Versatile Boston Dynamics Gripping Arm Robot That Can Assist in Warehouse Environments
Stretch by Boston Dynamics (previously) is a single arm mobile robot designed to assist with specific warehouse jobs that require repetitive motion. Spot’s strong sensor…
Saturday Night Live Parodies the Eminem Song ‘Without Me’ To Explain How NFTs Work
A rather auspicious Saturday Night Live sketch aptly named “NFTs” featured cast members Pete Davidson and Chris Redd performing an amusing parody of the Eminem…
Adorable Knitted Hats For Tiny Pets
Yarn artist Viktorija of VikiPerfectGift has created an adorable line of colorfully knitted hats that fit the tiny heads of tiny pets such as hamsters,…
Musical Son Hilariously Adds Sound Effects to His Mother’s Daily Life Using His Trombone
Musician Peet Montzingo hilariously chased his mother around the house to provide sound effects to her daily life using his trombone.
US Army Veteran With PTSD Helps Share the Solace He Found In Beekeeping With Other Veterans
In the touching Zendesk original documentary “Eric and the Bees”, US Army veteran Eric Grandon of Sugar Bottom Farm opens up about his incredible struggle…
Farm Dog Quickly Digs Trench in the Dirt With Her Paws When a Spilled Tub of Water Barrels Towards Her
A wonderful hydrophilic blue heeler shepherd named Sissysticks acted very quickly when a tub full of water came barreling down towards her.
The Worldwide Origins of Common Culinary Terms
In an appetizing episode of the Mental Floss series Food History, host Justin Dodd explains the worldwide origins of 20 different common culinary terms, recipes,…
Silly Dog Takes His Beloved Human For a Walk When She Clips His Leash to Her Belt Loop
A Labrador retriever took his human for a walk after she detached his leash from her hand and clipped it onto her belt loop.
A 3½ Minute Remix of 60 Songs From 1998 That Will ‘Praise You’ Because ‘You Only Get What You Give’
In the fourth installment of their 2021 reboot of the “Thursday Mashups” series, Aaron Brink and Steve Reidell of The Hood Internet remixed more than…