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.
Icicles Form on a Spinning Ceiling Fan During the Unexpected Freezing Temperatures in Texas
Austin resident Clifton Highfield shared chilling footage of icicles forming on a ceiling fan at his house as it spun around in circles. It’s unclear…
A Beautiful 4K Timelapse of a Boat Traveling the Dutch Waterways From Rotterdam to Amsterdam
Filmmaking team The Timewriters put together a really beautiful timelapse of footage taken by a boat traveling from Rotterdam to Amsterdam.
How the Animals of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Reclaimed the Abandoned Land As Their Own
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has long since been abandoned by humans, who left when it was created after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in…
Artist Creates Realistic Portraits of New York City Subway Riders That He Then Gives to Them
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Devon Rodriguez (@devonrodriguezart) When artist Devin Rodriguez rides the New York City subway, he’s busy capturing…
Free Stores in North Brooklyn That Offer Community Donated Goods to Neighbors Who Need Them
View this post on Instagram A post shared by FREE STORE (@nbkfreestore) Brooklyn artist Myles Smutney has partnered with North Brooklyn Mutual Aid, a community…
Pianist Provides Lively Accompaniment to the Lawyer Who Showed Up As a Cat to a Legal Hearing on Zoom
During a livestreamed virtual legal proceeding in the 394th District Court of Texas, attorney Rod Ponton accidentally showed up as a cat. It appears that…
A Wonderful Compilation of Japanese Bullet Trains Passing Through the Snow at High Speeds
Video editor It’s railway! has put together a wonderful compilation of Chuo Shinkansen bullet trains making their way into and out of Kurikoma-Kogen Station in…
The History of the Creepy Bird Beak Plague Masks
In a peckish episode of the Today I Found Out (previously), host Simon Whistler explains why doctors of centuries past wore rather creepy looking masks…
A Linguistic Tour of the Regional Accents Found Throughout the United States
Renowned dialect coach Erik Singer (previously) provided Wired with a verbal tour of the wide variety of accents that are employed across the United States.…
Clever Cat and Her Human Break Guinness World Record for Most Tricks Performed by a Cat in a Minute
A clever cat named Alexis and her human Anika Moritz broke the Guinness World Record for the "most tricks performed by a cat in one minute".