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.
Jewelry Inspired by Single Line Drawings of Picasso
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mara Paris (@mara.paris) Jeweler Ayça Özbank Taşkan of Mara Paris has created an absolutely gorgeous line…
Custom Dog Decals
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Decal Your Dog (@decalyourdog) Alyssa Goldberry of Decal Your Dog creates custom vinyl stickers in the…
Silly Bird Artfully Dodges a Pretend Laser Blaster
A beautiful black-headed parrot sat upon the sofa and quite artfully dodged the pretend ammo being sprayed at him by his human’s finger laser blaster…
A Fascinating Print Comparing Cephalopod Anatomy
Mark Belan, a scientific artist in Hamilton, Canada, worked with the Royal Ontario Museum in 2015 to create a fascinating educational art print that explained…
Baby Goats Line Up to Get Hug From a Human
A herd of impossibly cute baby goats lined up in a surprisingly orderly fashion in order to get a hug from their favorite human.
President Obama Surprises YouTube Twins As They Listen to ‘The Times They Are A-Changin’ for First Time
Twins Tim and Fred Williams of TwinsthenewTrend who previously had their minds blown by the Phil Collins song “In the Air Tonight”, took a listen…
The True Story Behind Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’
The second episode of the PopSci series Wild Lives takes a look at the true story behind the iconic Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds. While…
Mesmerizing Creative Fruit Carving Tutorials
Portuguese food stylist J. Pereira has put together a series of rather mesmerizing tutorials in which he demonstrates how to creatively carve various fruits, vegetables,…
Robotic Spy Penguin Captures the Sight of Hatching Emperor Penguin Chicks at Their Father’s Feet
In a bantling clip narrated by David Tennant from the BBC series Penguins Spy in the Huddle, a spy penguin built by John Downer Productions…
Helpful Dog Loads His Bowl Into the Dishwasher
A helpful and clever doggie name Yari who lives on Sark Island in the English Channel with his human quite happily loaded his bowl into…