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 Parrot Performs Wide Array of Impressive Tricks
A tiny parrot performed a wide range of impressive tricks that included placing trash into a garbage can and putting rings onto a stand.
Tom Hanks Talks About the Inspiration For His Iconic Role As ‘Forrest Gump’
Tom Hanks described preparing for his iconic role of Forrest Gump while appearing on a 1995
‘The Ranch Kitty’ Loves to Ride Horses
A really cute tuxedo cat named Edith who lives on a ranch, prefers to spend her time with horses and loves to go for rides.
An Amazing Cover of Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’ on Japanese Shamisen
Musician Sayo Komada performs amazing covers of rock and heavy metal songs on a traditional Japanese Shamisen.
Little Armadillo Regularly Works Out on a Cat Exercise Wheel to Stay in Shape
An adorable little armadillo named Wilson, who lives at the San Antonio Zoo, regularly works out on exercise wheel originally made for cats.
How the World’s Largest Book Sorter at The New York Public Library Processes 5,000 Books Per Hour
New York Nico visited The New York Public Library where Sal Magaddino of "Book Ops" talked about the world's largest book sorter.
Loving Humans Take Their Terminally Ill Cat to See His Final Florida Sunset
Lillian Hendrick shared a powerful video of her boyfriend Tyler holding their terminally ill cat Max in his arms so that he could see his final sunset.
The Linguistic Anomaly of Contronyms, Single Words With Opposing Meanings
Dr. Erica Brozovsky, PhDÂ of PBS "Otherwords" explained the contrary concept of contronyms, a single word with opposing meanings.
Researchers Discover That Elephants Address Each Other By Unique Names Like Humans
Researchers at Colorado State University have discovered that elephants address one another by unique names in the same way as humans.
Helpful Tips For Keeping Your Dishwasher Running at Peak Performance in North America
Alec Watson of Technology Connections offered several very helpful hints for keeping a dishwasher at running at peak performance.