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.
Talented Hurdy-Gurdy Musician Plays a Heartbreaking Solo That Sounds Like It’s Being Played on a Violin
Russian musician Andrey Vinogradov (previously) performed a heartbreakingly beautiful solo on his hurdy-gurdy, which sounded very much like a violin. This song and other are…
ReActor, A Whimsical Balancing House That Spins With the Wind and Tilts Like a Seesaw From Side to Side
Performance architect Alex Schweder has designed a truly unique house called the ReActor that both spins in the wind and seesaws from side to side,…
A Friendly Wild Grey Seal Gives a Big Hug to a Human Diver He Approached for Affectionate Interaction
British doctor and experience diver Ben Burville, whose main interest is in the well-being of wild grey seals in the Farnes Islands in England, has…
How Stenography Differs From QWERTY Typing
Stanley Sakai, a stenographer by trade, offered a “quick and dirty” explanation about what stenography is, what stenographers do, how stenographers are able to keep…
The Core Principles Implemented by Early Disney Animators That Bring Their Iconic Illustrations to Life
Filmmaker Kristian Williams, who’s also known as “kaptainkristian”, took an illustrative look at the distinctly Disney style of animation. To do this, Williams reached back…
David Attenborough Follows the Lives of Five Different Wild Families in His New BBC Earth Series ‘Dynasties’
In honor of World Animal Day, BBCEarth announced that Sir David Attenborough, the velvet voiced narrator of so many iconic wildlife documentaries would be hosting…
Unwitting Deer Plays Phil Collins’ Drum Fill From ‘In the Air Tonight’ While Walking Through a Children’s Slide
A deer walks through a backyard castle slide, unwittingly playing the drum fill from Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight".
An Amazing Interactive Online Machine That Creates a Customizable M.C. Escher Metamorphosis
The Dutch media corporation NTR has put together “The Metamorphosis of Escher“, an amazing narrated visual tour about the legendary artist, which includes high resolution…
Wilson Fisk Enlists a Fake ‘Devil of Hell’s Kitchen’ to Take Down Matt Murdock in Season Three of ‘Daredevil’
In the trailer for the third season of Daredevil, a downtrodden Matt Murdock discards his bulletproof suit, burns away the remnants of his civilian life…
How the Classic Cereal That Contains Neither Grapes Nor Nuts Was Ultimately Named ‘Grape Nuts’
In a fortifying episode of the Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler explains exactly how Grape Nuts, a cereal with a Hollywood past, got…