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Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘You could not pay me to use popular shampoos’: Customers say Pantene and TRESemmé shampoos are some of the ‘worst’ with ‘trash’ ingredients. Then, they share what to use instead

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

‘CVT is always a gamble’: Man buys 2015 Honda Civic with 195,000 miles at online auction. Is it worth $7,000?

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

‘Is this your car?’: Woman takes her car to Walmart for an oil change. Then she catches a worker going through her glovebox

Rebecca Leib

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Culture

Teen boys are peeing on each other’s hair to Creed now. That’s it, that’s the meme

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Memes

Saxon’s teary face from ‘The White Lotus’ finale is the internet’s new emotional support meme

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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The Chinese trolled America with a viral AI sweatshop video. Now there’s a sequel, and it’s even more brutal

2 panel image showing two memes based on The Pitt television show finale.

24 ‘The Pitt’ finale memes that prove fans are not emotionally stable right now

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘I feel like I’m interrupting something’: Red Lobster customers wonder why their food is taking so long. Then they see what the workers are doing in the kitchen

Monica Sager is based in Boston and focuses her reporting on politics and tech. She is a graduate of Clark University, with a master&#8217;s from both Clark University and Northwestern University. She was part of the team named a finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigation as well as a winner of the George Polk award for their work uncovering Phillips Respironics wrongdoings with its breathing machines.

Monica Sager

MTG reveals she bought big during stock market dip—now people want her investigated

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

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Gen Z’s new moral compass is a horse that nods to Björk—and we’re all following him

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘54K is INSANE for a Kia’: Woman drives a 2024 Kia Telluride. Then she gets put off by this unprecedented feature

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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‘Build your own manufacturing’: Trump-voting business owner stung by tariffs savaged after asking for ways to keep company afloat

‘Ferris Bueller-level technology’: Teen uses AI clone of her mom’s voice to call out of school (and even fooled her dad)

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‘Don’t do it’: MAGA calls on Trump to defy Supreme Court order on wrongly deported migrant

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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