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Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

Left side: YouTuber Ethan Klein Right: YouTuber iDubbbz. Overlaid tweet reading: idubbbz making a content cop in 2025 doesn't really work anymore because he's lost pretty much most of people's respect towards his opinions

Culture

iDubbbz brings back ‘Content Cop’ and goes after Ethan Klein—and the internet can’t believe it

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

2 image split. Woman opening bottle on left. Golf ball on tee on right.

‘Easy money’: Golf cart worker says customer brought his side chick to course. Then his wife asks for a favor

Amelie Allen was a trending intern at the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a senior at the University of Arizona, where she studies political science and journalism. In her free time, she enjoys reading, puppetry, and watching old movies.

Amelie Allen

Girl panicking, 4 hands cheering a shot of tequila

‘He picked out the tequila himself’: Man orders 5 old-fashioneds with Komos tequila. His server didn’t tell him they’re $100 each

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

‘Ask for the manager’: 2 women try to order meals at restaurant. Then the male server stops them

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

2 image split. Woman explaining shoe on left. Nike on right.

‘They literally give you the power of [The] Flash’: Woman wears Nike Vaporfly shoes to national race. Then she gets turned away 5 minutes before. Here’s why they’re so special

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

Melody Heald

‘They upgraded you on a promo’: Woman thinks she successfully negotiates Verizon bill. Did she?

2 image split. Man in car on left. McDonald's on right.

‘It’s gonna be $8.54’: McDonald’s customer orders grilled cheese. He can’t believe what he receives

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

‘I just know it’s a Ford’: Man gets his oil changed at Take 5. Then it starts driving funny

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

Three screenshots of Tiktok user @conornoburst with the caption "straight to consumer millennial core.

Warby Parker got hit with a Gen Z insult so specific it loops back to iconic

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

Trump and Van Hollen over poster for Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Trump admin goes scorched Earth on senator traveling to El Salvador to fight for wrongfully deported immigrant

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

3 panel image: a person explains on the side and in the middle is the exterior of a Target store.

‘You don’t look blind’: Woman accused of purposely bumping into Target x Kate Spade collection shopper. Then she has to prove she’s blind

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image showing groups of people laughing.

‘Bift’? ‘Scrongle’? Fake slang trend tricks teens into thinking they said something wrong

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Photo of a bartender pouring a beer from a tap.

Man orders Miller Lite, receives Bud Light from bartender. Then he notices this hidden fee on his check after complaining to her about it

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Anonymous: photo collage image of a person wearing Guy Fawkes mask in front of a screen of code.

A 10-terabyte data dump on Trump, Russia hyped by ‘Anonymous’ isn’t real

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.

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