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Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘Just look it up on YouTube’: Expert warns you need to regularly check your glove compartment and replace this. It’s more important than you realize

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

A hand holding an iPhone with the iOs 18 logo in front of a photo of a satellite over earth.

iPhone owners panic over Starlink iOS update—but fears are entirely overblown

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘I’m still recovering’: Woman issues warning after using castor oil packs for ‘health benefits’

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

Nate Wolf

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Interim U.S. attorney backs Musk’s fury over DOGE employee reveal: ‘We have our prosecutors preparing’

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

‘I never thought he would tariff MY imports’: America is learning how tariffs work in real-time, and these 25 memes say it all

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

‘The HVAC box is blocking access’: 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee won’t start. Then the mechanic has to take out the whole dashboard

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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Culture

Bianca Censori’s sheer Grammys dress renews Kanye West abuse allegations

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

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‘$30 of maple syrup’: Shopper demands answers after noticing something strange about maple syrup packaging

‘Geeeeeze’: Alleged LinkedIn of Musk’s 19-year-old DOGE employee reveals childish old nickname

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘That’s exactly how I do it. Game changer!!’: Woman finds out the right way to open 40-pack of Kirkland water from Costco

Rebecca Leib

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‘She doesn’t understand her impact’: The family behind the ‘is that hyperpigmentation?’ meme recreates their iconic moment

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34 must-see memes from the 2025 Grammys. The internet never disappoints

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘This is bacon over here in America’: British man buys Walmart Great Value bacon. He’s shocked by what’s in the package

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

Mikael Thalen

Juul backs Trump’s tariffs—claims Chinese vapes ruined its market

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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