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The Daily Dot

<p>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.</p>


Anna Good

Krispy Kreme donuts in a Walmart with a best buy date reading "1/1/2025."

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“Do not buy these”: Shopper picks up a box of Krispy Kreme donuts at Walmart. Then he notices the date stamp

Left: Tweet reading, "During her pregnancy, my cousin developed diabetes so her mom & bros created entire frozen meals for her to eat in 2 weeks so she could focus on her health & her husband ate it all. Her bros beat that man so badly each time they delivered new food that he begged for a divorce." Right: Woman in glasses looking into the camera under text reading, "weaponization of food. He's NOT a 'growing boy,' he's an inconsiderate gluttonous person."

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Culture

“He ate my entire meal prep”: Women say men keep sabotaging their food—and the stories are blowing up online

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Entertainment

James Van Der Beek is selling “Dawson’s Creek” merch to fund his cancer treatment

Left: Woman's hand holding 2025 Red Starbucks cup. Right: Starbucks logo outside store.

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Here’s how to get the Starbucks 2025 Red Cup before stores run out

Left: Man's hand holding a cheeseburger cooked well. Right: Same photo of man holding cheeseburger, but inside has been edited to look raw and pink.

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“Food stamps ain’t coming next month”: AI is helping people fake “raw” meals for DoorDash refund scams

President Donald Trump interview on Fox News' The Ingraham Angle. Tweet text overlay from Mike Cernovich reads, "Trump broke everyone's heart with this line about the American workforce and H-1B's."

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Viral Politics

“This is insane”: MAGA furious at Trump for saying Americans aren’t “talented” enough

Kim Kardashian speaking into the phone while getting her makeup done.

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“Look at my lawyer dawg I’m going to Alcatraz”: Kim Kardashian lashes out at psychics after failing the bar exam, and the internet can’t stop laughing

Left: Delta Airlines Captain Christopher Pennington speaking into a headset on an airplane. Right: Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 passenger plane taking off from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport.

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“Nothing unsafe comes between that little girl and her ice cream”: Delta captain comforts nervous flyers amid travel chaos

Left: Mother applying face mask on smiling child. Comment overlay reads, "How the F are we supposed to raise our girls differently when you’re selling 3 year olds a face mask?" Right: Actress Shay Mitchell on the Jennifer Hudson Show.

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“Disappointing and dystopian”: Shay Mitchell’s child skincare line has parents asking, what in the self-care hell is this?

Left: Children's educator Ms. Rachel in overalls waving at the camera. Right: Statement from Ms. Rachel, black text on white, reading "I am unsubscribing from The New York Times because of its biased and dehumanizing coverage of Palestinians and Palestine, and its failure to uphold journalistic integrity."

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“The precedent we need”: Ms. Rachel unsubscribes from The New York Times over Gaza coverage, and fans are following suit

Left: Actress Rachel Lynn Matthews wearing a dark wig and shiny blue costume in reference to pop star Katy Perry, standing next to actor Orlando Bloom, who has skull makeup on his face for Halloween. Right: Katy Perry arrives for the Colleagues Spring Luncheon on April 25, 2024 in Beverly Hills, CA.

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“Feels really tacky”: Fans react after Orlando Bloom poses with actress dressed as Katy Perry for Halloween

Comedian Nikki Glaser on the "Saturday Night Live" stage on November 8, 2025.

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“Funniest ever” or “awful”? Nikki Glaser’s “SNL” jokes have fans torn between laughing and recoiling

Left: Still from "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" of actress Ellie Kemper in a yellow top looking shocked. Right: Actor Andrew Briedis looking into the camera under text reading, "Kimmy Schmidt REMOVED from Netflix???"

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“Netflix removed me from Netflix”: Actor upset to discover the platform quietly deleted the show he starred in

Left: Texas Roadhouse Restaurant - Front entry, sign above the door (Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA). Right: Mushy paste texture of Texas Roadhouse steak on a spoon.

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“Thought it was refried beans”: People are confused by the “mushy” texture of these Texas Roadhouse steaks. Here’s what we know

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Mega Diancie arrives in a surprise Pokémon side quest—here’s how to catch it