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Ramon Ramirez

Ramon Ramirez is the managing editor, and formerly the Dot’s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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‘This is the least weird SXSW I’ve been to’: The 10 best things we saw at SXSW

Across music, film, and tech, internet culture came alive in Austin, Texas.

On by Ramon Ramirez, Laiken Neumann, Mariam Sharia, Rusama Islam
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‘I would’ve cried: Hotel guest orders room service. Then ‘turn down’ service takes it away

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A person talking to the camera next to a Toyota symbol on a car.

‘Broke the simulation’: Man buys a Toyota. Then the dealership opens a credit card in his name

‘You signed bro.’

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Main Character of the Week: The mechanic reminding you to change the filter in your glove compartment

This is something many of us learned embarrassingly late in life.

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Main Character of the Week: The last days of NFL Twitter

Who knows what football fandom on the internet will look like under Trump 2.0?

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Main Character of the Week: Customers demanding better service

The pro-worker stance of 2020 has slipped away.

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‘Instant Power’: Did the New Orleans attacker seek out this 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning from Turo? It can accelerate from 0 to 60 in 4 seconds

‘Cover a quarter mile in 12.7 seconds at over 106 mph.’

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📈 Our 10 most read stories of 2024

These were stories Daily Dot readers couldn’t get enough of in 2024.

On by Ramon Ramirez
Newsletters
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👑 10 of the most viral main characters of 2024

These are the folks who dominated the discourse this year.

On by Ramon Ramirez
Newsletters
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👀 10 hacks we learned in 2024

The internet taught us a lot this year.

On by Ramon Ramirez
Newsletters
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Main Character of the Week: Luigi Mangione

It’s been a full-blown moment online.

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Main Character of the Week: Escaping the algorithm

What happens when Google changes the algorithm?

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‘If you have it be careful’: Woman dines at viral sushi restaurant. Then she’s hospitalized for a week

‘We’re just saying…’

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Daily Dot Hall of Fame 2024 Week 4: Cultural Moments

Subscribe to web_crawlr to vote for who should be in the Daily Dot Hall of Fame.

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Main Character of the Week: Olive Garden breadsticks

Is anything sacred anymore?

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