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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

Culture

TikTok couple Allie and Noah share—then quickly delete—post requesting ‘prayers’

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

Embrace kitty vibes with the one-of-a-kind calico hair trend

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

triangle method of flirting - Two woman flirting with pink triangle over them

TikTok’s viral ‘Triangle Method of Flirting,’ explained

Mike Hadge

‘Bingi’: The internet celebrates the birth of viral internet cat Bingus’s cute new baby

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

‘If they want to, they would’: The ‘Let Them Theory’ going viral on TikTok might just set you free

Claire Waheed is a former general assignment intern for the Daily Dot and a senior journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for entertainment site Decider.

Claire Waheed

When Does It Mean to Enter Your ‘Villain Era’? TikTok Trend Debunked

Sarah Hennis was a general assignment intern at the Daily Dot and a senior journalism student at Elon University. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Edge Magazine and has also had her work published in Mary Magazine.

Sarah Hennis

confused woman looking at math scattered around her in front of pink background

Everything you need to know about the ‘girl math’ meme

C.S. Harper is a scholar-activist-journalist who covers entertainment and pop culture. Harper&#8217;s work has been featured in Alternative Press, the Daily Dot, Afterglow ATX, and more.

C.S. Harper

Unclick

How Black women are revolutionizing TikTok’s princesscore

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

How a sped-up version of Fifty Fifty’s ‘Cupid’ dominated TikTok

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Woman shares that she does not want to spend her holiday weekend on someone else's wedding; Couple getting married

Debate about holiday weekend weddings arises after TikTok decreeing them

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

‘Honestly less painful to do than reaching out’: TikTokers are sharing ‘no contact journals’ they started to get over their exes

What is Club Chalamet, the Timmy stan account that thinks Kylie Jenner is a ‘stalker’?

Vita Kari, the 'I printed it out' TikToker

‘How do I keep falling for these’: A chat with the artist behind the ‘I printed it out’ TikToks

Sayou Cooper is a freelance journalist covering the internet and popular culture.

Sayou Cooper

woman greenscreen TikTok over man's dating profile (l) woman holding shoes with caption "OH HELL NO WE RIDE AT DAWN" (c) woman pointing to shoe rack (r)