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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

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Culture

‘Floodlighting’: The new relationship infodumping term, explained

Rebecca Leib

woman smiling(l) Airplane flying over airstrip(c) Man shares airport theory(r)

A new ‘airport theory’ going viral on social media is making people miss their flights

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

‘Dodged a bullet’: Sara rejects Ben on ‘Love is Blind’—and both sides of the political aisle are happy about it

CEO of Crumbl Cookie(l) Influencer infront of crumbl Cookies(r)

‘This stuff is trash’: Guy offering people $100 to not eat Crumbl cookies doubles down after CEO’s snarky video

Screenshots of Tiktoks from users @hillzyeah, @adelinebrunini, and @heheheh331 with the captions "'Laugh with every stranger. The stranger the better'".

‘The world needs more of this!’: The viral ‘Laugh With Every Stranger’ trend has TikTok blissed out on pure joy

Female character from Broad City(l) Young teens checking out phones(c) Male Character from Broad City(r)

‘I should have been a Millennial’: The kids yearn to be cheugy as Gen Z’s Millennial hate gives way to Millennial envy

Mariam Sharia is a writer and editor at the Daily Dot.

Mariam Sharia

Donald Trump and Tim Walz with SXSW photo

Tim Walz surprises SXSW crowd: ‘I agree with Trump on two things’

Left: Screenshot from @araineyday's Tiktok of an Epcot parkgoer covering their face; Center: Photo of the Spaceship Earth at Epcot; Right: Screenshot from @araineyday's Tiktok of an Epcot parkgoer covering their face; Caption: "In Line for Cosmic rewind and seeing people covering their faces".

‘The FOOTPRINTS’: Video shows Disney guests waiting in line next to poop-covered walls at EPCOT

photos of Viral TikTok of a Woman's note from pilot

‘A pilot just left this on my table and walked away’: Pilot’s mysterious note to woman at the airport sparks debate online

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Screenshot of a tweet from @NancyAFrench "This is so heart breaking. I’m at a new McDonalds in Franklin, TN and look at their “play place” for children..."; Photo of a McDonalds golden arch.

‘This is so heartbreaking’: McDonald’s ‘PlayPlace’ location shows two screens and two chairs

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

design with the days of the week on a notebook with the weekend highlighted, over an image of surgery in process

‘The weekend effect’: If you’re planning surgery, doctors say you should think twice about Fridays

Cyber truck with Toyota logo(l), Tesla with other car logo(r)

‘How do you do, fellow trucks?’: Tesla owners are trying to pass their cars off as other makes in growing trend

Woman talking(l), Cruise ship and text "i could list so many things, but here's the main reason I will never go on a carnival cruise ship ever again...."(c), Little hand with bandage(r)

‘This is unacceptable’: Child gets injured by a Carnival Cruise elevator door. Then they hit her with a $506 charge

Tesla cyber truck with back banner text "hello. i am cyber truck."(l), Message continues "please don't *redacted*"(r)

‘Cybertruck hunters’ are following Cybertrucks just to roast Musk with light projections

2 panel image showing screen grabs from TikTok posts.