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Rebecca Leib

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Culture

‘There was no warning’: Women are pretending they’re a random girl to shock their men

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

Toronto’s most beloved tourist attraction? A random tree named Rodney with a 4.9-star rating

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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Chess.com’s joke about renaming the bishop sparks unhinged right-wing outrage—and a new copypasta

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

How do you know if you’re ugly as a woman? - askreddit roundup

‘Toddlers tell you’: 20 women share what being ‘ugly’ feels like

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‘Their phone is NEVER dead ladies’: Pregnant woman checks a random setting on her iPhone. Then she uncovers her husband’s years of cheating

‘My cat’s emergency kit’: How the internet’s cat ladies are prepping for the apocalypse

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‘Vibe coding’ is everywhere—and so are the memes about its inevitable failure. Here’s what you need to know

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Why are people comparing life’s little moments to the ‘Hozier Yell’? The musical online trend, explained

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

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Millennials are sharing retro photos of their prom dresses—and being dragged on social media by Gen Z

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Little boy in a wheelchair pointing at a sign in a Target store showing a model in a wheelchair

A boy’s pure joy over a Target ad highlights what’s lost when companies roll back DEI

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‘Buying a Birkin won’t heal you’: Lottery winner’s ‘day in the life’ video reveals the unexpected downsides of having it all

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Men shaving their eyelashes to ‘look manly’ is TikTok’s most unhinged trend yet

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‘She doesn’t know how to walk anymore’: Mom films daughter struggling to walk. Then she rushes to the ER after reading the comments

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The ‘anxiety’ mirror trend is haunting TikTok—here’s how it works

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.