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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

2 panel image: empty parking space and a person explaining. Text over: He stole my car.

Culture

‘He was gone for like 10, 15 minutes’: Woman recounts disastrous first date that ended with her car being stolen

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

‘Classic hunk’: Dudes are ’90s-style looksmaxxing with the men’s bob

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ movie saved from Warner Bros., will hit movie theaters in 2026

Chappell Roan’s comments about not knowing any happy parents sparks discourse for both mothers and child-free people online

Left: Screenshot of Tiktok user @joshhallan making the Dubai Chocolate Chip Pistachio cookie; Center: Screenshot from Tiktok user @wellmadebykiley of a cross-section of the Dubai Chocolate Chip Pistachio cookies; Right: Screenshot of Tiktok user @joshhallan making the Dubai Chocolate Chip Pistachio cookie

Dubai cookies, the baked cousin of the pistachio chocolate bar, are captivating TikTok

‘4 people in one month’: 18 therapists share the wildest moments that tested their professional neutrality

A child/baby morality cookie prank is going around.

The ‘cookie challenge’ asks kids to share a cookie. Some do. Some…absolutely do not

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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Strangers raise over $250K for 81-year-old waitress who worked her whole life and still couldn’t retire

Rebecca Leib

‘Go be a girl boss millionaire in an apartment alone’: Childfree woman’s TikTok sparks fury and eye-rolling on X

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

Susan LaMarca

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‘How are we supposed to survive?’: Video of Gen Zer crying over huge rent increase captures the pain of a generation

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

2 image split. Woman in kitchen on left. Blurred image of grits sushi on right.

‘Please stop I’m begging you’: ‘Southern sushi’ recipe with cold grits stuns the internet

2 image split. Japanese filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki, looking tired, hands over head, eyes closed, holding glasses, with cigarette in mouth on left. AI recreation on right.

AI turned war photos into Ghibli scenes. Fans say Miyazaki would be horrified

‘They’re always toeing that line’: Advocate breaks down the 5 subtle signs your partner is ‘silent cheating’

Photo of a Walmart store, screenshot of a Facebook post from user Dani Davis alongside a 'feeling lost' emoticon, with text reading, "So.... for those of you that don't know. My employment at Wal-Mart has been terminated after 7 years."

‘He was fully IN the restroom’: This 6’4″ woman says she was mistaken for trans and fired from Walmart. Now she’s speaking out

Photo of a couple at a romantic dinner with the caption "AITAH for exposing my wife's affair at our anniversary dinner?".