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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

Culture

Rumor swirls that all the escaped New Orleans inmates are Geminis. It’s only half-true

Mariam Sharia is a senior editor and reporter at the Daily Dot.

Mariam Sharia

Image from a Columbia graduation ceremony and Columbia president, Claire Shipman, in an interview. A tweet overlaid reads: the columbia college class of 2025 is booing through the president's speech.

“You arrested us!”: Students boo and heckle Columbia president during her graduation speech

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

3 Panel image of 3 teens showing off soccer cleats

Soccer cleats are the new sandals, says Gen Z. Welcome to “Boots Only Summer”

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

Susan LaMarca

3 panel image of examples of the TikTok trend.

“He was about to cry”: Women are trolling their partners by casually calling them “current boyfriends” in this trend

3 panel image showing examples of the current TikTok trend where people list "propaganda" they are "not falling for".

New meme has everyone sharing the “propaganda I’m not falling for”—17 of the best callouts

2 Panel image, Man pulling cheese stick, and woman with cowboy hat

“And for my next trick”: “Ugly” men are going viral for pulling women way out of their league

3 Panel image of woman with pink pants holding a purple water cup and Paris Hilton

This woman’s car burned down—but her Paris Hilton thermos survived. So Paris surprised her with a new car

3 Panel image of Brittany Furlan, a woman with glasses spinning, and Tommy Lee

Tommy Lee and Brittany Furlan announce split after she was catfished by fake Ronnie Radke. Then the real Radke responded

2 panel image. Reddit post that reads: "What is a hobby that's an instant red flag?" on left. Red flag on right.

These “harmless” hobbies are actually huge red flags, according to the internet

Reddit thread that reads, "My niece got this question wrong in math class today, with the "correct" answer being 6. I'm trying to explain to her that she was in fact correct and that the teacher was incorrect, but I don't know what the question was trying to ask. The teacher explained that the base of the pyramid could be broken down into 6 rectangles, which wasn't satisfying to myself or my niece. What do you guys think?"

This fifth-grade math question confused a teacher, a family, and half of Reddit

2 panel image. Tweet that reads: "I found out my girlfriend was cheating on me through her spotify wrapped...and now I can't even listen to music anymore." on left. Spotify on phone on right.

Man’s Spotify Wrapped exposes cheating girlfriend’s affair: “Our top artist was someone I’d never heard of”

Comedian Leslie Jones hosting the Daily Show and a tweet reacting to her appearance.

Leslie Jones roasted Elon Musk on “The Daily Show” and conservatives were very normal about it

2 panel image. X post that reads: "Uber just invented...the bus" on left. Uber car on right.

Uber’s latest idea? It’s basically just a bus, say critics

2 panel image. Virtual car being driven online on left. Canadian flag on right.

Thousands are steering one virtual car (slowly) across America in this chaotic Google Maps experiment

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