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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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Tinder’s new Double Date feature sparks both hope and secondhand embarrassment

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman eating a cookie and typing on a computer underneath caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and they asked you to clear the cookies" Middle: Man forcefully pointing under caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and now they tell you to use POWERPOINT" Right: Man balancing books on his head under caption reading "When you lied about your accounting qualifications and they ask you to balance the books"

The “lied about my qualifications” trend has workers fake-crying their way through fake jobs

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

Rachel Kiley

Left: Britney Spears in the "Toxic" music video below tweet reading: "WHy wasn't this her Espresso?" Right: Britney Spears in the "Toxic" music video below tweet reading: "Girl this was THE coffee factory"

‘Girl this was THE coffee factory’ has pop music fans frothing at the mouth—here’s what it means

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

Left: Manicured hand over a cheese grater window in Manchester, UK, Right: Woman standing in front of her cheese grater window

Americans are fascinated and terrified by the U.K.’s “cheese grater windows”

Left: Diet coke in a mug with overlay reading, "Overheard someone call a Diet Coke a 'fridge cigarette' and nothing's been more true to me since" Right: Woman drinking diet coke

“Fridge cigarette” perfectly describes a Diet Coke, according to TikTok

justin bieber singing side by side with justin bieber shouting "it's not clocking to you that i'm standing on business" with the words spelled out in white letters in a meme format

Justin Bieber said “It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business” and now it’s a meme

Everyone suddenly wants to drink matcha out of a Weck jar

White Boy Tyler on Carnival Cruise singing Keith Sweat

Viral Carnival Cruise karaoke turns “White Boy Tyler” into TikTok’s latest icon

Blonde woman speaking into a camera with a caption overlay reading: GSAP: Girls should always pee

Professional life hacker’s “GSAP” acronym goes viral, divides internet over “just-in-case peeing”

“How did everyone suddenly master new smiles?”: Woman calls out how people are smiling differently these days

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

A shirtless Trace Cyrus points at the camera in an Instagram video. An old photo of Brenda Song and Trace Cyrus as a couple. Brenda Song stuns on red carpet.

“Love seeing women in male-dominated fields!”: Internet praises Brenda Song after ex Trace Cyrus alleges she lied about being terminally ill, stole thousands from him

Is Gen Z’s “princess nails” trend chic or just boring?

Left: "Pentagon Pizza index is spiking" showing map of DC near the pentagon Right: The closest Dominos to the Pentagon has surged in traffic as of 8:55pm ET, showing Domino's Pizza surge

Why the internet thinks pizza orders warned us about Israel’s attack on Iran

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.