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Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Culture

13 incredible and absurd brand collaborations with Crocs

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: Couple looking into camera under text reading, "testing the bird theory on my husband." Right: Couple walking in a park, woman pointing, man looks confused, text overlay reads, "Testing 'the bird theory' on my man."

What is the “bird theory?” The relationship test people are using to see if their partners actually care

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

Left: Man looking into camera underneath text reading "Owala bottle break-in full story." Right: Man's hand holding Owala bottle.

“He lunged at me”: This musician fought off two home invaders using only his Owala water bottle

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: Woman grimacing in pain, text overlay reads, "Trying on actual 2000s low-rise jeans for the 1st time." Right: Woman sitting in her car doing air-quotes, text overlay reads, "have you guys seen the video of the girl trying on 'historically accurate jeans."

“Darling, those are high-rise”: Woman tries on “historically accurate” 2000s low-rise jeans and millennials are howling in disbelief

Left: Man standing in a baseball cap and white tank top under text reading, "How I figured out I was part of Group 7." Middle: Singer Sophia James looking into the camera under text reading "You are in Group 7." Right: Girl smiling widely under caption reading "How it feels being in Group 7 (I have no idea waht this means.)

“Is this really what we’re doing?”: Explaining the massively viral “Group 7” phenomenon taking over TikTok

Left: Woman sitting in a car looking into the camera underneath text reading, "2 ways I'm handing 6 7 in my classroom." Right: Woman sitting in a classroom talking to students underneath text reading, "POV: your students keep saying '6 7.'"

Kids won’t stop chanting “6-7” in school, and teachers are done playing along

Left: Man trying Tyra Banks' hot ice cream. Middle: Tyra Banks in a chef's hat under text reading, "Hot ice cream." Right: Two women trying Tyra Banks' hot ice cream.

“Just warm milk”: People are trying Tyra Banks’ “hot ice cream,” to mixed reviews

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Celebrity stylist Law Roach holding up Solovey's Candy Salmon. Right: Woman with dark hair in a ponytail and turquoise shirt holding up Solovey's Candy Salmon.

FoodTok is once again losing it over “savory girl candy,” AKA candied salmon

17 things everybody misses from the days of the “old internet”

Left: Men's legs in gray short ankle socks on a white background. Right: An iPhone user chooses the "face with tears of joy" emoji from the iMessage app.

From skinny jeans to DVDs: 16 “cringe but correct” millennial opinions people are defending with their whole chest

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

father wears maga hat durring wedding speech

“Crossing boundaries at my wedding”: Bride’s father wears MAGA hat during wedding speech against her wishes

Musician Grimes looking into the camera. Text overlay reads, the way she's still trying to play with the whole "teehee maybe i'm a fascist maybe i'm not."

Grimes put Charlie Kirk on her new album cover and people have some thoughts

Left: Woman standing in an elevator next to Travis Scott. Right: Woman standing in an elevator with Brad Pitt.

Want your own “celebrity elevator selfie”? Here’s how TikTokers are doing it

Keira Knightley being interviewed by Decider. Text overlay reads "I think I was far too charitable when I originally just read the quote because I didn't expect her to say it LIKE THAT???"

“Very disgusting”: Keira Knightley faces furious backlash over her “miserable response” to Harry Potter controversy

High angle shot of unrecognizable hands on black wooden coffin with white roses on top, pastor holding holy book. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "It's hell world. I didn't consider this as a possible use of AI and I'm disgusted."