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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.

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From well-researched video essays to investigative documentaries on obscure mysteries, you can get lost in these 15 YouTube channels for hours 

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.

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Left: Man sitting in his car looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Nonchalant guys." Right: Woman doing her makeup looking into the camera underneath text caption reading, "Nonchalance culture is preventing people from yearning."

Daters are rejecting “chill” culture and demanding something new: “chalance”

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Neil deGrasse Tyson shows how AI can be used to mislead—even in science

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Have popular kids ruined the internet? Viral TikTok sparks online discussion: “The internet was better when it was just on computers” 

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

Email screenshot from a Gen Z worker requesting time off. Email reads, ""Hello Sir, I recently had a breakup and haven't been able to focus on work," the email reads. "I need a short break. I'm working from home today, so I'd like to take a leave from the 28th to the 8th."

“Gen Z doesn’t do filters”: Worker’s honest breakup leave request has bosses and boomers divided

Left: Notes screenshot from Kanye West of his "Betrayal List." Right: Woman doing her makeup, parody of West's "Betrayal List" text overlay, including "Chick fil a iced coffee, high rise skinny jeans, my weak angles, pilates ring, and mezcal."

The “Betrayal List” trend turns a Kanye West meltdown into group therapy

Trapped yoga influencers document Hurricane Melissa from their Jamaica villa

“Going down gave me so much anxiety”: Trapped yoga influencers document Hurricane Melissa from their Jamaica villa

Left: Student in glasses sobbing, wiping tears from her face. Text overlay reads, "AI is ruining my college experience, I guess I'll be meeting with the dean." Right: Word document time stamps.

“Bro I spent hours…hours”: Student breaks down after professor flags her hard-written paper as AI

Left: Husband and Wife wearing black sweatshirts: The woman has a 6 painted on hers, the man a 7, recreating the viral TikTok "6 7" meme. Right: Husband and Wife wearing black t-shirts: The woman has a 6 painted on hers, the man a 7, recreating the viral TikTok "6 7" meme.

“The kids hated it”: Parents have co-opted the “6-7” meme with cheap, easy Halloween costumes

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“I tricked the AI”: YouTuber Jeffery Phillips explains how he convinced Google’s AI into believing GTA 6 had a “Twerk Button”

“Foundationalizes all things”: Does every Wikipedia link lead back to the Philosophy page?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“Ready, set, go”: Parents are sharing their outside-the-box hacks that actually work

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.

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Left: Woman looking into camera, text overlay reads, "This is no tea no shade. But for my girls who didn't change their last name, I want to hear your reason why. I never considered it because this was my given name, I never understood why I should change it for someone else. But curious for other reasons."

“I’m me, not him”: 17 women on why they refused to take their husband’s last name

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HBO Max category reading "Six Seveeeeeen" (6 7), referencing the viral "6 7" meme. Caption overlay reads, "Oh **** off, HBO."