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Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Kidz Bop Karen goes off, inspires meme

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

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College students facing backlash for dressing up as various homeless individuals

Libby Cohen is a third-year University of Texas student originally from New Jersey. She has written for ORANGE Magazine, the Daily Texan, and most recently interned for 1010 WINS in NYC. She&#8217;s now back in Austin writing for the Texas Standard and the Daily Dot.

Libby Cohen

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Florida principal fired after saying he couldn’t confirm Holocaust happened

Charli XCX fan criticized for asking her to sign their douche

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Sierra Juarez

Major Pokémon Go character confirmed to be nonbinary

In this Facebook group, South Asians are being told they’re ‘not Asian’

Facebook page helps solve 15-year-old cold case

Window decorations show caricatures of children made out of brown paper seen in nooses

Artist resigns after depicting children in nooses for Halloween decorations

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Fans are worried for YouTuber FaZe Rain after a series of suicidal tweets

Video: Woman arrested after she exercises legal right to not show ID

People are grossed out by cow insemination-themed pregnancy announcement

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

TikTok girls dancing to voicemails from sh*tty exes is a vibe

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Father of mega-popular Ace Family YouTube channel accused of rape

Influencer accuses Lisa Frank of stealing apartment design, says that’s why she’s getting evicted (updated)

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