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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

Photo Composite of a Reddit screenshot from user u/ProperMod of a Fabletics receipt with a $44.09 Tariff Surcharge over two promotional images from Fabletics.com.

Culture

‘I love it. I hope nobody disguises this charge’: Shoppers are spotting new tariff surcharges on their shopping receipts

A person walking with headphones on. Text over is titled: Canon events for girls.

‘Growing up ugly’: The girlies are sharing their ‘Girl Canon Events’—26 relatable moments

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

Two side-by-side screenshots of Tiktok user @martinifeeny.

Woman behind massive ‘NYC influencers are boring’ video says she got fired over it

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

Recession Pop is so back: Kesha’s yeehaw banger has us partying through the stock market crash

Dire wolf brought back: a scene of a video purporting to show 2 direwolf pups.

Biotech company’s ‘dire wolf’ pups spark backlash—and raise ethical concerns

Rebecca Leib

Screenshots from X user @DiscussingFilm of a movie theater audience reacting to the Minecraft movie and a screenshot of police entering said movie theatre.

People are having insane reactions to the new Minecraft movie’s ‘Chicken Jockey’ scene

3 panel image of people reacting to the Benny song.

People are pranking their moms using a fake (but super catchy) Justin Bieber diss track about Benny Blanco

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Two empty work cubicles. Text over: Still kinda blows my mind that women fought for the right to experience this.

‘STFU and go to work’: Women respond to viral post mocking them for ‘fighting for’ working in cubicles

Skintight gymwear is out, baggy is in: Gen Z is redefining gym fashion and millennials are catching strays

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

Screenshots from Tiktok user @thatgirlsydjo from her series "The Group Chat".

Millions are watching ‘The Group Chat,’ the TikTok series about a girls’ night gone off the rails

2 panel image of a person explaining on TikTok.

‘Give credit where credit is due’: Reformation x Devon Lee Carlson collab accused of copying Indian fashion without credit

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

Susan LaMarca

woman holding up ziploc bag filled with chips(l) Woman shares why ziploc bags are now lame(r)

‘He was too embarrassed to bring this to school’: Fourth-grader refuses to take snacks in a sandwich bag. Then he explains why

The era of the tryhard is here: Why Gen Z is done pretending not to care

Person covering there face with disappointment(l) words written inside of shower room(r)

‘May I introduce the study shower?’: 23 gloriously unhinged neurodivergent life hacks

Screenshots from Tiktok user @audreysadventures24 with a circle and arrow over her future fiance.