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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

Left: Screenshot of Tiktok user @roisintheredsetter's dog with the caption "I asked ChatGPT to turn my dog into a human"; Right: AI Image of a Red haired woman.

Culture

People are now asking ChatGPT to humanize their pets, and the results are chaotic

Left: Screenshot of Tiktok user @donnitta_renee; Right: Screenshot from Tiktok user @donnitta_renee on an airplane with the caption "I would've screamed how she stabbed me....that'll get someone's attention quick"

‘Get up lady, and get your kids!’: Passenger loses it after kid stabs her with fork with no parents in sight

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

Screenshots from X users @lisalee6789 and @neil778027 of TikToks from Chinese creators with the captions "has asked me about the cost of living here in China" and "They Robbed You".

‘They rob you blind and you thank them for it’: While Americans argue about tariffs, Chinese influencers are bragging about how good they have it on TikTok

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

Left side: YouTuber Ethan Klein Right: YouTuber iDubbbz. Overlaid tweet reading: idubbbz making a content cop in 2025 doesn't really work anymore because he's lost pretty much most of people's respect towards his opinions

iDubbbz brings back ‘Content Cop’ and goes after Ethan Klein—and the internet can’t believe it

Three screenshots of Tiktok user @conornoburst with the caption "straight to consumer millennial core.

Warby Parker got hit with a Gen Z insult so specific it loops back to iconic

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image showing groups of people laughing.

‘Bift’? ‘Scrongle’? Fake slang trend tricks teens into thinking they said something wrong

Buy pork, get a second job: Gen Z is asking millennials for recession advice and survival tips on TikTok

2 panel image of Addison Rae holding up an ipod. Text over is a tweet saying, "it insists upon itself."

Addison Rae plugged into an iPod nano—critics say the vibe is ‘manufactured’

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

Screenshot of Tate McRae from her "Revolving Door" music video; Photo of Morgan Wallen.

‘From khia asylum to Trump’s rally…’: The Tate McRae x Morgan Wallen collab rumors have fans accusing her of going right

The McDonald’s Snack Wrap is coming back…recession indicator?

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

‘Star Wars’ nerds are furious after Lego set isn’t explicitly named ‘Slave 1’

Screenshot from Tiktok user @fayehix of a pile of seed packets; Screenshot of Tiktok user @sarah.hayroyan filling a jar with wildflower seeds with the caption: "POV you decide to try chaos gardening again in the hopes you will grow another mini flower field in your backyard"; Screenshot from Tiktok user @erinmccafferty47 of their chaos garden.

Chaos gardening isn’t just a trend—It’s a rejection of perfectionism

Wendy’s roasts Katy Perry after space flight—then Kesha enters the chat

Screenshot of Tiktok user @hey.its_em; Photo of a Pinterest page on a laptop with the Pinterest logo.

Watch: Woman finds Pinterest hack that blocks ads in seconds—users are begging the app not to patch it

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

Susan LaMarca

Light pink manicure on short nails with Gypsophila(l) Woman shares Short Nail Theory(r)