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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: Actors Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet filming a scene for the 2025 "Superman" movie. Right: Tweet reading "rachel brosnahan’s husband being a complete weirdo wasn’t in my 2025 predictions but the internet is nothing if not committed to plot twists"

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Rachel Brosnahan’s husband is being slammed for liking one very specific insult about her on-screen relationship with “Superman” star David Corenswet

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: Claire's manager looking into camera wearing a Claire's lanyard and nose mask, caption overlay reads: "POV: All Claire's workers sad we're closing but we get to use all our PTO & sick time in the next month." Middle: Claire's manager looking into camera wearing a Claire's lanyard, caption overlay reads "POV as a Claire's manager/employee after reading the documents." Right: Two Claire's employees in front of a Claire's store, caption overlay reads "Since Claire's is closing here's our outro."

“Why not just walk out?”: Claire’s managers are posting goodbye videos as liquidation sales begin

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: Tweet from actor Kevin Sorbo reading "I’ve been a Vikings fan all my life… sigh. I need a new team now." Right: Screenshot of the 2025 male cheerleaders for the Minnesota Vikings Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn on the football field in their uniforms holding pompoms.

“I call for a boycott”: Minnesota Vikings add two male cheerleaders and the usual suspects can’t cope

Cans of Arizona brand ice teas in various flavors isolated on black. Caption overlay from tweet reads: "Life won't be worth it when AriZona Iced Tea costs more than $0.99."

“Like DEFCON 0”: AriZona Iced Tea’s iconic 99-cent cans may soon see a price hike thanks to Trump’s tariffs, and people aren’t happy

Left: Couple standing side by side, text overlay reads "Golden Retriever girlfriend (shaking hands emoji) black cat boyfriend" Right: Man sitting in the backseat of a car in a green crewneck looking incredulous, text overlay reads "My black cat boyfriend."

“Black cat boyfriends” are dethroning “Golden Retriever boyfriends” as the new internet crush archetype

Left: Man standing next to woman, caption reads "Roommates that get Hinge men to build things in our apartment >>>" Middle: Man putting together furniture, caption reads "Find yourself a man on Hinge to build your furniture" Right: Woman patting man's head as he builds furniture, caption reads "POV: You get your hinge date to build your new TikTok shop furniture."

The “Bob the Builder” dating trend has women turning Hinge intro a free handyman service

Left: Young nervous woman looking at smartphone and biting her fingernails at home. Text overlay reads "As a lifelong nail biter, COVID ushered in a new sense of germaphobia for me." Right: On the phone. Close-up of young modern man talking on the smart phone while standing outdoors. Text overlay reads: "I talk to my mom every day."

“Not wearing makeup”: 20 habits people have kept doing since COVID began

Woman's right hand with a blue heart-shaped ring against a grassy background. Caption overlay reads "I said yes."

“We’ve officially entered the ‘Black Mirror’ season finale”: Woman gets engaged to AI chatbot after 5 months of dating. The internet can’t agree if it’s sweet or sad

Left:Rapper Cardi B speaking into camera under text caption reading ""Cardi B was surprised her 3XL merch sold out in 20 minutes; she didn't know she had fat fans." Right: Cardi B speaking into camera

“It’s not that serious”: Cardi B accused of fat-shaming fans after bigger merch sizes sell out first, then keeps doubling down

Gen Z is romanticizing just being able to afford rent and groceries

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Destination weddings”: All the things people shouldn’t judge others for, but secretly do

Left: Angelica Vargas, known online as Angie the ICE Chaser, wearing glasses and looking into the camera Right: Ange the ICE Chaser chasing down ICE agents in a Ford Explorer in Los Angeles, CA

Angie the ICE Chaser is “single-handedly striking terror into ICE agents” as she tails them across Los Angeles

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