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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

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“This stream gave me life”: Fans are praising underrated Twitch streamer ijustlovepuzzles after winning “hidden gem” award

“How did you bag that?”: Lesbian TikToker shares uncomfortable interaction with straight guy at football game. Was he trying to be nice?

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

Susan LaMarca

Millennials debate whether Gen Z’s idea of “millennial optimism” ever really existed after internet trend depicts whimsical, hopeful times

Left: Woman in glasses and a leopard jacket, "weighing" the numbers 6 and 7 in her hands, text overlay reads, "Internet's going crazy over 6 7." Right: Woman in glasses and a leopard jacket holding a bagel spread with cream cheese in one hand and a tub of Philadelphia cream cheese in the other.

“Sure, unc”: Is the “cream-cheese-bagel” meme the next 6-7? Gen Z says absolutely not

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: Woman eating a horse treat while standing next to her black and white horse. Middle: Woman holding Horsemen's Pride Jolly Stall Snack. Right: Woman eating horse treats while her horse nuzzles her.

“Now why the hell would you do that”: TikTokers are eating horse treats as onlookers beg them to stop

“A new breed of losers”: 22-year-old blasts growing subset of “soft life” Gen Z girls aspiring to “do nothing”

Left: Man standing on a subway in a jacket and cargo pants holding a pair of broken Meta AI glasses, text overlay reads, "Pls help me find her she broke my Meta glasses with her bare hands." Right: Close-up of woman's face on the subway, tweet text overlay reads, "This is the most beautiful, powerful woman I’ve ever seen, she will lead millions in the Butlerian Jihad."

“Imagine being this based”: Guy says woman “assaulted” him by breaking his Meta AI glasses on the subway. The internet disagrees

“I will leave the country”: Oprah’s podcast stirs millennial fears over “filial laws,” responsibility over their baby boomer parents

Left: TikToker Keith "Wolfy" Castillo's hand handing a homeless man a machete and a bottle of vodka. Right: TikToker Keith "Wolfy" Castillo.

A TikToker is handing out alcohol and machetes to unhoused people. The cops have nothing to say.

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“Don’t let anyone get away with calling this a prank”: YouTuber seen flinging opossum into the air in now-deleted video

Kim Kardashian sitting in a chair giving an interview. Text overlay reads, "She gon pop out with Elon’s brain chip and still fail the bar."

Kim Kardashian’s “low brain activity” scan is sparking some wild conspiracy theories

Man smiling into the distance, text overlay reads, "Diddy tag." Right: Sean "Diddy" Combs at the Aqua Hydrate Press Conference at the Private Location on February 26, 2013 in West Hollywood, CA.

“He got baby oil”: Kids are apparently playing “Diddy tag” on the playground

TikTokers are entering their Disney Channel bully era, and it’s hilarious

Left: 10-week-old puppy named Carlito standing in the grass. Right: 10-week-old puppy named Carlito leaning against a wall and pooping while standing on his hind legs.

“He’s just standing on business”: This puppy poops upright like a tiny human and the internet can’t stop laughing

Woman lying in her bed, text overlay reads, "I did NOT know there is no 'medicine' in glasses."

“We shouldn’t shame people for learning”: Woman admits she thought glasses had “medicine” in the lenses