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Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Mocking Spongebob

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

Colleen Hoover and Taylor Swift over abstract background

‘It Ends With Us’ trailer divides Swifties, Colleen Hoover fans

Mike Hadge

Martin Scorsese's daughter(l), Martin and his daughter posing with statue(c), Martin Scorsese(r)

‘Dad, it’s a TikTok’: Martin Scorsese steps in to  direct daughter Francesca’s TikTok

Entertainment

Inspired by Tinashe’s ‘Nasty,’ people are sharing perfect couples who ‘match each other’s freak’

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

‘Brother ew!’: TikTokers are shook in this grimace-worthy trend. Here are its controversial origins

Meme History: Roll Safe

‘Hot Ones,’ ‘Chicken Shop Date,’ and ‘Good Mythical Morning’ are all eligible for Emmys this year

Our Flag Means Death cast(l), David Zaslov(r)

‘Our Flag Means Death’ fans launch #DontStreamOnMax campaign, want David Zaslav fired

‘I may not have calibrated that perfectly’: Jerry Seinfeld apologizes for bizarre romance in ‘Bee Movie’, but ‘would not change it’

Meme History: Woman Yelling At Cat

‘Barbara’s Rhubarb Bar’ is our favorite tongue-twisting rap. It’s blowing up the internet—and it’s German

Christina Baez is a former Curation Lead for The Daily Dot. Previously, she&#8217;s worked at BuzzFeed, People Magazine, UsWeekly Magazine, and Alexa Magazine within The New York Post. She&#8217;s an artist and has had work on display at La Bodega Gallery, Milk Gallery, Calumet Gallery and Dagny &amp; Barstow in New York City. She is also the founder and host of &#8216;The Subway Portraits&#8217; podcast, a project that aims to create a digital archive of commuter&#8217;s experiences riding on New York City&#8217;s subway.

Christina Baez

The cast of ‘The GOAT’ told us what it was like for reality TV stars compete against each other

The Internet’s reaction to new ‘Lord of the Rings’ films is anything but ‘precious’ 

Despite cancellation, ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ fans still believe in representation

Travis Kelce and Ryan Murphy over spooky background