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A former YouTube reporter for the Daily Dot, Rae Votta has more than a decade of experience in the digital and entertainment industries. Her work has appeared on AOL, Huffington Post, Out Magazine, Logo, VH1, Current TV, Billboard, and NYMag. She joined Netflix in 2016.

Rae Votta

Behind the scenes with YouTuber Meg DeAngelis on ‘It’s a Girl Thing’

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Meet Spark Master Tape, rap’s hottest mystery man

Meet the teen idols behind Babymetal, Japan’s bizarre metal sensation

Disney Channel to stream massive movie marathon leading up to 100th original title

Amrita Khalid is a technology and politics reporter who specializes in breaking down complex issues into practical, useful terms. A former contributor to CQ, a Congressional news and analysis site, she&#8217;s currently a master&#8217;s candidate in international relations at the University of Leeds.

Amrita Khalid

How to download YouTube videos: Uptown Funk

How to download your favorite YouTube videos

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Alicia Eler is the author of The Selfie Generation: How Our Self-Images Are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Sex, Consent, and Culture. She is the visual art critic at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Her work has been published in the Guardian, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, New York Magazine, CNN, LA Weekly, Chicago Tribune, and Chicago Sun-Times.

Alicia Eler

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The best of the ‘Animaniacs’ on Netflix

$20 million court case sets important precedent for jointly owned YouTube channels

Entertainment

Behind the scenes with YouTuber Meg DeAngelis on ‘It’s a Girl Thing’

Meet Spark Master Tape, rap’s hottest mystery man

Meet the teen idols behind Babymetal, Japan’s bizarre metal sensation

Disney Channel to stream massive movie marathon leading up to 100th original title

How to download your favorite YouTube videos

Dr. Shini Somara makes learning physics fun in ‘Crash Course’

Breasts, Bernie, and face tats: Exploring the video art of Andrew DeYoung

On ‘2 Dope Queens,’ Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson are the stars of their stories

The best of the ‘Animaniacs’ on Netflix

$20 million court case sets important precedent for jointly owned YouTube channels

12 times Western stars teamed up with K-pop idols

Jon Cozart tears down ‘YouTube culture’ with parody single

Ray J and Diddy peddle the curious and impractical Scoot-E-Bike

When K-pop culturally appropriates

‘Prank Academy’ wants to show you the real side of pranking