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YouTube right now! HyunA takes on “Gangnam Style”

BioWare responds to My Little Pony fanart controversy

YouTube’s Philip DeFranco braves dangerous new waters for Shark Week

7 awesome GIFs for Shark Week

Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.

Chase Hoffberger

The Gregory Brothers—Auto-Tuning the pulse of the nation

Blue crystal candy receives “Breaking Bad”-inspired Amazon reviews

Andre Meadows—born a black nerd

Riding Shotgun with Zach Anner

Lindsey Weber is a writer and editor who&#8217;s worked for Flipboard, Mel Magazine, Slate, Eater, Wirecutter, Billboard, and more. She currently hosts a VR talk show called Conundrums.

Lindsey Weber

An annotated guide to @Horse_ebooks

In the newsroom with Will of DC—YouTube’s premier anchor

Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.

Fernando Alfonso III

Ermahgerd app helps you talk like Gersberms Girl

Lauren Rae Orsini is a web culture reporter who specializes in anime and the business of fandom. Her work has been published by Forbes and Business Insider.

Lauren Rae Orsini

Exclusive: Pinterest to partially lift ban on commercial pinning

Aja Romano is a geek culture reporter and fandom expert. Their reporting at the Daily Dot covered everything from Harry Potter and anime to Tumblr and Gamergate. Romano joined Vox as a staff reporter in 2016.

Aja Romano

“Twilight” fandom reacts to Kristen Stewart cheating scandal

Sleepwalking with comedian Mike Birbiglia

How author Lev Grossman bridges fandom and fiction