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Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

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Left: Grand Theft Auto 5 character Trevor Philips. Right: Trevor’s actor, Steven Ogg says he doesn’t care about GTA 6 and that he didn’t even play GTA 5.

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“Condescending and rude”: GTA fans pile on Trevor actor Steven Ogg after viral interview

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

Left: Woman in police costume under caption reading "That one 911 shoe commercial for absolutely no reason." Right: caption reading "these are FIREFIGHTERS. Now everyone continue."

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Fans can’t stop roasting and memeing the hilariously bad “9-1-1” season 9 trailer

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Left: Noah Centineo at the world premiere of "Charlie's Angels" at the Regency Village Theatre. Right: Screenshot posted on Instagram Reels by Noah Centineo showing he had canceled his Disney Plus subscription.

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“Peak performative activism”: Noah Centineo accused of purchasing Disney+ subscription just to cancel it after Kimmel suspension

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.

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Charlotte Colombo

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What we know about KJ Apa’s side project Mr. Fantasy

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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“I hope he comes back”: Here’s what all of the late night hosts said about Jimmy Kimmel’s ousting from ABC

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Jamie Jirak

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“I’m really excited”: Lorne Michaels explains why the major “Saturday Night Live” cast shakeup is “good”

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Chris Pratt gets clowned for squinting his entire way through an odd online prayer

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“So dystopian”: Fans react to fracking-style imagery playing during RuPaul’s DJ set

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10 details you might have missed at the Emmy Awards

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The best jokes and memes embraced by celebrities, ranked by Reddit

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“Every artist has at least one skip”: TikTok discovers the 2019 Paul McCartney track “Fuh You,” goes viral

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

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“Y’all come look at this”: Lizzo battles viral discourse, fake friends, and fascism in new music video

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“This future looking like a nightmare”: OpenAI announces feature-length AI-generated film, “Critterz,” and nobody wants this

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“Please don’t do this”: Man purchases the last ticket left at Ariana Grande concert—reserved for disabled people

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“Ready for season two”: Fans react to “The Paper,” the highly-anticipated spin-off of “The Office”