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Brittany Vincent has covered gaming, anime, tech, and entertainment for over a decade. When she’s not writing, she’s replaying Um Jammer Lammy or Day of the Tentacle for the hundredth time while pining for a Harvester sequel. Find her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.

Brittany Vincent

Lady Gaga reveals her secret gamer identity with ‘Bayonetta’ tweet

Gabrielle Sorto is an Atlanta-based freelance writer covering culture, lifestyle, and news. Her work has appeared in CNN, Teen Vogue, INSIDER, and Vice. She can usually be found writing with an overpriced coffee in hand or hanging out with her dog, Rihanna, who is named after exactly who you think.

Gabrielle Sorto

Ariana Grande’s misheard lyric becomes a meme

Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.

Joseph Knoop

‘Haunting of Hill House’ director explains that incredible single-shot episode

Chris Osterndorf is an entertainment reporter and movie critic based in Los Angeles. He holds a degree in cinema from Chicago’s DePaul University. His work has appeared on the Daily Dot, Mic, the Script Lab, Salon, the Week, xoJane, and more.

Chris Osterndorf

The end of ‘House of Cards’ feels as fitting as it does oddly inevitable

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

YouTuber Tana Mongeau accused of sexualizing 15-year-old JoJo Siwa with Halloween costume

YouTube star exposed for faking paranormal video

Jeffree Star YouTube Louis Vuitton Halloween costume

YouTuber Jeffree Star destroys Louis Vuitton bag for Halloween—to the internet’s dismay

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

All the ghosts hiding in ‘The Haunting of Hill House’

Why YouTube star Marzia is leaving the platform for good

Eddie Strait is a member of the Austin Film Critic Association. His reviews focus primarily on streaming entertainment, with an emphasis on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other on-demand services.

Eddie Strait

Youtube - The Thinning: New World Order review

‘The Thinning: New World Order’ brings Logan Paul back in lame sci-fi effort

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Netflix’s ‘Braveheart’ follow-up ‘Outlaw King’ is an old-school historical epic

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

Kris Seavers

These 'Simpsons' memes are all about Limewire.

These ‘Simpsons’ memes hark back to the golden age of LimeWire

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Yuimetal leaves Babymetal for good

Netflix’s ‘Super Monsters’ gets kids in the holiday spirit with Halloween special

Elliot Morgan in response video to h3h3 roast

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