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Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘Dude woke up and chose violence’: Man throws women’s scrunchies in his male co-workers’ trucks

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘You’re saving $45,000 a year’: Worker catches boss listing her job on company website after she got ‘laid-off’

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Free game right here’: Man shares how to successfully start vending machine side business

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

Rachel Kiley

‘I don’t understand why anybody would’: Car-buying expert warns against buying brand-new Tesla, shares how to get one for ‘half the price’

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Open Ai has gavel towards The New York Times building

OpenAI claims New York Times brute force ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to create basis for massive copyright suit

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

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‘Best pizza I ever made’: Ex-Domino’s worker reveals how to make the perfect Domino’s cheese pizza at home

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I usually tip a dollar per shot’: Bartender calls out customers who tip per drink

An ‘immersive’ Willy Wonka kids experience left parents fuming—claiming its misleading ads were the work of AI

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘I’d be calling everyone out daily’: Walmart worker catches online order pickers lying about unavailable items

‘Do you want to buy?’: Shopper goes to Victoria’s Secret while wearing Victoria’s Secret, gets asked to purchase her own stuff

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

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‘That’s less than I would pay on my rent’: Man says it’s cheaper to live at all-inclusive resort than to rent apartment unit

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘On my third Kia’: Mechanics reveal the most common problems they see with Kia cars

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Have you seen a woman get pregnant since 2021? Prominent COVID skeptic says vaccine eliminated childbirth

‘There’s a shoot out in front of my house‘: Woman says her Stanley cup saved her life, survived a bullet hole

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

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