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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

TikToker acts out generic female leads in an Indie Movie

‘No one’s really safe’: Expert behind ‘Indie girl in the rain’ shares how to build a comedy empire on TikTok

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

‘I just tell people take what you want’: Dollar Tree worker encourages customers to steal, says inflation is ‘too damn high’ to care

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

Server slams customers who make lemonade right at the table

‘Just order a lemonade it’s like $3’: Server slams customers who make lemonade right at the table

Marshalls worker shows the lengths she’ll go to push store credit cards so her manager will ‘stop yelling’

‘I always feel bad’: Marshalls worker shows the length she’ll go to push store credit cards so her manager will ‘stop yelling’

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

Braden Bjella

Ross Smith(l), SXSW panel(c), Retirement house(r)

‘Do not fear aging’: Why these creators say the future of TikTok is the elderly

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Man talking(l), Chili's(c), Tripple dippers(r)

‘The triple dipper is fire too’: Customer shares Chili’s lunch trick

‘True connection gets lost’: Creators say authenticity is dying as TikTok expands—and they’re nervous

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

Chuck E. Cheese's(l), Woman talking(c), Chuck E Cheese's frozen pizza(r)

‘Am i cheap or is $9 for a frozen pizza WILD’: Viewers divided after customer praises Chuck E Cheese pizza she found at the store

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

‘I think that’s a stupid rule and it makes people uncomfortable’: Ex-Sephora worker says they were forced to follow customers around the store

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Sydney Sweeney at SXSW(l+r), Sydney Sweeney on the red carpet(c)

‘My DMs are not a safe space’: Sydney Sweeney says ‘Saturday Night Live’ guest appearance was ‘terrifying’

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.

Charlotte Colombo

‘I haven’t gotten fired yet’: Little Caesars worker speaks out after customer demanded $7 refund

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Porsche Electric Car(l), Porsche HQ(c), Porsche service station(r)

‘The future is electric’: Porsche announces new all-electric models

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

‘Every single one of them’: Woman orders wings from Pizza Hut. She can’t believe what she received

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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