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

Braden Bjella

‘My hands are shaking’: Woman claims she’s experiencing ‘eclipse sickness.’ Here’s what that is

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘They act like your best friend till you drive off the lot’: Car salesman reveals what he actually does once you buy the car

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‘Best part is that if this fails you’re only down $10’: Man says you can flip $10 item at Home Depot, make over $1K

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

‘You need to kill me’: This viral trend is begging you for the sweet release of death

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Alabama IVF vote provokes Trump video addressing abortion

TOS — Everyone's fighting, and it's all New Order's fault

Everyone on TikTok is recreating classic arcade fighting games with this classic ’80s song

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

‘This is the wrong solution’: Expert warns WD-40 shouldn’t be used for cars

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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‘Something weird just happened’: Woman says someone called a wellness check on her because she hasn’t shown up to work. She works from home

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‘I know her plan’: Viewers divided over server who picked up customer’s fries with her hands. It’s a common trick

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‘One of the biggest regrets of my life’: Woman issues dire warning about getting LASIK

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

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‘She had cookies in the bottom of her bag’: Carnival Cruise dogs are now everywhere, expert warns. They’re even better than you think

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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‘Who packaged that?’: DoorDash customer orders ground beef from Albertsons to make nachos. It backfires

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

Drivers are having ‘car maintenance days’ where they go to Discount Tire.

‘Toyota girlie here’: Drivers are having ‘car maintenance days’ at Discount Tire. That’s just the beginning

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

Melody Heald

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‘Run to your nearby McDonald’s’: Woman shares how to order the McDonald’s dinner box

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

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