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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

Man reveals trick to cooking ramen the right way.

‘I love this level of lazy’: Man reveals trick to cooking ramen the right way. It backfires

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

Bath & Body Works has new luxury perfume dupes

‘I need a good dupe for Tom Ford’: Bath & Body Works has new luxury perfume dupes. Are they worth it?

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

Braden Bjella

Customer catches Costco falsely advertising Kettle Brand chips

‘This is why I switched from Costco to Sam’s Club’: Customer catches Costco falsely advertising Kettle Brand chips

Ross customer calls out store's new 10-second waiting period

‘Face scan?’: Ross customer calls out store’s new 10-second waiting period at front door

Subway customer questions new metal barrier, says it makes it impossible to see his sandwich being prepared

‘We’re supposed to tell customers it’s to keep it cold but…’: Subway customer questions new cover hiding meats, says it makes it impossible to see sandwich being prepared

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

Nina Hernandez

Presley Pritchard with graphic background

‘He’s doing the same thing’: Woman gets fired for having a fitness TikTok. Now, the man who fired her has one too

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

Expert shares why room prices at hotels like Hilton, Marriott, IHG are ‘so high’ even when the hotels seem empty

‘Can confirm this is true. I worked at a Marriott’: Expert shares why room prices at hotels like Hilton, Marriott, IHG are ‘so high’ even when they’re empty

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A person looking at the camera next to a sign for Planet Fitness. There is text that says 'Main Character of the Week' in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

Main Character of the Week: Woman whose car was disabled by a dealership at a Planet Fitness

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

Expert claims Post Offices all around the country are about to close down

‘Y’all are gonna have to spend more money on shipping’: Expert claims Post Offices all around the country are about to close down. Here’s what we know

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Mechanic reveals how often you need to change your transmission fluid

‘There’s 3 different types of situations here’: Mechanic reveals how often you need to change your transmission fluid

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

‘Does anyone else think he kind of has a point or am I stupid?’: Here’s what we know about Max Azzarello—and why he was trying to warn us

server shows the effort workers will put in if they make livable wage

‘They don’t realize the unnecessary bending over we do for the tip!’: Viewers divided after server shows the effort workers will put in if they make livable wage

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

Shopper issues warning after strange shopping encounter

‘Why didn’t you call the police while you were in Costco?’: Shopper issues warning after strange shopping encounter

woman blames bank for yellow poles causing $30,000 of damage to her car

‘That’s literally what they are for’: Viewers divided after woman blames bank for yellow poles causing $30,000 worth of damage to her car

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

Mechanic says 10,000-mile oil change dealership rule is 'rubbish'

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