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

Melody Heald

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‘When the whole family comes to the dealership’: Workers share 6 signs that will give you away at the car dealership

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

‘Laaaawd her guardian angel just collapsed from exhaustion getting her there’: Customer states her tire’s loose. That an understatement

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

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‘Is this like normal?’: Shopper notices Target Good & Gather products being sold for less at Aldi

‘He secretly did you a favor babe’: Woman catches bartender adding only 1 shot to her double drink

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘Only at Chick-fil-A would they even notice’: Chick-fil-A worker notices something unusual underneath customer’s car in drive-thru

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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‘Sriracha quiet quitting’: WinCo Foods shopper notices Huy Fong sriracha is now brown. Here’s why

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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‘I wouldn’t do it to your face’: Woman warns against returning Shein orders at Forever 21

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

‘Who charges every day?’: Woman says buying a Tesla is the ‘worst mistake’ of her life. It backfires

‘Will no longer be going to SeaWorld’: Man says Seaworld Orlando fired him after 36 years. He can’t believe why

‘My resume will include HVAC technician once I do this’: Mom shares Dollar Tree hack for getting air to children in the back of car

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‘We know something happened’: Uber driver shares the real reason your driver probably canceled on you

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

‘Omg that’s brilliant!!’: Man shares trick to properly opening those hard plastic containers everything’s wrapped in

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

Taylor Swift singing into mic with abstract background

‘You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me’: Swifties have taken over TikTok

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘I’ve never had oysters before … and now that I know I’ll never try them’: Clam bar cook shares the truth about oysters

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

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