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

Melody Heald

Man holding up pantene shampoo in store(l) Female hands hold shampoo bottle.(c) Man with long hair holding up TRESemmé shampoo(r)

‘You could not pay me to use popular shampoos’: Customers say Pantene and TRESemmé shampoos are some of the ‘worst’ with ‘trash’ ingredients. Then, they share what to use instead

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

‘CVT is always a gamble’: Man buys 2015 Honda Civic with 195,000 miles at online auction. Is it worth $7,000?

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

‘Is this your car?’: Woman takes her car to Walmart for an oil change. Then she catches a worker going through her glovebox

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘I feel like I’m interrupting something’: Red Lobster customers wonder why their food is taking so long. Then they see what the workers are doing in the kitchen

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

Braden Bjella

‘54K is INSANE for a Kia’: Woman drives a 2024 Kia Telluride. Then she gets put off by this unprecedented feature

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Trump in black and white effect with supreme court background color in orange

‘Don’t do it’: MAGA calls on Trump to defy Supreme Court order on wrongly deported migrant

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

‘It wasn’t your choice’: Woman is 3 years sober. Then she orders a non-alcoholic beer at a restaurant

‘117 million of these are eaten each year’: Expert reveals Kirkland rotisserie chickens are 6 weeks old when you buy them at Costco. Is that bad?

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

Women shares her horrifying experience being stuck in car wash

‘I tried calling the number’: Woman takes her Nissan through car wash. Then she gets stuck in there

‘I’ve officially been deinfluenced’: Woman uses minoxidil for hair growth. Then she experiences this unintended side effect

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

‘I paid $12 for those at Sam’s last week’: Dollar Tree shopper finds 20-pack of Entenmann’s Little Bites. Then she rings them up and sees the price

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

Man shows a hack on how to save money on parking while going to a cruise, by parking at walmart

‘We just saved ourselves 200 bucks’: Carnival Cruise Line charges $35 a day to park your car. Then this traveler shows the ingenious way he got around it

‘Be careful on that website’: Florida man says people are going to fake Indeed interviews. Then they end up missing

‘I’m itching to play Sims so bad’: Walmart worker recommends Lenovo IdeaPad 3 to Texas customer. Is it really good for gaming?

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

‘The fact you made a perfect blue steak on accident is hilarious’: Woman cooks steak on cast iron skillet for the very first time. Then she cuts into it

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