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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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Can your dress code delay your travel plans? Flight attendant shares the clothes you should never board a plane while wearing

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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‘Silence from us has created uncertainty’: Target CEO sends memo to staff. Did it backfire?

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

Nina Hernandez

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Teen app founder goes viral after being rejected by every single Ivy League school

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

Braden Bjella

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‘Be prepared’: Home Depot worker issues warning about new changes to the car industry

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

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‘This actually seems like a job more fit for women’: 19-year-old home inspector takes a look at A/C unit that was built in 1997. Why is it operating better than new units?

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

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‘This made me wanna rewash all my clothes’: Woman reveals the real reason she puts her laundry through a second rinse

‘Do not get your mom flowers this year’: Here’s why everyone’s ordering the $20 Walmart cupcake flower bouquet

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‘I would have made them let me get off‘: Family is on their way to Key West, Florida. Then they have to ‘balance’ plane

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

Laiken Neumann

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‘I’ve officially fallen victim’: Woman buys pots and pans from Temu. Then she finds out just how malleable they really are

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

‘Demanded burgers’: This man says he served Pope Leo XIV. He says he was a ‘nightmare’

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High schooler passes away after friends’ TikTok prank goes awry

‘Genuinely makes me feel a lil patriotic’: Woman finally settles the ‘100 Americans vs. 100 Brits’ debate once and for all

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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‘I will NOT be paying that…’: Driver’s Honda key cracks. Then she finds out how much it’s going to cost to repair

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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Carnival Cruise Line ambassador  shares an update regarding Real IDs

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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