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Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

‘Here I am, out like $25K-$30K’: Woman buys used car, gets caught up in fraud involving CarMax

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

Melody Heald

‘I will never try one’: Starbucks customer condemns controversial new drink

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

Pizza in box(l), Ipad with tipping screen(r)

‘I noticed you didn’t leave a tip’: Customer gets shamed by worker for not tipping on pizza pickup order

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

‘But it can be a tax write-off’: TikToker says Arby’s worker who made under $8 an hour was forced to buy an expensive work sweatshirt for shift

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

Woman talking(l+r), Mercedes Benz dealership(c)

‘Never compare yourself to anyone else’: Mercedes dealership worker sells new car to 19-year-old. Then his mom pulls her aside

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

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‘White Lotus’ co-stars Meghann Fahy and Leo Woodall confirm relationship on Instagram: ‘Because his boy of the month era is starting’

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

‘Is Nissan seeing this?’: Toyota worker calls out Honda amid escalating feud

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 TF did I marry?’: Woman can’t believe the ‘United Nations of red flags’ she learned about her husband

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

Amara Thomas

Parking signs(l), Checkers sign(c), Tow truck(r)

‘The manager never asked me was this my car’: Checkers customer said restaurant assumed Tesla wasn’t his, mistakenly towed it

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

Woman talking holding perfume boxes(l+r), Ebay headquarters

‘I just made a quick $300 by going shopping’: Woman says she doesn’t have to work a 9-5, resells perfumes instead

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Whyyy is buying a car a riddle’: Man says this is how you should respond to ‘What do you want your monthly payment to be?’ at car dealership

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

Katherine Huggins

Trump claims he’s getting ‘a form of Navalny,’ compares his trials to imprisonment, death of deceased Russian dissident

‘She look 22’: Father tells restaurant server his daughter is 8 years old to get discounted kids meal

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

Woman talking(l+r), Doordash app on phone(c)

‘Something inside me said do not text that person’: DoorDash driver says she quit because men started to change their name to women on the app

Kyle Rittenhouse in front of scene of police after Kansas City Shooting

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