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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

2 panel image of a shelf showing the old and new box designs for Sleepy Time Tea from Celestial Seasonings.

Did Celestial Seasonings replace the Sleepytime Tea Bear with AI?

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

2 panel image of a car in a car wash and a person sitting in the front seat.

Car wash cracks woman’s windshield but refuses to pay for it: “You sign an agreement saying you know this could happen”

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

Nina Hernandez

photo collage image Jeff Probst the host of Surviivor announcing the cast of the 50th season.

“Survivor” fans are stumped by Jeff Probst’s selections for “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image: on the left is an interior car door handle covered in duct tape. On the right is Lili Reinhart riding in the car. Text over: If you never see me again, show this to the police.

“If you never see me again, show this to the police”: Lili Reinhart orders an Uber. Then she gets in, sees the door handles

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

A photo of the phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge.

How to catch Manhattanhenge, NYC’s accidental solar event

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

Braden Bjella

hurricane tiktok On the left is a rain-soaked parking lot and on the right a person explains. Text over: My neighbor knocked on my door and woke me up to tell me to move muy car bc it was raining.

“Wow”: Neighbor knocks on woman’s door and says to move her car. She’s so glad she did

Ross price hike: 2 Panel Image of ross store front and receipt coming out of wallet

“A shift towards more functional items versus discretionary items”: Here’s why shopping at Ross stores could get a bit pricier

“Even more reason to buy more lower priced brands”: e.l.f. Cosmetics will raise the price of all products by $1, citing tariffs and inflation

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

2 panel image. Woman sitting on plane, looking upset on left. Carry-on luggage in overhead compartment on right.

“They changed the rules”: Passenger brings expandable carry-on bag aboard. Then a flight attendant intervenes

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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New United Airlines policy means you have to get to the airport even earlier

2 Panel image of Arby's Logo and New menu item poster on window

Arby’s announces new steak nuggets: “They need to go back to the drawing board with this one”

2 panel image, mechanic working on car and Toyota logo

“Mechanic” admits to scamming Toyota RAV4 customer out of $45K

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

Brooke Sjoberg

2 panel image of salmon and Aldi storefront

Aldi salmon recalled. Here are the 3 states impacted

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

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“Dear AA girlies…”: American Airlines flight attendant shares handwritten note Meghan Markle slipped her

3 panel image showing images from @ariellelorre on TikTok's story about this event. Some of the example images are generated by AI.

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