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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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‘Everything about Wendy’s should be illegal’: Worker warns viewers to not eat the chili from Wendy’s in viral TikTok

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

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‘I can’t think of a better solution’: TikToker’s tactic to getting foot off his armrest on plane lauded

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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TikToker records phone call with her ‘toxic’ Starbucks manager (updated)

Jennifer Xia is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. She has interned previously at Austin Monthly and Austin Woman magazines.

Jennifer Xia

TikToker says she was kicked out of car inspection place because her crop top was ‘inappropriate’ (updated)

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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Starbucks worker reveals what happens to food in the pastry case

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

White woman wins cosplay contest at convention celebrating Black nerds, sparking outrage

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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TikToker exposes ‘CEO’ who claims Black people ‘are the most racist people on this planet’

tiktok user @cowbabyblues demonstrates what a stereotypical photo of an asian person in chinatown looks like

Asian TikToker calls out white photographers who take ‘exploitative’ pictures of residents in Chinatown

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

smiling woman greets man (l) man shrugging (c) man at table looking over his shoulder, confused (r) all with caption "She really expected her bf to accept her sidedude"

Woman’s ‘side dude’ and boyfriend both show up to her birthday dinner as waiters serenade her in awkward TikTok

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Olive Garden worker reveals how breadsticks are made in viral TikTok

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Viral TikTok shows customer tipping Pizza Hut worker in a pizza slice instead of money, sparking debate

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

‘Hard work reduced to a machine made copy’: Indie brand claims Shein stole its sweater design

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TikToker swears $1 iced lemon cake from Walmart tastes same as one from Starbucks (updated)

White men pretending to be Medicare representatives

TikTok allegedly shows white men in suits pretending to be Medicare agents, scamming people (updated)

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

TikToker dresses up as goth witch to spite Tinder date