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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

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‘The day I see this would be the last day I ever cook for him’: TikToker finds video of her boyfriend roasting her cooking

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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‘Disneyland actually brainwashes you’: TikToker shares wild theory about how Disneyland gets you to buy churros

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

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Video of teen being body-shamed by church leader resurfaces, prompting an update 2 years later

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

Brooke Sjoberg

TikToker shares apparent ‘life hack’ to getting discounts on groceries when in self-checkout

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

Marvel’s ‘New Warriors’ showrunner says the show was canceled for being ‘too gay’ (updated)

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Christina Haberkern shared a video with her book from a Paper Source store

‘They have $20,000 that they owe me’: TikToker accuses Paper Source of stealing from her small business

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

‘Has to get old’: Ben Affleck ignores fan’s greeting in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Couple arguing after running over TikToker's dog

‘Y’all ran my dog over!‘: Karen couple runs into TikToker’s dog with scooter in viral TikTok

Olivia Munn’s fatphobic lines from her 2010 memoir resurface

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

‘It’s not making any sense’: Viral TikTok shows Arab men correcting woman’s Arabic tattoo fail

‘Trust me, there’s worse than that’: TikToker finds bug floating in soup at Olive Garden, and workers chime in

TikTokers have the pettiest revenge for their loud upstairs neighbors

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

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‘So hilarious how clueless they all are’: Frankie Jonas posts TikTok of influencers flexing with a Scientology chain

‘You’re gonna have to get off the plane’: TikToker says woman on JetBlue flight caused 3-hour delay (updated)

Two panel image. Left panel shows text over a car door that says, "Door dash driver pitching a fit because he had to wait 20 min for his order." Right panel says, "The man beside me went over to check on him because he was screaming (at no one)."