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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

Headphones with DHARMA initiative logo on side perched on condenser microphone stand with caption "The LOST History of the Internet"

Unclick

The enduring footprint of one of TV’s first big companion podcasts

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

TikToker catches man allegedly staring at her while she works out—so she starts to stare back

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

‘Y’all both Karens’: TikToker takes money out of tip jar after Dunkin’ worker refuses to remake his drink, sparking debate

woman yelling, woman yelling through window at drive-thru

‘Can someone come get their racist cousin?’: Karen hurls insults at driver and CVS drive-thru worker in viral TikTok

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

TikToker zooms in on Chinese restaurant using dinosaur chicken nuggets

‘Chicken shortage so real’: TikTok appears to show Chinese restaurant using Dino nuggets

‘We see everything’: Movie theater worker reveals how employees know when you are doing ‘the nasty’ in the theater

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

Cecilia Lenzen

‘I don’t see a Karen, I see a Kevin’: Dollar General cashier and customer get into screaming match over receipt in viral TikTok

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

Tricia Crimmins

In a viral video, a man says he paid for his items but is accused of stealing at a Walmart.

‘I already paid for it’: Walmart manager accuses man of stealing after self-checkout allegedly misprints receipt in viral video

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

Kahron Spearman

astroworld memorial (l) poster with names (c) candle with "We will always remember you" written on it with names (r) all with caption "For All The Ragers You are forever in our hearts"

‘There’s clearly more than 8 people written on this poster’: Viral TikTok of Astroworld vigil questions official death toll

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘Who brings a toddler to a concert like this?’: Viral TikTok of young child at Astroworld sparks debate

‘We used software to enhance his visibility’: Travis Scott’s former manager claims rapper faked streams to launch career (updated)

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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Female soldier calls out military’s double standards for weight, sparking debate in viral TikTok

Starbucks worker puts store on blast for allegedly lifting lockdown after learning it was ‘just a bomb threat’ (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

Screenshots show a man referring to Molly Hair as 'cunt' and then persistently pursuing her despite her rejecting him repeatedly