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Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

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Salt Bae angers Miami with Fidel Castro cosplay photo

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

Sophia the robot is shockingly human-like—and the internet is terrified

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

This wooden Thomas the Tank Engine stunt video is exploding on YouTube

Claire Downs is a tech reporter who covers the intersection of the internet and pop culture. A third-generation worker in the Chicago futures industry, she specializes in cryptocurrencies and altcoins. Her work can also be seen in Cosmopolitan, Vice Motherboard, VH1.com, and Merry Jane.

Claire Downs

Illustration of Seb Gorka with his hand in the shape of a pistol

All the wild things Seb Gorka’s done since leaving the White House

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

A scene from the 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' trailer

Fake J.K. Rowling tweet worms way into ‘Harry Potter’ reprints

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

The best flat Earth memes to school the truthers out there

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

This dude made a spreadsheet of everyone who should have liked his Instagram posts

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 editor-in-chief admits he invented a Japanese persona

Target is selling Prongles, a rad ripoff Pringles.

What’s the deal with Prongles, the rad Pringles ripoff sold at Target?

There’s something really creepy about this video of Melania Trump

Net Neutrality memes are here to save the open internet

How Star Wars Battlefront 2 kicked off a controversy over underage gambling

Triple Gay may sound like an offensive new meme—but it’s anything but

‘Follow the White Rabbit’ is the most bonkers conspiracy theory you will ever read

Mike Tunison

Two men guzzling Smirnoff Ice with arms interlocked bros icing bros