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Bet you missed this amazing Ryan Reynolds–Andrew Garfield kiss at the Golden Globes

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

Teens are so bored, they’re using this guide to try to break their own thumbs

Review: ‘Hidden Figures’ is an unflinching story about the women who battled NASA’s racial divide

Watch in wonder as 3 guys cover a floor with lube and try a dance routine

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

Did this Arizona man photograph the devil?

Dahlia Dandashi is a multimedia content producer. Her work has been published at the Austin American-Statesman and Viceland. An Arab-American raised in Dubai, she is based in Austin, Texas.

Dahlia Dandashi

The brutal truths of the ‘Hey can I copy your homework’ meme

Meet the woman behind that viral Wendy’s Twitter burn

The 12 best ‘The Walking Dead’ quotes

Yale student turns 5-day mumps quarantine into the best Snapchat story ever

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

IMDb’s parental warnings for ‘Yuri on Ice’ are completely ridiculous

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

Robbie Rotten’s ‘We Are Number One’ was just named ‘Meme of the Year’

The ‘John Lemon’ meme is back from the dead for 2017

Sarah Weber is the former editor of Daily Dot’s Parsec section, where she wrote about geek culture. She previously worked as a reporter and editor at community newspapers in the Midwest and was recognized by the Ohio Associated Press for news reporting.

Sarah Weber

What the heck is a plumbus?

Dennis Scimeca was the Daily Dot&#8217;s gaming reporter until 2016. He loves first-person shooters, role-playing games, and massively multiplayer online games. His work has appeared in Salon, NPR, Ars Technica, Kotaku, Polygon, Gamasutra, GamesBeat, Paste, and Mic.