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Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years&#8217; experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

Stacey Ritzen

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Twitter is giving its year-end thoughts with the ‘page 364 of 365’ meme

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

Trump implies Jesus loves him more than Obama with meme

Genny Glassman is a freelance writer from Brooklyn who loves comedy podcasts, library books, and fancy seltzer.

Genny Glassman

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These ‘wizards’ love ‘Harry Potter’ so much, they attend a real-life Yule Ball

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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Stormtrooper verbally destroys dude who’s holding a lightsaber at Disneyland

Anna María is a former social media editor of the Daily Dot. Her work focuses on the intersections of entertainment, pop culture, and social justice. She previously contributed to the Houston Chronicle and Orange magazine.

Anna María

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Heed this meme before sending your old flame a holiday text

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

Brooke Sjoberg

This Gritty Chia Pet is hilarious—and quite disturbing

Family recreates iconic ‘Step Brothers’ scene on TikTok

Angeline Rodriguez is a writer and editor based in New York City. She can be found on Twitter as @gelrdrgz.

Angeline Rodriguez

Bottomless shafts are the least effective way to kill someone in ‘Star Wars’

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Viewers spot Judi Dench’s human hand in ‘Cats’ scene

Claire Goforth is a lawyer and investigative editor. Her work has appeared in the Guardian, Al Jazeera, the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, and more. She regularly appears on radio and in podcasts. Email for booking info.

Claire Goforth

Instagram’s new fact-checking is flagging memes about Jeffrey Epstein

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

Kahron Spearman

Angela Brown, viral Popeyes chicken sandwich mastermind, is our Internet Person of the Year

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

Everything you need to know about Ahsoka Tano from ‘Star Wars’

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

The problem with Poe Dameron’s role in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

J.K. Rowling is getting roasted again for a tweet supporting a transphobic researcher

Libby Cohen is a third-year University of Texas student originally from New Jersey. She has written for ORANGE Magazine, the Daily Texan, and most recently interned for 1010 WINS in NYC. She&#8217;s now back in Austin writing for the Texas Standard and the Daily Dot.