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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

‘Gun girl’ Kaitlin Bennett claims a hotel employee stole $1,500 from her room

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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What is White Claw—and why is the beverage inspiring memes?

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

If you claim to hate fictional clichés, this meme is for you

Dominic-Madori Davis is a recent graduate of the University of Southern California. She covers the internet, politics, and social issues.

Dominic-Madori Davis

This Finn Wolfhard meme is pretty strange

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

Jeff Bezos' Miami move saved him $600 million

Twitter account asks, ‘Has Jeff Bezos Decided To End World Hunger?’

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Carissa Pinkston came out as trans following backlash received from transphobic comments

Instagram model Carissa Pinkston lies about being trans, says she ‘panicked’

Sco pa tu manaa meaning explained. It starts with a photo of this viral rapper from Ghana.

‘Sco Pa Tu Manaa’ is all over Twitter–here’s what it means

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

Mikael Thalen

Instagram just purged all your favorite meme pages (updated)

The knuckle sandwich meme is making a soaring comeback

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

Siobhan Ball

Gender reveal party creator says the events are out of control

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

Lil Nas X was the highlight of BuzzFeed’s overly stuffed ‘Internet Live’

Ignacio Martinez is a reporter specializing in online gaming and political communities. His work has previously appeared in the Texas Observer and on the airwaves at KVRX 91.7 FM. He is based in Austin, Texas, and you can follow him on Twitter at @NacioMartinez.

Ignacio Martinez

15-year-old Smash Bros. prodigy caught using racist slur in private Discord server

Wait, how tall is Peppa Pig?

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

Kahron Spearman

Area 51 remix video proves it’s the summer of Lil Nas X

Katie Balevic is a former editorial intern at the Daily Dot. Her previous work has appeared in the Daily Texan, the Victoria Advocate, and the Houston Defender.