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A former assigning editor for the Daily Dot, Cooper Fleishman&#8217;s work focused on the web culture and niche internet communities. He joined Mic as a senior editor in 2015. His work has been published by HyperVocal and the Good Men Project, and he previously copyedited for Rolling Stone, Men&#8217;s Journal, and Us Weekly.

Cooper Fleishman

Unclick

Is Monster Energy hiding a secret Satanic conspiracy?

Daily Dot Contributor

The ugly everyday racism inside tech’s diversity problem

s.e. smith is a Northern California-based journalist and writer focusing on social justice issues. smith&#8217;s work has appeared in publications like Esquire, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, In These Times, Bitch Magazine, and Pacific Standard.

S.E. Smith

7 ways to make homophobes look like idiots

Finally, the dangers of walking in Austin as a hipster are exposed

Aja Romano is a geek culture reporter and fandom expert. Their reporting at the Daily Dot covered everything from Harry Potter and anime to Tumblr and Gamergate. Romano joined Vox as a staff reporter in 2016.

Aja Romano

‘Naruto’ fans react to an ending 15 years in the making

Why dudes don’t greet dudes

The 4chan murder was real—and the suspect has been arrested

Vintage ‘He-Man’ montage proves Skeletor is the master of insults

4chan had photos of gruesome murder before it was reported to police

How the Internet turned Alex From Target into a teenage heartthrob

Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions,  and the Village Voice. He&#8217;s the author of two odd books of fiction, &#8216;Ivyland&#8217; and &#8216;True False.&#8217;

Unclick

Is Monster Energy hiding a secret Satanic conspiracy?

The ugly everyday racism inside tech’s diversity problem

7 ways to make homophobes look like idiots

Finally, the dangers of walking in Austin as a hipster are exposed

‘Naruto’ fans react to an ending 15 years in the making

Why dudes don’t greet dudes

The 4chan murder was real—and the suspect has been arrested

Vintage ‘He-Man’ montage proves Skeletor is the master of insults

4chan had photos of gruesome murder before it was reported to police

How the Internet turned Alex From Target into a teenage heartthrob

This ‘heterosexual pride’ Facebook page is an amazing stew of gibberish

Why thousands of satisfied racists are sharing that viral catcalling video

These NBA stars’ old tweets will leave your jaw on the floor

Will Google cure cancer?

How ‘Terminator’ defines our fear of robots after 30 years