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Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Gigachad

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Company gives workers one hot dog each for Employee Appreciation Day

‘I could get that for $1.50 at Costco’: Company gives workers 1 hot dog for Employee Appreciation Day. They can’t believe there’s a catch

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘We naturally read left to right’: Customer says bar flipped the tipping percentages to trick customers into tipping more

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Customer says worker burnt their pizza after they didn’t tip

‘He let the slices burn so badly’: Customer says worker burnt their pizza after they didn’t tip

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Boss accidentally messages laid off employee about new hire. They told him ‘staff reduction’ was necessary

‘I’m the guy you just laid off’: Boss accidentally messages laid off employee about new hire. He was told ‘staff reduction’ was necessary

Meme History: Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life

Lyft driver shows how much he actually earned on a $48 ride

‘Why I don’t drive anymore’: Lyft passenger shows how much driver actually earned on a $48 ride

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Customer gets asked to leave tip after booking a hotel on a hotel online

‘I’d legit cancel and book directly from the hotel if I saw this’: Customer gets asked to leave tip after booking a hotel on a hotel online

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‘All untipped rides will receive a 30% automatic tip’: Customer catches driver trying to finesse a tip by lying about Uber’s tipping policy

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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Reddit inked a $60 million AI deal for its data—and users are plotting ways to troll it with bunk post

Meme History: From ‘OK Boomer’ onward, generational memes really hit home

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.

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‘This is extremely scary’: Woman says someone found images of her on Reddit. She never took them

Apple Vision Pro user gets bonked by public WiFI login pop-up—unlocking new fear

‘That light, queasy feeling’: Apple’s New Vision Pro is turning heads—and churching stomachs

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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