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Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Catastrophic injury lawyer reveals the 3 common household products he would never buy

‘It’s made by Monsanto’: Catastrophic injury lawyer reveals the 3 common household products he would never buy

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

Customer shares the ‘best’ way to eat Subway sandwiches

‘That’s how they use the make them’: Customer reveals the ‘best’ way to eat Subway sandwiches

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

Braden Bjella

Mystery shopper heads to McDonald’s for a meal. She says the worker made this one grave mistake

‘I gave her 2 opportunities’: McDonald’s mystery shopper orders meal at drive-thru. She says the worker made this one grave mistake

‘In broad daylight is crazy’: Cadillac Escalade driver can’t believe what they stole from her at a Walmart parking lot

Walmart shopper receives defective $400 Dyson AirWrap

‘I’m about to lose it’: Walmart shopper receives defective $380 Dyson AirWrap. Her attempt to return it backfires

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A woman and a man side-by-side. There is text in the bottom left corner that says 'Main Character of the Week' in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

Main Character of the Week: Mom who filmed herself baking and set off a firestorm 

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Woman issues dire warning on popular diabetes medication after her father passed away from taking it

‘By the time that you see symptoms, it’s pretty much too late’: Woman issues dire warning on popular diabetes medication after her father dies suddenly

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Kia gets towed. Tow truck driver finds something unusual on car’s bumper

‘I mean that’s kinda smart’: Kia gets towed. Tow truck driver finds something unusual on car’s bumper

Restaurant server seats table for 2. She can’t believe who the man brought with him

‘Please she has a glass of champagne’: Restaurant server seats table for 2. She can’t believe who the man brought with him

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Trader Joe’s customer says you shouldn’t return shopping carts

‘You can judge me all you want’: Trader Joe’s customer says you shouldn’t return shopping carts

Mike Hadge

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‘Protect this man at all costs’: TikToker’s interview schtick accidentally insults John Krasinski

Mechanic claims Ford is recommending the wrong oil to its customers at the dealership

‘It’s a pay-to-play system’: Mechanic claims Ford is recommending the wrong oil to its customers at the dealership

Target customer buys a brand-new PlayStation 5. The console is already ‘banned’

‘Someone already activated it. Probably an employee’: Target customer buys a brand-new PlayStation 5. The console is already ‘banned’

Woman issues dire warning about what can happen when you get veneers

‘It ruined my life’: Woman issues dire warning about what can happen when you get veneers

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

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