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

Braden Bjella

Woman says she was charged a ‘prep fee’ for bartenders to shake her margarita

‘How did we get to $530?’: Woman says she was charged a ‘prep fee’ for bartenders to shake her margarita

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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‘You done got the whole collection’: McDonald’s customer reveals how to get the Hello Kitty toy display

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

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‘I don’t drink’: Circle K customer says they took out all of the slushie machines to make room for more alcohol

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

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‘I did the Chase bank glitch’: Woman issues warning after taking advantage of Bank of America glitch 13 years ago

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

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‘Is Costco really that petty’: Costco customer catches cashier refusing to allow husband to pay for wife

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

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‘People really do believe that’: Mechanic reveals what really happens when you go in for a ‘full diagnostic’ on your car

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘Now if it does go digital we’ll never know’: Dollar General worker gets asked to put up ‘sale’ prices. She can’t believe what the new price is

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‘I just tell myself it ain’t food it don’t expire’: Bath & Body Works customer warns you should check products for expiration dates. Do you really have to?

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

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‘I was just here a couple of days ago’: Woman goes to Anytime Fitness. She can’t believe what she finds

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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‘While I was waiting I changed the wipers’: BMW driver takes his car to Walmart for flat tire service. It backfires

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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Memes

What is GIFTok? TikTok’s latest trend, explained

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

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‘The pieces used to be huge!’: Woman says Raising Cane’s chicken strips are now just chicken nuggets. Did they change anything?

Mike Hadge

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Entertainment

Reesa Teesa’s epic TikTok story is being developed for TV

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Where to find the cast of ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ on TikTok

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TikTok