Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

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

Gas station(l), Woman talking(c), Gas pump in car(r)

‘They will come in after you leave’: Gas station customer issues warning after finding something suspicious inside gas nozzle

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

Woman talking(l), Echo bud headphones(c), Amazon worker hands with boxes(r)

‘I can hear everything with the horrible quality’: Amazon worker says she has to buy Amazon’s ‘expensive’ earphones to be allowed to listen to music

Mike Hadge

A new TikTok trend lets Gen Z ‘write the marketing script’

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

‘It sketches me out’: Customer questions restaurant selling ‘packed’ food plate for $4.75. Here’s the real reason why it’s so cheap

‘Please don’t dox her’: Behind the Charli XCX-inspired ‘Apple Dance’ controversy on TikTok

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Woman talking(l), USPS truck(c), Mailman with packages(r)

‘That’s dangerous’: Mechanic works on mailman’s car. She can’t believe what’s attached to his steering wheel

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

Woman talking(l), Walmart storefront(c), Woman holding Sterilite rolling cart(r)

‘Today I finally scored’: Walmart customer shows how to get Sterilite rolling storage cart for $1.50

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

Amazon customer has to fill out ‘incident report’ to get a refund for missing items

‘They hoping you gonna forget or give up’: Amazon customer has to fill out ‘incident report’ to get a refund for missing items. There’s just one problem

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

Woman talking(l), Tesla sign(c), Man opening car window(r)

‘Our worst nightmare’: Couple warns against Tesla after it shut down and locked their 10-month-old daughter inside

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

Braden Bjella

Woman talking(l), Rover app on phone(c), Dog in grass(r)

‘It’s not a safe place’: Woman says Rover dogsitter gave their dogs away to someone else

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

Nina Hernandez

Fork twirling pasta(l), Woman looking shocked(c), Yelp app on phone(r)

‘Gaslighting us… after feeding us glass’: Restaurant customers find glass in pasta. They can’t believe the owner’s response to their Yelp review

Kia sign(l), Person smiling(c), Kia car(r)

‘It’s a Kia bro, what did you expect’: Man buys brand-new 2024 Kia. So why does it sound like that?

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

Glade Plug In(l), Man talking(c), Cleaning Products in bucket held by gloved hands(r)

‘Plug-in air fresheners like Glade’: Catastrophic injury lawyer reveals 3 common household products he’d never have in his home

Couple talking(l), TJ Maxx storefront(c), Woman crying(r)

‘They’re literally radioing each other’: T.J. Maxx customer goes shopping for purses. Why did she leave in tears?

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

TikTok