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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

Two panel design with a shot of a Climate control panel in a car, next to an image of a hot and cold air blowing out of air vents in a car

‘I’ve had to explain this to everyone in my family’: Man says you’ve been using this feature in your car wrong. Then he shows why

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

Mars Ramos

Two panel design with a woman looking at the camera, she is outside and looks upset, next to an image of an Amazon.com building

‘I’ve found they’ve been doing this’: Woman returns this item to Amazon. Then she looks at her balance 3 months later

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

Man holding up container of seasoning(l) Old Bay Seasoning(c) Pouring Seasoning(r)

‘Infinity bottle’: Man reveals ‘ultimate’ seasoning hack for when you’re running out of Old Bay, Mrs. Dash

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

‘It works for me every time!’: Expert shares trick to nailing parallel parking every single time

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

‘I would fall for that 100%’: Police knock on man’s door at 2am and he answers via Ring. There’s just one problem

Man talking(l), Hand marking day on calendar(R)

‘I’m confused at your confusion’: Server requests off work. There’s just one problem (updated)

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

Hand holding taco seasoning packets(l), hands holding phone with walmart app(c), Screen saying invalid substitution(r)

‘I have to tell y’all no’: Walmart picker reveals the little-known reason they won’t give you substitutions for your items

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘It costs you a lot of money to repair’: Mechanic shares what really happens if you overfill your gas

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

Woman talking with text "I gotta know if there's any other cities"(l), Tacoma Mall sign(r)

‘I need to know if there are any other cities’: Woman wonders if this unexpected feature in Tacoma shopping center is prevalent elsewhere. It is

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

Joe Jonas with text "when someone's complaining to me but they never had to wear a piece of jewelry that let everybody know that they're a virgin"(l), Russell Crowe with text "parents as soon as you mention the word "stress"(c), Woman staring in disbelief with text "when my bsf getting baby fever just cause my kids are cute"(r)

Russell Crowe saying ‘I don’t even think you really know what a bad day is’ has gone viral online

Costco membership cards(l), Man talking with his hands up(c), Costco storefront(r)

‘2% cash back for three years is sooooo much money’: Man discovers his mom kicked him off the Costco membership he pays for. Then a Costco worker steps in

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Man smiling(l) Hyundai Dealer Sign on Building(c) Hyundai Elantra

‘We sure do see a lot of these’: Expert shares why he doesn’t recommend Hyundais. Then he sees this on a 2015 Tucson

Wellsfargo sign(l) Woman shares her experience at WellsFargo(l)

‘They were IN your car?’: Wells Fargo customer says 2 men scammed her out of $2,500 in front of branch. Then she asks Wells Fargo for help

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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