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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

“Dental care should be considered necessary healthcare for all”: Woman says dental insurance “literally covers nothing” after $9K estimate

Woman peeling Target price tag on a sweater to reveal a higher price underneath

“Don’t trust the prices”: Shopper peels back a Target price sticker. Then she sees the cheaper price underneath

Left: Paraglider from his point of view in the sky as a pink Mylar number 6 balloon rushes towards him, caption overlay reads "POV you almost get taken out by a birthday balloon." Right: Paraglider's hand reaching to pink mylar birthday balloon stuck above him.

“When someone’s birthday almost means your death”: Paraglider documents mid-air dogfight with Mylar balloon

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: man pointing to Kirkland medium roast ground coffee bag. Middle: Costco store front. Right: Man pointing at bag of Starbucks coffee in a Costco store.

“We are being played”: Video reveals the big brands quietly making Kirkland products at Costco

Left: Woman holding a green Mitchum deodorant, towel wrapped aroud her head. Text overlay reads, "Showing the Mitchum burn reaction in real time." Right: Woman showing bright red irritated armpit, text overlay reads, "Mitchum deodorant what have you done to the recipe. As a loyal user for 7 years my armpits are on LITERAL FIRE and I have an infection now."

“Agonizing” burns: women are sharing disturbing side effects from Mitchum deodorant

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

le cruset connecticut hartford mystery box apology

“They did a bait and switch on us”: Le Creuset apologizes after disappointing mystery box event in Connecticut goes viral

Left: Text reading "Me at the office potluck making sure no Uber driver of mine gets the pear of anguish" above a dish with peas and rice. Middle: Woman looking into the camera above cooking ingredients, text overlay reads "Cooking to avoid the pear of anguish." Right: Woman peeling a potato, text overlay reads "pov: improving my cooking skills bc I just found out what the pear of anguish is."

Culture

Internet cooks are begging to avoid the “pear of anguish”—how medieval torture became a FoodTok meme

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

“So cooked”: Target employee says new products are arriving without price tags so customers can’t see price changes IRL

3 panel: Left: Mariachi performer playing the guitar in a living room. Middle: Man sipping champagne as a Mariachi performer plays guitar and sings behind him. Right: Two men moving a TV. Caption overlay reads, "This is your sign to hire a Mariachi performer while your cheating ex moves out."

“Whatever you paid him, it wasn’t enough”: Petty king hires Mariachi performer to trail cheating ex during move-out

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

“Drop that Venmo, sis”: UPS gives one-day notice to bride to pay thousands in tariffs for her wedding lehenga ordered months ago

Left: Silksong meme with text reading "Me playing" with a frustrated woman above "Me recommending" next to woman doing heart shape with her hands. Right: pepe with dropped beads above caption reading "How it feels watching all my beads scatter everywhere because I wasn't fast enough to catch them all."

Memes

“Hollow Knight: Silksong” launch breaks records and floods the internet with memes

hamilton in movie theaters singalong controversy

“The most insane display of poor theater etiquette”: Hamilton’s run in movie theaters is causing a war between those who want to sing along and others who want silence

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

Entertainment

“Old-fashioned promo”: Cardi B sold her music on the streets of New York City, and fans are loving it

“How does this happen?”: Travelers discover they’re flying to Tunisa, Africa—not “to Nice,” France—after boarding the plane

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

3 panel: Chef making gnocchi from scratch on an airplane.

TikTok