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

Susan LaMarca

An American tourist filming the inside of her Japanese hotel room, confused, looking for the bedroom.

“Where do I sleep?”: American tourist baffled by Japanese room with no bed learns what a ryokan is

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

HBO Max category reading "Six Seveeeeeen" (6 7), referencing the viral "6 7" meme. Caption overlay reads, "Oh **** off, HBO."

Culture

HBO Max adds “six seven” category to appeal to Gen Alpha, kills the meme

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

Left: Work continues on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin). Right: Contractor Sarah Boardman above text reading "they do not have permits."

Viral Politics

“This building is full of asbestos”: Veteran contractor stunned at Trump’s “next level” demo of the White House East Wing for his ballroom

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

the sims creators quit ea creator network

Popular “The Sims” YouTubers suddenly cut ties with EA Creator Network: “Stepping away is the strongest action”

Left: Paula Abdul surrounded by four men doing the "Whitney Houston Challenge" on TikTok. Right: Band Simple Plan standing around a drum doing the Whitney Houston Challenge on TikTok.

Can you hit the beat? The Whitney Houston challenge is humbling TikTok

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Woman trying her first-ever Big Mac from McDonald's, text overlay reads, "trying my first Big Mac at 30 years old."

“It tastes synthetic”: Woman tries first Big Mac at age 30, triggers nostalgia and outrage

surprise engagement proposal set up by best friend

“Absolute best proposal video you’ll ever watch”: Woman plans an engagement for her best friend—it’s actually her own

Left: Man in a backwards hat walking through Costco. Right: Costco groceries in a box after checkout, including eggs and mochi pancake mix.

“Helps keep the bill under $100”: Costco dad shares his one rule to save money every time

A sanitary pad held up against a light fixture, full of mold.

“That’s disgusting”: Woman horrified after spotting what looks like mold inside her unopened Always pad

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“I found my people”: People are sharing how they use Costco’s beloved (but retired) Tiramisu cups

“You just let the intrusive thoughts win”: Starbucks employee chronicles the things they’ve “never done before” on their last day of work

Sophomore teacher sitting in his classroom in a maroon shirt, text overlay reads, "POV: This is how my sophomores react to me asking them to write 5 complete sentences."

“Genuinely scary”: Teacher shows students’ meltdown after being asked to write one paragraph

Left: Man looking into the camera under text reading, "Trick or treating doesn't exist anymore." Right: A scene of "trunk or treat," underneath text reading, "When you sign up for your kid's Trunk or Treat, everyone goes all out, but you didn't get the memo..."

Is “trunk-or-treating” overtaking trick-or-treating as the Halloween tradition?

2 Panel: Left: Bride and groom in a black cowboy hat underneath text reading, "suprising him with his childhood dream car." Right: Bride and groom in a black cowboy hat looking at a teal F100 truck underneath text reading, "suprising him with his childhood dream car."

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