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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“I’ve been influenced”: Hobby Lobby’s viral minimalist pot sparks shopping frenzy for holiday decorations

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

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Entertainment

“I would die for him”: The new “Paddington” musical goes viral for its lifelike bear puppet and heartwarming performance

“Genuinely a health concern”: JCPenney salon blasted after routine brow wax and tint goes wrong

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“Why are they mocking us?”: Mariah Carey’s “It’s Time” video with Sephora slammed as tone-deaf on social media

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

“They changed the system”: Barista explains why your Starbucks mobile drink isn’t ready, even if you’re at the window

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

Culture

“Lowkey disordered”: How a “Love Island” contestant’s viral sunglasses video started a body positivity debate

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

Susan LaMarca

“Performance $960, steak $40”: The internet drags Miami’s viral $1,000 steak—complete with dancing waiters

“Nobody will be doing that”: People are just realizing why Cutwater drinks can hit you so hard and fast, and it’s all in the name

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

“Immediately using this”: What is a Slopper? The AI insult about people too obsessed with ChatGPT

“We’re getting a sauna”: People are sharing their “most unhinged” HSA and FSA purchases as end-of-year inspiration

Left: Woman in glasses looking shocked in her car. Right: Woman's finger pointing to headliner damage in the car roof from a clogged sunroof drain.

“This is new info to me”: Drivers with sunroofs need to watch out for this one feature that can ruin a car’s interior

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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“Might single-handedly restore my faith”: Why are so many people changing their profile photos to a “Creature Commandos” character?

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“Adapt or die”: Professional editors react to Lionsgate hiring TikTok fan creators

Halloween 2025: The wildest looks celebrities wore this year

Left: Blonde woman with long hair putting up blue and white wallpaper, text overlay reads, "Feeling so excited to put up cute wallpaper, until..." Right: Closeup of the wallpaper with digital errors, text overlay reads, "Realizing it's AI slop."

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