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<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Left: Redheaded woman smiling into the camera while wearing glasses, text overly reads, "My 'are they in love' radar." Right: Redheaded woman looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Signs your relationship is gonna flop: photoshoot edition."

Wedding photographer explains how she can always tell when a couple is doomed within the first hour

Left: Blonde woman in a black blazer speaking into a microphone. Right: Con Edison electric power plant with two smoke stacks in Manhattan, New York City.

“We’re getting screwed”: Con Ed tells freezing renter to cut $400 bill by using an electric blanket

<p>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.</p>


Lindsey Weedston

Gamers are pretending they played GTA 6 thanks to a PlayStation 5 glitch

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Baristas warn Starbucks customers about changes coming to the beloved Chai Latte: “Folks are not going to be happy with the switch”

Man in an airplane bathroom in running clothes, text overlay reads, "11 hour flight, but 5k run on the plane."

“Straight to the no-fly list”: Marathoner logs 5K on Strava after running in plane bathroom for nearly an hour

Woman sitting in the car with her hair pulled back, text overlay reads, "normalize not liking dogs."

“YOU guys are the crazy ones”: Woman’s “normalize not liking dogs” rant unleashes hidden army of dog haters

L: box of crayola crayons; R: woman saying she is processing

“It’s back for good this time”: Fan’s campaign to bring back discontinued Crayola crayon color actually worked

<p>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.</p>


Anna Good

Young woman comparing model photo of herself with AI-generated ad of her face.

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“This is insane”: Model says fashion brand recreated her photos in AI ad instead of hiring her

<p>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.</p>


Charlotte Colombo

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“Cosmic”: Piper Curda says being authentic about working retail on TikTok got her the lead role in Pixar’s “Hoppers”

<p>Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.</p>


Rachel Kiley

Woman standing over a pile of salt with the caption, "i salt my kiddos and you should too"

“I salt my kiddos and you should too:” Mom’s salt therapy video has Americans completely confused

Left: Young woman sitting in her car, text overlay reads "Gen Z Karens." Right: Kate Gosselin Karen meme.

What’s a Gen Z Karen? They don’t complain to the manager—they cancel you online

Left: Man in a black cap looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Yeah this is bad!" Right: Truck bed visible inside a car wash, wire spool tangled all over the place, "Yeah this is bad!"

“That $15 wash just cost y’all $150K”: Truck owner enters car wash without emptying the bed. Then the machine breaks down

Two images of Dunkin' coffee buckets, text overlay reads, "Close enough, welcome back charged lemonades."

“It gets to a point…”: Dunkin’ debuts massive 48-ounce coffee bucket after months of viral Lowe’s mini bucket trend

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L: woman sitting in car R: clothes on a hanger in a dressing room

“It was so awkward”: Influencer’s miscommunication with Reformation goes viral. Is AI to blame?

Left: HomeGoods shelf of dried pasta, text overlay from TikTok reads, "HomeGoods pasta secret." Right: HomeGoods store location, red sign lit up in the darkness.

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