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Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Apple Maps screen. Woman in white t-shirt stands in front of camera with a concerned look on her face.

“That’s illegal”: Woman looks up her parents’ neighborhood on Apple Maps. Then she spots a mystery business

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

“I wish they had an option for male or female shopper”: Woman orders 1 bundle of asparagus on Instacart. Her shopper drops off 11 bundles

“Y’all don’t tell Southwest”: Woman says she’s never paid for a drink on a flight. But how?

Customer films Wawa hazelnut non-dairy creamer inside the store. She picks it up to turn it around. Wawa storefront.

“This is ridiculous”: Woman puts Wawa’s “non-dairy” hazelnut creamer in her coffee. Then she turns the box over and reads the ingredients

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

Trader Joe's shopper reaches into June Shine variety pack and selects which individual flavors she wants to buy. She puts a few in her cart.

“Trader Joe’s employee here!”: Shopper goes through June Shine canned margarita box to pick out flavors she wants at Trader Joe’s. Is that allowed?

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

“I just bought these”: Customer buys Medjool dates from Whole Foods. Then she explains why you should always cut them open before eating

“People literally took pictures of my luggage”: Woman goes to airport. Unprecedented luggage feature grabs everyone’s attention

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“Scariest moment of my life”: Woman is about to get in sauna. Then it explodes

“I should cancel, right?”: Woman plans date with man she met on Hinge. Then she Googles him

Two panels show a construction site with just a few holes dug into the ground. A person stands with their hands on their hips in the middle of the site, dumbfounded.

“Pre ordering a hotel room is crazy”: Travelers book hotel on Booking.com. Then they arrive and see it hasn’t even been built

“Am I missing something here?”: Man goes to his hotel room. Then he spots a QR code asking him for a tip

Left; TikTok screen recording shows woman filming herself in Mcdonald's drive-thru from behind her car's steering wheel. Center; McDonald's drive-thru signage. Right; Woman looks into the camera with a stern face.

“The entitlement is just wow!!!”: Woman goes to McDonald’s drive-thru. Then she confronts the worker after they didn’t say hi to her son

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

“That’s new”: Woman tries calling American Airlines. Then she gets scammed out of $5,250

Firefighter's wife gives warning about common home appliance that can start house fires. Another panel shows the roof of a home engulfed in flames.

“Gonna go turn it off now”: Firefighter’s wife shares the one common household appliance that leads to house fires

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.

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