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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

“Thought I was doing some good for the youth”: Substitute teacher fired after viral video shows her making controversial comment about students

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

Susan LaMarca

“I am being 100% real”: Man stunned to find out he’s named after a “South Park” character

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

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Culture

Have popular kids ruined the internet? Viral TikTok sparks online discussion: “The internet was better when it was just on computers” 

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“We are being stripped of our identity”: Flight attendants say goodbye to Hawaiian Airlines after Alaska merger

Left: Woman looking into the camera telling a story. Right: View of couple getting married from behind a glass door.

“We were the only Black people there”: Wedding guest says she was asked to leave mid-ceremony after being told she was only invited to the reception

Left: Notes screenshot from Kanye West of his "Betrayal List." Right: Woman doing her makeup, parody of West's "Betrayal List" text overlay, including "Chick fil a iced coffee, high rise skinny jeans, my weak angles, pilates ring, and mezcal."

The “Betrayal List” trend turns a Kanye West meltdown into group therapy

“How is that possible?”: Home Depot worker clues customer in on the store’s policy for returning dead plants

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

Elijah Wood crashes a hobbit-inspired wedding in The Shire: “Only in Middle-earth”

Trapped yoga influencers document Hurricane Melissa from their Jamaica villa

“Going down gave me so much anxiety”: Trapped yoga influencers document Hurricane Melissa from their Jamaica villa

“Leading a double life can be exhausting”: Is TikTok art teacher “Matt Taylor” actually just Kevin James?

Blonde woman sitting in her car and smiling into the camera, text overlay reads, "what they don't tell you about a lip flip."

“Need a bib just to drink coffee”: Woman issues PSA after lip flip gives her awkward side effects

Left: Student in glasses sobbing, wiping tears from her face. Text overlay reads, "AI is ruining my college experience, I guess I'll be meeting with the dean." Right: Word document time stamps.

“Bro I spent hours…hours”: Student breaks down after professor flags her hard-written paper as AI

Elon Musk just launched “Grokipedia.” Users say it’s a biased Wikipedia clone

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

“Bring back doors”: One traveler is on a quest to ensure actual closing doors in  hotel bathrooms—and built an entire database around it

Man sitting in a car in a gray shirt looking into the camera.

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