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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

3 panel image showing 2 shoppers explaining their frustrating experience at a Chanel brand shop when trying to return allegedly faulty sandals.

Woman’s “awful” experience returning Chanel flats sparks outpouring of similar experiences in luxury stores

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

Susan LaMarca

3 panel image with caption overlay, Indian Man holding medicine in india

“In the USA, health is a business”: Doctor details the major price difference of medicine in India vs. United States

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

Viral video demonstrates the decline in quality of Crayola crayons over the span of 8 years

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

Braden Bjella

3 Panel image, Women with long brunette hair and therapy session

“Get out of my office”: Physical therapist has appointment with patient. Then he tells her he had a dream about her last night

2 panel image. Woman, holding head in hands, with caption that reads: "good thing I got a brand new windshield this morning!" on left. Car windshield on right.

“That is definitely a valid crash out”: Woman gets brand-new windshield. It cracks the same day

“Impatience kills, not slow drivers”: Car crash survivor shares 5 things she’ll never do behind the wheel again

3 panel image of a person explaining on the sides and a Ford dealership sign in the middle.

“Give me my old car back”: Woman says Ford’s air conditioner broke while she was test-driving it. Now the dealership is charging her $1,300 to fix a car she doesn’t even own

2 panel image of a large wheel of cheese in a shopping cart and a mustached person explaining.

“They entered the weight wrong”: Hy-Vee shopper finds huge wheel of Gouda cheese for $17.20. Is it safe to eat even though the rind has “black mold”?

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

3 panel image from a TikTok user's post showing her enjoying lots of comped benefits from a hotel.

“Cheaper than a lawsuit”: Someone walks in on woman changing in hotel room. Then she shares everything the hotel comped

two panel image: of a Blackstone grill emitting large clouds of smoke and a person looking stunned.

“Whatever’s in there just got torched”: Woman fires up Blackstone griddle. Then she issues a warning after realizing she forgot to check inside

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

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“We’ve been seeing this happen in stores too”: Woman orders bridal set from Lululemon. Why does it arrive burnt?

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

TikTok announces they’ll interrupt the feeds of teen users with meditation prompts after 10pm

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

2 panel image.Spritual images sent to contact named: "Thall who shall not be named" with caption that reads: "Trying Cathrine's new method (crying emoji)" on left. Spiritual images in text chat with caption that reads: "Catherin method on my bf except he always matches my freak (crying emoji)" on right.

Memes

The Catherine Method meme proves the internet can make anything funny

Xiaoma, a polyglot speaks to a group of students at West City High School.

Culture

YouTuber who speaks a dozen languages gave a “Gen Alpha slang” speech—and is catching serious backlash

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains and in the middle is a typical Exchanges & Returns desk at a Target store.

“Ruining it for the rest of us”: Target shopper catches woman trying to return kids’ clothes because her daughter outgrew them. What’s the real policy?