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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Why grown adults are mad about the new ‘ThunderCats’

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

Unclick

Is this toy saying ‘Brainstorm’ or ‘Green Needle’?

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

Peppa Pig hanging up the phone is the angry meme everyone can relate to

John-Michael Bond is a tech reporter and culture writer. A longtime cord-cutter and early adopter, he&#8217;s an expert on streaming services (Hulu with Live TV), devices (Roku, Amazon Fire), and anime. A former staff writer for TUAW, he&#8217;s knowledgeable on all things Apple and Android. You can also also find him regularly performing standup comedy in Los Angeles.

John-Michael Bond

10 interesting facts about Leela, your favorite mutant from ‘Futurama’

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

10 plucky facts about Disney’s ‘DuckTales’

How a croissant in ‘Jimmy Neutron’ became a dank meme

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

Teen Titans writer David Slack busts a fan theory about Beast Boy being in the friend zone

TV writer perfectly shuts down fan’s misogynistic ‘friend zone’ theory

T-Kash Welcome to my Life Cartoon Network

‘Welcome To My Life’ is a lovable short film about a teenage monster

The Tumblr April Fools' Day horse shit game.

Tumblr wants you to stop this pixel horse from sh**ing everywhere for April Fools’ Day

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

What if Mike Pence were secretly Race Bannon from ‘Jonny Quest’?

Culture

Disney airs its first animated same-sex kiss

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

Entertainment

This beautiful, 3D-animated short film takes a shockingly dark turn

Audrey Browning is a content creator and social media manager. In August 2017, she joined Main Street Grub as a community manager.

Animation