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Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘Why don’t they teach us this when we first started?’: Electrician shares electricity tip for homeowners

Kiera Sargent is a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

Kiera Sargent

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‘If you look closely at the ingredients’: Stop & Shop customer issues warning about brands like Al Fresco that label sausage as ‘100% chicken’

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘How did they not catch this’: Wendy’s customer demands answers after noticing something unusual about advertisement for breakfast

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: the Geico logo, the Root logo, and the face of a woman explaining something in her car with her finger raised.

‘They tried to raise their policy rate by over $400. For one day’: Woman warns stay away from Geico, get Root instead. Is she onto something?

Woman decorating cake(l) Decorating pink Roses on cake(c) Woman sharing cake ordering experience on TikTok video(r)

‘I find a girl whose cakes I really appreciate’: Woman warns of these 5 red flags after hiring an independent baker for a catering job. She found her on Instagram

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‘Do they hate homeowners or just don’t care?’: Expert shows what a $560K newly constructed house really looks like

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

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‘The lines are long, down the store’: Walmart shopper says self-checkout is ‘officially’ no longer available to regular customers. Is the fee worth it?

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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‘What dollar tree is this!?! Mine doesn’t have Stila!?’: Shopper compares Dollar Tree to Sephora after finding these beauty dupes

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I’ll be going to Lowe’s from now on’: Woman compares Home Depot to Walmart after shopping at Lowe’s

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‘Why is this wild? Dealers are shady’: Dealership worker films customer popping hood, acting like a mechanic right before buying new car

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

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The man who shoved Brittany Broski out of frame during the ‘Apple’ dance is now a meme

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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‘I’m not eating this’: Early reviews of MrBeast, Logan Paul’s Lunchly find serious problem: Moldy cheese

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

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‘Now I have no way to feed my family’: Filmmaker flies home with American Airlines. He can’t believe what they did to his equipment

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

TikTok is under the whimsigoth spell: Here’s what you need to know about this ethereal aesthetic

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