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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

Three panel design showing aisle 16 "Faucsets" from Home Depot store. The middle frame shows the Home Depot sign from outside, and the final frame is a close up of tubing of the home

‘Don’t do it!’: Home expert issues warning against pricey water heaters from Home Depot

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

Nina Hernandez

3 panel image, on the left and right side we see a man explaining, text overlaid says, "they're now offering free delivery uh" and "this seems like a huge loss for them". In the center panel is the photo of a hot dog with mustard and ketchup on it.

‘When is it out?’: Costco is doing free soda and hot dog delivery through DoorDash. So, what’s the catch?

Three panel image with panel one showing stacks on Miller Lite boxes, the 2nd image features the woman from TikTok Video, she is holding a case of Miller Lite, her face is frustrated but joyful. The final panel shows a checkout sign from inside of a Walmart.

‘By design’: Walmart shopper complains about placement of barcodes on Miller Lite, other beer packs. Viewers are torn

3 panel image. On the sides is a person sitting in their car getting an order through a drive thru window. The text over it says, " Barista at Starbucks wouldn't accept tips because there was a long line". In the middle is a Starbucks drive thru sign.

‘I cried because why wouldn’t he deserve a tip???’: Starbucks barista refuses customer’s tip in the drive-thru

Amara Thomas is a freelance writer and cultural worker. She has written for the FADER, the Village Voice, Gothamist, and Highsnobiety.

Amara Thomas

Doordash app on phone(l), Driver carrying take out bag to truck(c), Tesla cybertruck(r)

‘DoorDash drivers must be making bank’: Viewers defend DoorDash driver who showed up in a Cybertruck 

Leqi Zhong was a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

Leqi Zhong

EXCLUSIVE: Will a three-person ‘hate slate’ with ties to Moms for Liberty, Betsy DeVos demolish a once flourishing public school district?

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

single panel design featuring an illustration on a woman facing forward. The illustration style relates back to quick internet meme art.

Memes

Wifejak Facing Forward is a new variation on a classic meme

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

Melody Heald

Dunkin Donuts sign(l), Woman talking(c), Munchkin Halloween donut bucket with text that says "Dunkin employees take notes, this is how you should be filling it"(r)

‘This is how you should be filling it’: Dunkin’ worker slams other employees for how they’re filling the Halloween Munchkin Bucket

Anna María is a writer and artist whose work focuses on the intersections of geekdom, pop culture, and social justice. She&#8217;s been known to make color-coded &#8216;Silmarillion&#8217; flash cards for fun.

Anna María

Single panel image featuring multiple figures. Main figure features Astarion actor Neil Newbon, outlined in white to highlight hierarchy in the design. The 3 additional figures are overlaid behind him and are the characters he voices.

Neil Newbon, the artist behind Astarion, is helping lead the charge against AI

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

3 panel image with An Apple Logo from a store in the first panel, the woman from a tiktok, she is talking into the camera and appears to be in her home, the final panel is a box opened with nothing inside.

‘I only purchase Apple products from the Apple Store’: Woman says she was ‘scammed’ by T-Mobile, UPS after ordering phone

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

The origins of the ‘Peace Was Never An Option’ goose

Grampa Abe Simpson Telling Kids Stories memes are a tribute to the good ole days

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

3 panel image: on the left side we see an angry blonde woman with text overlaid, "balkan female rage". In the middle is the closeup of a staring man with text over that says," I felt my balkan rage coming deep in me.....". And finally in the right panel we see close up photo of an eye and a cartoon dog, with text over it saying, "Balkan rage: you? The scariest?"

What is TikTok’s Balkan Rage meme all about?

Three panel image with the first panel showing a screen with a graph and lines, the 2nd image features the man from the TikTok who is the expert Toyota mechanic, he has silver hair fox wearing his black working shirt. The final panel is a close up of a car part in circle form.

‘Toyota tech here, I’ve done that’: Expert can’t figure out what happened to this car. Then he realizes the customer’s wild DIY fail

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image: left panel shows a stairwell filled with greenish water with the words, "Still water found in Japanese ruins", the middle panel shows algae covered water and the words, "Stillest water I've ver seen", and in the right panel we see the illustration of a green brain.

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