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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

A still from a promotional video advertising a Star Wars themed hotel, with a screengrab of a social post, over it.

Culture

‘The ninth circle of hell’: Ex employee shares what it was like to work on the failed Star Wars hotel

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

‘Do not get your mom flowers this year’: Here’s why everyone’s ordering the $20 Walmart cupcake flower bouquet

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

2 panel image of a tweet from Laura Loomer and the new pope Leo.

Right-wingers are crashing out over the new pope

Mariam Sharia is a senior editor and reporter at the Daily Dot.

Mariam Sharia

3 different tweets, including the original post from Laura Loomer and 2 witty responses.

Laura Loomer’s ‘WOKE MARXIST POPE’ tweet is becoming a meme

Christian Zamora

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Entertainment

Isabelle Fuhrman can’t forget this embarrassing ‘Hunger Games’ memory with J-Law

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

Braden Bjella

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‘I would have made them let me get off‘: Family is on their way to Key West, Florida. Then they have to ‘balance’ plane

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

Laiken Neumann

2 panel Image, Man Folding Pots and Temu App on iphone

‘I’ve officially fallen victim’: Woman buys pots and pans from Temu. Then she finds out just how malleable they really are

The new pope Leo stands on the Vatican balcony and greets the crowd. Tweets about his coronation are overlaid.

Memes

‘The father, the son and da Bears’: 37 Pope Leo memes that prove god has a sense of humor

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

‘Demanded burgers’: This man says he served Pope Leo XIV. He says he was a ‘nightmare’

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

Split screen with doctor looking at computer screen on left and tweet on right.

‘Why am I paying for their time?’: Doctor caught using ChatGPT has everyone arguing

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

Susan LaMarca

3 Panel image, Man explaining his view on dating single women

‘I finally feel seen by a man’: Guy explains why it’s tough to date women who have been single for a while—and the TikTok girlies feel seen

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

A person taps on a darkened TikTok screen with a red glow around them.

High schooler passes away after friends’ TikTok prank goes awry

‘Genuinely makes me feel a lil patriotic’: Woman finally settles the ‘100 Americans vs. 100 Brits’ debate once and for all

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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‘I will NOT be paying that…’: Driver’s Honda key cracks. Then she finds out how much it’s going to cost to repair

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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