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Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

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Woman says Marvel movie moved her—her husband’s response made her cry: “Your happiness is annoying to him?”

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

Susan LaMarca

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Culture

Men calling their friends just to say “sweet dreams” is the funniest thing on the internet right now

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

Nina Hernandez

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Walmart faces another round of boycotts in the wake of DEI rollback protests

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

Authors slammed after AI prompts show up in published books: “Opportunist hacks using a theft machine”

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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Amazon is now refunding some customers for purchases made years ago. One shopper received $2,000

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Southwest Airlines passengers will have to keep chargers visible on flights

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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“The future of retail”: Walmart eliminates 1,500 jobs to replace with AI

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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We already know what the last-ever Wikipedia article and edit will be, claims viral theory

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Straight men are dressing “gay chic” and gay men are dressing “macho,” according to TikTok

EXCLUSIVE: This dude made a parody Strava app that lets you fake your runs to protest influencer fitness culture

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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New Orleans has full-on bubble protest to defend bar after “some rich dude” complains bubble machine is messing with his Porsche

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Pilot details mess at Newark airport, says there was a line of 26 planes taking off before him

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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“I’d rather be at work than the hospital”: News anchor continues 3-hour broadcast in active labor

Christian Zamora

Entertainment

Kyle Gordon was roasted by AI and he laughed through the pain

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