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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

“Without realising, they said their final goodbyes”: Couple makes video from airport, right before getting on doomed Air India plane

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

Laiken Neumann

Left; Popeyes fried chicken sitting under a heat lamp. Center; A woman looks stunned with the caption "Don't eat Popeyes they are being sued" written above her. Right; an orange Popeyes storefront.

“Tore my stomach up”: Former supplier alleges Popeyes sold “unsafe” chicken stored in residential garages

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Chipotle offering free food to customers who are “tattooed like a Chipotle bag”

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

Culture

Is Gen Z’s “princess nails” trend chic or just boring?

india air plane crash videos before take off

“Nothing is working”: Man films Air India Boeing tech issues hours before plane crashed, killing more than 240

Left: "Pentagon Pizza index is spiking" showing map of DC near the pentagon Right: The closest Dominos to the Pentagon has surged in traffic as of 8:55pm ET, showing Domino's Pizza surge

Why the internet thinks pizza orders warned us about Israel’s attack on Iran

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

Right: Tweet reading ""I asked chatgpt" "I asked grok" bro I asked an ancient dragon who talks to me in riddles we're not the same" over an image of a dragon from Game of Thrones. Left: A tweet reading "'I asked chatgpt' 'I asked grok'. Ok. I intuited it from first principles. It was pretty obivous."

Memes

“I asked ChatGPT” and “I asked Grok” memes say no thanks to AI, yes to your ex’s mom

“We can’t let her be just another case”: Book influencer’s death leads to calls for tougher femicide laws

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

Entertainment

“Sounds like Disney no longer believes in magic”: No, Disney did not change its iconic intro music

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

Left and right panels' Woman films her nose and above as she tells a story. Center panel; woman with dark hair and a blonde streak looks into the camera

“Ghosted…literally”: Her father died. She still hasn’t told his mistress of 30 years

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

Man shows off Bowflex dumbells in his garage.

“They cost me $400 and offered me $77 lol”: Bowflex recalls 4 million adjustable dumbbells. Customers aren’t impressed with the refunds they’re being offered

“So wildly out of line”: John Mulaney calls out critics coming after Olivia Munn for not watching Ms. Rachel

Bill Nye and Robert F Kennedy, Jr. A Text bubble reading, "Okay, no more texts," sits between them.

Viral Politics

“The Science Guy has left the chat”: Bill Nye ghosts RFK Jr. after he bombards him with anti-vax texts

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

Brooke Sjoberg

“Yes queen”: “Bridgerton” actress gets phone stolen. Then she fights back

Left: Tweet reading "So we basically went back to Windows 7? Nice! #wwdc #iOS26" Right: Microsoft Windows TikTok account

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