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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

Left: 4 YouTube profile photos (PFPs) of Clippy the paperclip. Right: YouTube comment reading "Clippy says NO to AI age verification! Clippy says NO to new paywalls on platforms you've purchased! Clippy says NO to exploiting troubled teens!"

Culture

Clippy the paperclip is taking over profile pics across the internet in protest of big tech

British tennis star Emma Raducanu paused her match at the Cincinnati Open on Monday after a baby’s cries rang out for 10 minutes, disrupting play against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. Caption overlay reads "crowd cheering because she told the ump to kick a child out….look at my sport dawg."

Tennis star stops match to complain about crying baby, crowd says “yes!” to booting it from courts

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

Left: Tweet from actor Kevin Sorbo reading "I’ve been a Vikings fan all my life… sigh. I need a new team now." Right: Screenshot of the 2025 male cheerleaders for the Minnesota Vikings Blaize Shiek and Louie Conn on the football field in their uniforms holding pompoms.

“I call for a boycott”: Minnesota Vikings add two male cheerleaders and the usual suspects can’t cope

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

Cans of Arizona brand ice teas in various flavors isolated on black. Caption overlay from tweet reads: "Life won't be worth it when AriZona Iced Tea costs more than $0.99."

“Like DEFCON 0”: AriZona Iced Tea’s iconic 99-cent cans may soon see a price hike thanks to Trump’s tariffs, and people aren’t happy

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“Getting on the outrage marketing train”: Matt Rife stars in a new e.l.f. commercial, and fans of the brand aren’t loving the collaboration

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

What to know about Wplace, the social art experiment taking over the global map one pixel at a time

Left: Couple standing side by side, text overlay reads "Golden Retriever girlfriend (shaking hands emoji) black cat boyfriend" Right: Man sitting in the backseat of a car in a green crewneck looking incredulous, text overlay reads "My black cat boyfriend."

“Black cat boyfriends” are dethroning “Golden Retriever boyfriends” as the new internet crush archetype

Left: Man standing next to woman, caption reads "Roommates that get Hinge men to build things in our apartment >>>" Middle: Man putting together furniture, caption reads "Find yourself a man on Hinge to build your furniture" Right: Woman patting man's head as he builds furniture, caption reads "POV: You get your hinge date to build your new TikTok shop furniture."

The “Bob the Builder” dating trend has women turning Hinge intro a free handyman service

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

Susan LaMarca

Man with clown emoji hiding his face holding the airplane seats in front of him with both hands to prevent them from reclining.

“Can’t work out whose side I’m on”: Man holds hands against seat for 8 hours to stop recliner. Some are calling him a hero, others, a villain

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

Entertainment

“Acting is genuinely so stupid”: The 12 best Letterboxd reviews from Ayo Edebiri

“I don’t have to be nice to you”: 17 brutally honest things retail and restaurant workers are holding back

Left: Young nervous woman looking at smartphone and biting her fingernails at home. Text overlay reads "As a lifelong nail biter, COVID ushered in a new sense of germaphobia for me." Right: On the phone. Close-up of young modern man talking on the smart phone while standing outdoors. Text overlay reads: "I talk to my mom every day."

“Not wearing makeup”: 20 habits people have kept doing since COVID began

cracker barrel renovated brighter remodel reactions

“They won’t be able to recover from this”: Cracker Barrel is testing a modernized remodel, and customers are split over the new look

Left: A woman holding up two takeout bags. Right: A woman holding up two takeout bowls filled with salads.

“There’s a big difference”: Viral Chipotle “hack” claims a quick name swap could get you bigger portions. TikTokers say it works

cancelled podcast tana mongeau brooke schofield youtube channel

“Do you hate me that much?”: Tana Mongeau and Brooke Schofield’s “Cancelled” podcast takes awkward turn when considering the future of the show’s YouTube channel

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