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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

Woman looking into the camera while sitting in a hotel room, text overlay reads, "Beware NYC hotel smoking fee scam."

“We weren’t even in the room”: Traveler warns of alleged $500 “smoking fee” scam at popular New York City hotel

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

“End times for sure”: Man believes he was fired from dealership job for social media video saying the Nissan Leaf is the least sellable car on the lot

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

“Like it was meant to happen”: Rebecca Sugar set to direct a Moomins film, exciting fans

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: AI-generated homeless man standing outside of a front entryway, caption overlay reads, "POV: I convinced my parents a homeless man is in our house to see how they would react." Right: Text exchange between a person who sent an AI-generated image of a homeless man brushing his teeth, text underneath asks, "He asked to brush his teeth, is it cool if he uses your toothbrush?"

Culture

“PICK UP THE PHONE”: The AI “homeless man in my house” prank is traumatizing parents on TikTok

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

The “watch my egg” TikTok challenge brings back the old-school internet prank

studiocanal sues paddington youtube parody

“This is wild”: Producers of the “Paddington” movies sue YouTubers using the bear’s likeness as a crude puppet podcaster

Miami Beach rainbow sidewalk being destroyed by heavy machinery. Tweet overlay reads, "China is building 200mph trains that run through train stations so surreal they look like AI and America is endlessly going back and forth building then digging up rainbow crosswalks"

Viral Politics

“Imagine being scared of colors”: Florida destroys iconic rainbow Miami Beach LGBTQ crosswalk

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

Livestreamer Hasan Piker speaking into the microphone as his dog Kaya settles onto her bed in the background.

“Suspect it’s coming from crazy haters”: Hasan Piker denies using a shock collar on his dog after her livestream yelp

Left: Tweet reading "> Tinder for Jobs > AI find you a job > AI applies on your behalf > AI will go through your application > AI rejects you." Right: Concentrated woman searching for jobs on the laptop

“Terrible idea”: Critics say the new “Tinder for Jobs” app proves everything wrong with modern hiring

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“You gotta unplug sometimes”: Twitch streamer Fandy just gave birth on a livestream, and viewers can’t believe what they just witnessed

Left: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Right: Country star Zach Bryan in a black cap speaking into a microphone during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

“I served this country”: Zach Bryan fires back after Kristi Noem slams his “anti-ICE” song

Amine Mojito, known online as Ilan M, sneaking up on random people outside and stuck them with an empty syringe.

“6 months is not enough”: French influencer gets jail time for stabbing strangers with a syringe for views

“No explanation, no context, no credits”: Fans are sharing theories about Nintendo’s contextless animated short

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

Susan LaMarca

Gen Z woman wearing glasses and a floral top looking intot he camera and crying.

“Most heartbreaking thing ever”: Zoomer cries after learning about web 1.0 and the internet we lost

Left: Black man with a beard looking into the distance, text overlay reads, "Day 15 of women's health." Right: Black man with a beard making confused/disgusting face, text overlay reads, "Women have told me too much."

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