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

Susan LaMarca

Crocheted white purse. Printed note sitting atop it reads, "ROUND WHITE CROCHETED PURSE: Handmade by my mother. It was during WWII and she had to use a plastic chain and an old, user zipper. 1940's."

“Making me emotional”: Thrifter finds decades-old notes left by previous owner in vintage purses

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

Left: Tweet text reading, "Listening to Bill Burr explain himself about the Saudi stuff is hilarious." Right: Bill Burr at the Blonde Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on September 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA.

Culture

“Your legacy is now Riyadh”: Bill Burr defends Saudi Arabia comedy set—but fans aren’t buying it

Zelda Williams and father Robin Williams at the "Old Dogs" World Premiere, El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA in 2009. Screenshot from Zelda Williams' Instagram Story reads, “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t."

“It’s NOT what he’d want”: Zelda Williams begs fans to stop sending her “gross” AI videos of her late dad, Robin Williams

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

Screenshots of patrons at Elbo Room bar in Florida.

People are binge-watching strangers at a Florida bar like it’s reality TV

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: Salad-making machine at a Sweetgreen location, caption overlay reads, "I Just watched a machine make my entire Sweetgreen order." Right: Sweetgreen sign is seen at one of its restaurants in San Francisco, California.

“Still costs $22 for a salad”: Sweetgreen’s salad robot goes viral (again) as users ask why prices haven’t dropped

Left: Man sitting meditating in a leather chair. Text caption reads, "Rawdogging for 1 hour to fix my attention span (day 1). Right: Man sitting meditating in a leather chair. Text caption reads, "Rawdogging for 1 hour to fix my attention span (day 7).

“Gen Z discovers meditation”: Man “rawdogs boredom” an hour every day for a month—and swears it’s changing his brain

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

claires stores notice of closure blaming the radical left

“This has to be fake”: Note left on shuttered Claire’s store blames “radical left agitators” for its closure (updated)

Tyra Banks in a black chef uniform eating ice cream.

Entertainment

“What in the Willy Wonka?”: Tyra Banks is hawking “hot ice cream” and everyone is confused

taylor swift life of a showgirl in theaters

“We just realized how stupid this is”: Taylor Swift fans react to her movie theater takeover for “The Life of a Showgirl”

Left: Woman in glasses and a septum ring looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Jojo siwa getting kicked out explanation and what actually happened." Right: Jojo siwa holding egg meme t-shirt onstage during a performance, text overlay reads, "Not in my house baby."

“Overreaction final boss”: Fan ejected from JoJo Siwa concert apologizes—but many are on her side

Left: Woman looking into the glasses wearing Meta glasses. Right: Woman at a cooking class in a red apron, text overlay on the image reads, "Unfortunately, I didn't realize it until now, months later, as I'm going through our vacation footage."

“My stomach dropped”: Woman who wore Meta glasses on vacation realizes her mistake after looking through footage later

Left: Comedian Amy Schumer sitting in her car in a hoodie speaking into the camera. Right: Amy Schumer arrives for the 'Snatched' World Premiere on May 10, 2017.

“I wanted to keep it real”: Amy Schumer just dropped a new photo and suddenly everyone’s talking about her legs

taylor swift ai life of a showgirl visuals

“Truly a shame”: Swifties accuse Taylor Swift of using AI “slop” in her “The Life of a Showgirl” visuals

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

Left: Climber Balin Miller with snow on his face and hair. Right: Climber Balin Miller scaling a cliff.

“I couldn’t believe it”: Livestream captures climber Balin Miller’s fatal fall while rappelling Yosemite’s El Capitan

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.

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