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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“I’ve been influenced”: Hobby Lobby’s viral minimalist pot sparks shopping frenzy for holiday decorations

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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“That’s integration, not invasion”: Bengali sign at Whitechapel station sparks a complaint on X. Locals clapped back instantly

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

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Entertainment

“I would die for him”: The new “Paddington” musical goes viral for its lifelike bear puppet and heartwarming performance

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Memes

“You’ll never get it perfect”: Reddit can’t stop critiquing this user’s daily chive-chopping posts

“Genuinely a health concern”: JCPenney salon blasted after routine brow wax and tint goes wrong

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

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Culture

“Didn’t quite land”: Julia Fox sparks outrage for dressing up as Jackie Kennedy post-JFK assassination

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Viral Politics

White House’s Myspace parody website fuels backlash amid prolonged shutdown: “Do the jobs we are paying you for, not this”

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“Why are they mocking us?”: Mariah Carey’s “It’s Time” video with Sephora slammed as tone-deaf on social media

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U.S. troops with facial hair told not to attend South Korea event per Hegseth memo: “Members with shaving waivers are NOT authorized”

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

“They changed the system”: Barista explains why your Starbucks mobile drink isn’t ready, even if you’re at the window

“Open the schools”: Wallace Shawn’s viral canvassing moment with young voters sends fans into meltdown

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KitKat, San Francisco’s internet-famous bodega cat, mourned after being struck by Waymo vehicle: “Shouldn’t be on the street”

“Lowkey disordered”: How a “Love Island” contestant’s viral sunglasses video started a body positivity debate

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

Susan LaMarca

“Performance $960, steak $40”: The internet drags Miami’s viral $1,000 steak—complete with dancing waiters

Left: The last Blockbuster video store in Australia closing down in the suburb of Morley. Right: Front view of Toys 'R' Us retail store.

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