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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

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“Thank goodness my kid wasn’t paying attention”: Parents are mad at Netflix’s Matt Rife special for spoiling Christmas

Actor Richard Gere wearing a black tuxedo and speaking into the microphone at the 1993 Oscar Awards.

Entertainment

Richard Gere breaks his silence on being unofficially banned from the Oscars for over 20 years

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: Interior of St. Susanna Parish, a Roman Catholic church in Dedham, Massachusetts. View of pews and altar. Right: "ICE WAS HERE" handwritten sign in blue paint in place of a baby Jesus in a church nativity display.

“His worshipers are furious”: Church swaps Jesus for “ICE was here” nativity display message, and some Catholics are pissed

Left: Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser. Right: Red Dead Redemption character Arthur Morgan holding a pistol. Text overlay reads, "The best take I’ve probably heard on the matter."

“It’s like mad cow disease”: Rockstar Games co-founder says AI content is “eating itself”

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“Incomprehensible”: Fans come to Paul Dano’s defense after Quentin Tarantino called him the “weakest male actor in SAG”

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: Man standing on a subway in a jacket and cargo pants holding a pair of broken Meta AI glasses, text overlay reads, "Pls help me find her she broke my Meta glasses with her bare hands." Right: Close-up of woman's face on the subway, tweet text overlay reads, "This is the most beautiful, powerful woman I’ve ever seen, she will lead millions in the Butlerian Jihad."

Culture

“Imagine being this based”: Guy says woman “assaulted” him by breaking his Meta AI glasses on the subway. The internet disagrees

Left: man sitting in an airplane seat, caption overlay reads, "Do we ask for a refund? I only recorded 20 seconds of a 45 minute torture." Right: Little Girl Sitting Next To Mother Screaming On Airplane.

“Do we ask for a refund?”: Man films crying infant mid-flight and the internet drags him

3 panel: Left: Blonde woman pointing at Walmart store front holding an iced coffee, text overlay reads, "Australians first time in Walmart." Middle: Walmart store exterior. Right: Blonde woman standing in a grocery aisle in a Walmart store.

“We avoid going at all costs”: Australian’s mind is blown after her first-ever trip to Walmart

“I will leave the country”: Oprah’s podcast stirs millennial fears over “filial laws,” responsibility over their baby boomer parents

Viral Politics

“Stands for kindness”: Publisher condemns Pete Hegseth’s use of Franklin the Turtle in parody meme

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“This is the way forward”: iHeartRadio vows not to play AI music with new “guaranteed human” pledge

Left: Man standing inside of a Target store, holding a holographic Black Friday swag bag, text overlay reads, "Got my Black Friday Target swag bag..." Middle: Target logo on a store front. Right: Woman standing inside of a Target store, holding a holographic Black Friday swag bag in one hand and a pack of Uno playing cards in the other.

“Target, count your days”: Shoppers waited hours in the cold for Target’s Black Friday swag bags—and feel totally scammed

Joe Rogan suggests Jesus could return as AI: “What’s more virgin than a computer?”

Left: Costco Wholesale storefront. Right: President Donald Trump. Text overlay reads, "I will be canceling my executive membership today @Costco."

MAGA is boycotting Costco after retail giant sues Trump admin over “unlawfully collected tariffs”

Christy Carlson Romano arrives to the Radio Disney Music Awards 2018 on June 22, 2018 in Hollywood, CA.

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