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Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

American Express to make Platinum card more appealing to Gen Z. Here’s how

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Riley Gaines reveals pregnancy announcement at Turning Point event. Simon Biles stands in the center holding her Olympic gold medal.

Viral Politics

“So rent free or…?”: Riley Gaines makes pregnancy announcement about Simone Biles

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

“It’s kinda more interesting now”: Tourist shamed after damaging Van Gogh-inspired chair at art museum. Viewers have mixed feelings about it

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: Roblox game showing a protest against ICE under caption reading: "Protesting in Roblox? I think we took it to far" Right: Roblox characters holding Mexican flags clashing with Swat teams during an ICE protest below a caption reading, "pov: protests are happening in Roblox too"

Culture

Kids are recreating real-world ICE protests inside Roblox

Tinder’s new Double Date feature sparks both hope and secondhand embarrassment

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman eating a cookie and typing on a computer underneath caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and they asked you to clear the cookies" Middle: Man forcefully pointing under caption reading "When you lied about your IT qualifications and now they tell you to use POWERPOINT" Right: Man balancing books on his head under caption reading "When you lied about your accounting qualifications and they ask you to balance the books"

The “lied about my qualifications” trend has workers fake-crying their way through fake jobs

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.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Walmart storefront. A red arrow points down over a stack of $100 USD bills. A stack of brown boxes show the Amazon logo.

“Gift cards without all the added fees”: Amazon and Walmart might launch their own cryptocurrencies

“This is gonna confuse customers for sure…”: Fan-favorite raspberry syrup coming back to Starbucks for a limited time

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: Britney Spears in the "Toxic" music video below tweet reading: "WHy wasn't this her Espresso?" Right: Britney Spears in the "Toxic" music video below tweet reading: "Girl this was THE coffee factory"

‘Girl this was THE coffee factory’ has pop music fans frothing at the mouth—here’s what it means

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: Manicured hand over a cheese grater window in Manchester, UK, Right: Woman standing in front of her cheese grater window

Americans are fascinated and terrified by the U.K.’s “cheese grater windows”

How to use the iPhone “I’m getting pulled over” shortcut

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

Pop Mart founder now one of the richest people in China because of Labubu

Left: Diet coke in a mug with overlay reading, "Overheard someone call a Diet Coke a 'fridge cigarette' and nothing's been more true to me since" Right: Woman drinking diet coke

“Fridge cigarette” perfectly describes a Diet Coke, according to TikTok

“The SPF 50 you’re applying is SPF 4”: Study tests 20 popular sunscreens with SPF 50. But 16 of them failed

Woman stands outside of Circle K, stunned over Bonnaroo festival cancellation.

“She paid for this, she can be upset”: Bonnaroo Music Festival-goers spotted crying in Circle K parking after it gets canceled, sparking divisive reactions

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