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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“No point in getting rich anymore”: Car enthusiasts react to rumor that Mercedes is retiring the G-Wagon

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

Who is Sinclair? Behind the TV conglomerate refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel

Left: Teen standing in a road holding a folding table, caption overlay reads, "Table surfing." Right: Young person "table surfing" in a helmet while attached to a minivan.

Viral “table surfing” TikTok challenge leaves teen dead, another facing life-altering injuries

Left: Emma Watson speaking into a microphone on Jay Shetty's podcast. Right: K Rowling arriving for the World Premiere of 'Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows pt2', Trafalgar Square, London. Tweet overlay reads, "Emma Watson is the most nothing burger activist."

Culture

“It’s privelege”: Emma Watson’s saying she hopes to “keep loving” J.K. Rowling despite “deep divide” prompts outrage

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

jessica chastain not aligned with apple the savant

Entertainment

Jessica Chastain speaks out after Apple  pulls series about extremist online communities: “I wish this show wasn’t so relevant, unfortunately it is”

Texas “Karen” berates DoorDash driver, demands she “go back to Mexico” in viral video

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: Man in glasses looking at the camera, text overlay reads "I'm starting the Alt-Left pipeline." Right: Shirtless jacked man in a gym under text caption reading, "Welcome to the alt-left."

“Swolecialism”: Gym bros are building an “alt-left pipeline” on TikTok to counter the alt-right

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: Daughter of New Mexico Senator Jay Block, Maddie Block, in gold hoops and her hair braided. Caption overlay reads, "My Republican state senator dad met with Netanyahu in Israel?" Right: New Mexico Senator Jay Block

Viral Politics

GOP senator’s daughter calls him a “loser,” slams Israel trip as “propaganda”

“I am heartbroken”: A scam inviting people onto Amy Poehler’s podcast is running rampant—here’s how to avoid being scammed

Left: Skyline Smiles Yelp page. Right: Dr. Harleen Grewal, the Maga Dentist, in blue scrubs during an interview.

A “MAGA Dentist” is getting review-bombed on Yelp after joking about treating non-Trump patients differently

“Her eyes were so pretty before”: Woman’s eye color change surgery goes viral

Confrontation unfolds on Tennessee State University campus between MAGA debaters and HBCU students.

“Antagonizing us”: MAGA debate group shows up at HBCU with anti-DEI signs—students make sure they don’t stay

Left: Woman holding a rock while her boyfriend stands behind her dismayed, caption overlay reads, "Showing my bf new home decor except it's just a rock from outside." Right: A rock with an Anthropologie sticker price on it reading $1000.

No, Anthropologie isn’t selling $1,000 rocks—it’s a prank breaking boyfriends’ brains

Left: Google Search screenshot of "T-Pain full name" with the result reading "Tylenol Painrelief." Right: T-Pain in a pink suit at the Premiere Of Columbia Pictures' "Bad Boys For Life" held at TCL Chinese Theatre on January 14, 2020.

Memes

“Blame it on the a-a-a-a-a-autism”: T-Pain’s “real name” is back to being Tylenol Painrelief thanks to Trump’s Tylenol crusade

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

Before and after of a man going from overweight to jacked. Caption overlay on both images reads, "heard we were showing our husband's glow up."

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