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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

Culture

17 things everybody misses from the days of the “old internet”

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

Memes

“You just look a little bit different”: Belle the “shocked” dog goes viral again after owner explains her unique look

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

Screenshot of a text conversation from whatsapp between man and his girlfriend.

“High value” guy dumps girlfriend because she wore heels and looked taller

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Yellow sweater hanging on a hanger on a rack in a Goodwill store. Right: Woman holding balls of yellow yarn from the Goodwill sweater she unraveled.

Thrift store hack: This woman unravels Goodwill sweaters to make her own yarn

Left: six-pound dumbbell taped to an iPhone. Middle: Man sitting in a chair outside holding a six-pound dumbbell taped to an iPhone. Right: 3d prototype of six-pound phone case.

“I’d be so ripped if I had this”: Man 3D-prints a 6-pound phone case to fight his screen addiction—and it’s working

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

“I was having a ball”: Jack Black explains what it was like shooting the infamous Minecraft “chicken jockey” scene

“Wait, that’s not washer fluid leakage?”: Subaru expert shares trick for driving in bad weather

Mature woman doctor talk with patient about diagnose at doctors office. Reddit text overlay reads, "Reddit Doctors and Nurses: What's the most impressive case of Google 'self-diagnosis' that turned out to be true?"

“Itchy hands and feet”: 15 times people Googled their symptoms—and turned out to actually be right

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Finally, the “This is Fine” meme is now a video game

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

Papa John's worker responding to a TikTok comment reading, “You’re wasting your talent working for Papa John for minimum wage lmao.” 

“He’s a doughtivational speaker”: Papa John’s worker shuts down critic who mocked his job

Left: Woman inside of a Walmart store holding a box of press on nails locked in a box. Right: Walmart store exterior.

“It’s so annoying”: Walmart is now locking up fake nails behind glass

“I caved”: Ella Purnell is documenting her attempts to befriend a backyard fox on Instagram

Left: Men's legs in gray short ankle socks on a white background. Right: An iPhone user chooses the "face with tears of joy" emoji from the iMessage app.

From skinny jeans to DVDs: 16 “cringe but correct” millennial opinions people are defending with their whole chest

TikTok creator Alex Nolan sitting in his car speaking to the camera.

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