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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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“Feels like we’ve gone back in time”: Japanese game company asked job candidates to draw on the spot to prevent AI use

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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Fans throw a funeral outside of the Louvre after the museum retires the  Nintendo 3DS as its official guide

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

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“Whatever floats your boat”: Someone is turning their apartment into the Titanic one day at a time

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.

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What to know about Wplace, the social art experiment taking over the global map one pixel at a time

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

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Did Celestial Seasonings replace the Sleepytime Tea Bear with AI?

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.

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Viral video demonstrates the decline in quality of Crayola crayons over the span of 8 years

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

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‘I must accept the title’: Whataburger Museum of Art realizes long-time dream for Texas artists

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

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‘I feel like they could actually get sued’: Crayola customer blasts company for falsely advertising 64-pack of colored pencils

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‘Live, laugh, lvoe’: Shopper catches Walmart selling ‘AI images’ for $22

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

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‘It IS too iconic to give up’: Hotel guest asked by front desk if she wants ‘special, one of a kind room’

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‘This is a lesson on being delusional’: Woman says she made $500 selling ‘ugly’ painting she made on Facebook Marketplace