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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Hillary Clinton’s ‘Barbie’ Oscar snub-2016 election comparison drives the internet off a cliff

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

The Oscars snubbed Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for ‘Barbie,’ and the Internet is not happy

C.S. Harper is a scholar-activist-journalist who covers entertainment and pop culture. Harper&#8217;s work has been featured in Alternative Press, the Daily Dot, Afterglow ATX, and more.

C.S. Harper

Unclick

How Black women are revolutionizing TikTok’s princesscore

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Margot Robbie as Barbie in Barbie (l) Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (r)

‘Barbie’ fans are celebrating the film’s box office victory over ‘Harry Potter’

Kristine Villarroel was a general assignment intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in North-Central Florida publications including the Independent Florida Alligator, NPR-affiliate WUFT, and Flamingo magazine. She also covers music for the Luna Collective and Sunstroke magazine.

Kristine Villarroel

May 27, 2001 View of the Twin Towers and Marriott Hotel

‘The pink mushroom cloud isn’t just a pink mushroom cloud’: Japanese users fed up with ‘Barbenheimer’ hype are making 9/11 memes

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

Entertainment

Barbenheimer brought out the rude theatergoers—and everyone noticed

Angela Lim is a former general assignment intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in the Daily Texan, the Austin Chronicle, and Community Impact.

Angela Lim

woman greenscreen TikTok over image of barbie shoes with caption "appears tanner by contrast" (l) woman greenscreen TikTok over image of barbie shoes with caption "which is against the beauty standard of having a fair complexion" (c) woman greenscreen TikTok over image of barbie shoes with caption "now girls wear pink proudly saying "I bought them to show off my tan" (r)

‘A symbol of rebellion’: Chinese girls are defying beauty standards by wearing ‘Barbie’ pink

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

‘Never funny and never will be’: Indigenous people are calling out the smallpox line in ‘Barbie’

Lena Dunham with Polly Pocket logo to her left

People already hate Lena Dunham’s ‘Polly Pocket’ and Mattel’s other ‘Barbie’ follow-up movies

Olivia is a freelance writer who has been published in Collider, Distractify, Ranker, and StyleCaster.

Olivia Hebert

Margot Robbie as Barbie in Barbie (l) Piers Morgan speaking in front of blue background (r)

Piers Morgan is getting mocked for his outrageous comments about the ‘Barbie’ movie

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

several kens, led by blonde ken (ryan gosling, center), in barbie

‘I Am Kenough’ is the ‘Barbie’ message of the moment

barbie in front of atomic bomb. filmgoers are linking Barbie and Oppenheimer together because the movies have the same release date. Many are planning a Barbenheimer double feature on July 21.

Barbie