Main Header Menu

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

Register to continue

The Daily Dot

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

2 panel image and on the left is a sign that reads: DMV. And on the right a person explains.

‘Wait the DMV been snitching?’: Woman calls Allstate to complain about her rates. Then she notices a suspicious change to her bill

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

‘V6?’: Expert says you should buy an old Acura for $13,000. Is that a good deal?

2 panel image: on the left we see the exterior of a tinted car window, and on the right we see a person in the interior of a car. Text over says: 5% tint is perfect cuz I be watching..."

‘Yeah till you gotta roll your windows down’: Woman says 5% is the perfect shade of window tinting. Here’s why

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

Toyota sign(l), Woman talking(c), Toyota car with text "how life feels wiht my $6k 1997 toyota corolla with 78k miles and no car note"(r)

‘The miles are good but 6k was too much’: Woman buys 1997 Toyota Corolla. Should she have?

Je&#8217;Kayla Crawford was a trending news intern for the Daily Dot. Her work can be found at Distractify, Dexerto, and more.

Je’Kayla Crawford

Photo of a Honda dealership sign; Screenshot from @_menalicious's Tiktok of a Honda Civic interior with the caption "me with my $558 monthly car payment just because I wanted a brand new car with carplay".

‘I’m also just a girl’: Woman gets new Honda Civic with $558 car payment. Is that too much?

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Slant split image, TikTok screengrab with text: "I guess I'm not going stage 2 anymore" on the left. Image of Hyundai logo on a car on the right.

‘I guess I’m not going Stage 2 anymore’: Man buys 2025 Hyundai Elantra. Then he has to look under the hood

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

Nina Hernandez

Photo of a Toyota Rav4; Screenshot from Tiktok user @mariahcheri of a Rav4 interior with the caption: "It's like carpet VS Hardwood flooring".

‘My husband’s car feels so much cleaner’: Woman buys Toyota RAV4. Then she regrets not going with this feature on her partner’s Acura

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Police car(l), Man talking(c), Dodge Ram(r)

‘Good luck trying to get in’: Man parks Dodge Ram extremely close to police car. Can he get ticketed?

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains and in the middle is the Honda logo.

‘This is why’: Expert says never buy this Honda. Then one rolls into his shop with the very issue he warned us about

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

‘My car is under this Tesla’: Woman pays ‘$400 to $600’ to park car in apartment’s ‘stacker’ garage. Now she can’t get it out

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains and in the middle is a car with text over: 2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe.

‘It says my posture is bad’: Woman slouches in Genesis GV80. Then she realizes it has an unprecedented new feature

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

‘It’s ruined my life’: Man buys a Lexus ISF. Then he decides to check the reviews

2 panel image: on the left is the logo of a Volvo car and on the right a person explains.

‘Should have looked into that before you bought it’: Driver buys a Volvo. Then he finds out how he has to start it

Man talking(l), Mercedes Benz on the road(r)

‘Next time, I’m charging 2 times what the dealership charges’: Mechanic says customer brought in a Mercedes. Now he’s issuing a warning to German car owners

3 panel image: on the sides a person explains and in the middle is a car hood painted with a minion on it.

Cars