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‘Bingi’: The internet celebrates the birth of viral internet cat Bingus’s cute new baby

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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‘I literally can’t believe I didn’t know this for so long’: Woman issues PSA about hair growth products for pet owners

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

cat-scratching-material

‘Cats hate scratching it apparently’: Cat owner shares what fabric to buy so cats don’t destroy your furniture

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

woman hanging up missing pet sign on pole at Costco parking lot caption "I flew from New York to Fort Worth to search for my baby." (l) Black and white cat with green eyes sitting caption "My ex threw out my cat. Fort Worth, Texas 76177" (c) Google maps image of Golden Tringle Boulevard Texas captions "Someone saw my cat at the Elan Keller Ranch last Thursday." "Please help me find my baby." "He threw y baby out on Golden Triangle Boulevard and gave me 5 possible locations." (r)

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‘Please help me to find my baby’: Woman’s ex ‘threw away’ her cat. She’s frantically searching for him on TikTok

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Messy room with laundry trash and random garbage and cat caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (l) Cat eating in messy room with caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (c) Messy room's closet and other side caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (r)

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‘Take the cat in please’: TikToker shows off mess left by ‘nightmare’ roommate who abandoned their cat

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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‘It was past 2am at this point’: TikToker finds neighbor’s cat stuck outside in the cold, sparking debate

Michelle Brandabur is a former intern at the Daily Dot and a student at Boston University. Her work has been featured in the Somerville Journal, Capital Public Radio, and WTBU Radio.

Michelle Brandabur

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Instagram-famous cat dies after attack on owner was caught on video

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

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The ‘Cats’ cast has an uncanny resemblance to medieval cat paintings

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

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Viewers spot Judi Dench’s human hand in ‘Cats’ scene

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

Cat has so much sex it lands him in hospital

Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years&#8217; experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

Stacey Ritzen

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People are transfixed by a TikTok cat dancing along to ‘Mr. Sandman’

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How an unlikely marriage of memes gave us ‘woman yelling at cat’

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The cat from this year’s ‘Pet Sematary’ has died

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

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Michael Rapaport’s reaction to this weird-looking cat is hilarious

Brittany Vincent has covered gaming, anime, tech, and entertainment for over a decade. When she’s not writing, she’s replaying Um Jammer Lammy or Day of the Tentacle for the hundredth time while pining for a Harvester sequel. Find her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.

Brittany Vincent

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The Polite Cat meme is funny—but is the cat’s expression real?

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