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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.

Charlotte Colombo

two panel design with a cat lounging but looking at the camera, next to an image of a group of cats that are heading toward the viewer, with text reading "MA-HA" over the top

‘MA-AH’: Expert shows how to say ‘come here’ in cat language. Does it work?

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

Two panel design with a woman looking frustrated in one and a little dog in a pet store in the other

‘On YOUR phone?? Nah’: Shopper says she was scolded, kicked out of pet store for comparing prices on Amazon

Angela Shanice Littlefield is a freelance writer with a focus on pop culture and tech news. She&#8217;s a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). She has written and worked for entertainment figures such as Sirius XM Radio Personality Sway Calloway, and published work for Grammy U, the NAACP&#8217;s Crisis magazine, and Austin Monthly magazine.

Angela Littlefield

Two panel design with a woman talking at the camera, and a sleeping cat in the 2nd panel

‘Not me sleeping with my cat rn’: Woman issues warning about sleeping with your pets in the bed. She can’t believe this happened to her

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Conservative try to turn Maine town into new migrant pet-eating capital of America

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Grumpy Cat

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Memes

Who is the Side Eye Cat, aka Mr. Fresh?

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Nursing student warns you should use gloves to clean your litter box

‘With my indoor cats I tried to be careful’: Nursing student warns you should use gloves to clean your litter box

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Expert warns against Target’s Kindfull cat food, shares what to get instead

‘Kindfull was always sketchy to me’: Expert warns against Target’s Kindfull cat food, shares what to get instead

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

Woman’s trick to litter box odor is DampRid. Does it work?

‘They sell these at the Dollar Tree’: Woman’s trick to litter box odor is DampRid. Does it work? 

AI cat stories are breaking hearts on TikTok. It’s all Billie Eilish’s fault

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.

Stacy Fernandez

House(l), Man working(c), Dirty Floorboards(r)

‘My beautiful first house became my worst nightmare’: Homeowner issues warning after discovering something beneath the floorboards

i forgor…but i rember….

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

Nina Hernandez

‘There is a reason the Litter Robot is 1K’: Woman issues warning about automatic litter boxes after cat dies

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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