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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.

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Anna Good

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Culture

‘Why is she running in lowercase?’: Katy Perry’s concert kickoff mocked across social media

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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Lindsey Weedston

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‘Extremely ignorant’: ‘Love on the Spectrum’ stars hit back at RFK Jr.’s autism comments

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The ‘Mount Rushmore of ___’ meme is everywhere, and it’s tearing fandoms apart

Rebecca Leib

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What does the ‘Some of y’all lack’ meme actually mean? It depends on who you ask

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

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‘Love how upset people are over this’: The ‘Chelsea Parke claw’ hairstyle started as a joke and turned into a personality test

Left: Hailey Bieber from her Instagram story with the caption "currently have 2 ovarian cysts. if you deal with ovarian cysts I'm right there with ya!"

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Hailey Bieber shows body changes from 2 ovarian cysts—fans thank her, Selena stans attack

Screenshot of a meme from X user @MajestyRia with the caption "The indigenous ppl in Sinners said it once but didn't say it twice. They said WELP!"; Screenshot of a meme from X user @RhodeToLove with a photo of actor Jack O'Connell from Sinners with the caption "Clueless White Guy Orders in Perfect Chinese, Shocks Patrons and Staff"

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People saw ‘Sinners’ and immediately ran to post these 20 memes

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‘She’s collecting world leaders’: Pope Francis is dead, Trisha Paytas is pregnant—coincidence? The internet says no

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Green Day mocks Charli XCX’s ‘Should Be Headliner’ Coachella sash—her reply is very Brat

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

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Wendy’s tries to soften the blow after dragging Katy Perry, but fans aren’t buying it

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Addison Rae plugged into an iPod nano—critics say the vibe is ‘manufactured’

Screenshot of Tate McRae from her "Revolving Door" music video; Photo of Morgan Wallen.

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‘From khia asylum to Trump’s rally…’: The Tate McRae x Morgan Wallen collab rumors have fans accusing her of going right

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Chappell Roan’s comments about not knowing any happy parents sparks discourse for both mothers and child-free people online

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Patina Miller has a very relatable texting back problem

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