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‘Nooo don’t turn 25’: Sabrina Carpenter celebrates birthday with Leonardo DiCaprio meme cake

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‘Digitine’: TikTok’s celebrity-blocking spree has begun

Allyson Waller is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and has written for other publications such as the New York Times and the Miami Herald. Outside of the journalism world, some of her joys include delving into book recommendations from TikTok, listening to pop culture podcasts, and playing with her dog, Theo.

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‘I’m mortified’: TikTok is blaming Megan Fox for  ‘bottom teeth talker’ phenomenon

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

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‘All the influencers ate them up’: People think the influencers are outdoing the celebrities at the Met Gala

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‘All right, all right’: Kim Kardashian reacts to being booed at Netflix’s roast of Tom Brady

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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.

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‘Head in a mess’: Meet the Montana Boyz, who just revived this old country hit by lip-syncing to it over and over

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

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‘I’m concerned for the Swifties’: Psychiatrist says she’s being canceled over her Taylor Swift critique

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‘Not the first time I’ve heard this!’: Uber Eats driver says he delivered to Chris Brown’s house. His tip was $1

Coachella attendee shares negative experience she had with singer, calls her a real-life ‘Regina George’

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‘This is so validating’: Viewers are divided after Coachella attendee shares negative experience she had with singer, calls her a real-life ‘Regina George’

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