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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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Natasha Lyonne’s defense of AI has folks trolling her with “before David Lynch died” memes

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The stars of “The Librarians: The Next Chapter” revealed their online addictions and they might be your internet twins

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Meghan Markle’s labor dance video has the haters crashing out again

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Adam Scott makes a surprise appearance in daughter Frankie’s TikTok and fans are delighted

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

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“See what happens when you ask in a nice genuine way”: Kylie Jenner finally reveals extent of work done after TikToker asks “nicely”

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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Nepo babies hijack the “holy airball” meme to flex their famous parents

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.

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How much does the Sydney Sweeney bathwater soap cost?

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Why is everyone making fun of this Cher and Future Gap commercial 7 years after it came out?

2 panel image: on the left is an interior car door handle covered in duct tape. On the right is Lili Reinhart riding in the car. Text over: If you never see me again, show this to the police.

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“If you never see me again, show this to the police”: Lili Reinhart orders an Uber. Then she gets in, sees the door handles

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.

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“[Someone’s] gonna get arrested”: Shopper spots new Morgan Wallen records in Target. Then he sees they come with “fishing,” “hunting” IDs

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“Why is your husband your biggest opp?”: Justin Bieber edits controversial caption about Hailey’s “Vogue” cover after massive backlash

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Katy Perry says she is “most hated person on the internet” at Chicago concert

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MrBeast is coming out with even more snacks—this time he’s teaming up with Jack Link’s for high-protein beef jerky collab

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“She looks dressed for battle!”: Kim Kardashian decked out in jewelry at Paris trial. People think it’s a power move

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