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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Halsey with captions "basically i have a song that i love that i wanna release ASAP" (l) "and my record company is saying that i can't release it unless they can fake a viral moment on tiktok" (c) "i just wanna release music, man. and i deserve better tbh" (r)

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‘They are doing this to basically every artist these days’: Halsey exposes record label for asking them to create a ‘fake viral moment on TikTok’ before releasing music

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Video appears to show moment Dave Chappelle was attacked onstage

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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People think Amber Heard’s attorney is in 2013 video featuring Johnny Depp’s fans

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘She made me feel like the scum of the Earth’: TikToker says Shay Mitchell made her cry after she told her they were ‘twinning’

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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‘Torn between second-hand embarrassment and fangirling’: Jesse McCartney crashes table’s birthday song

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

young man with caption "me looking at Miley Cyrus leave the building after she didn't tip and put ketchup on her salad" (l) Miley Cyrus (c) young man with caption "Me trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn't tip" (r)

‘Trying to enjoy any Miley Cyrus song but then remembering she doesn’t tip’: TikToker says Miley Cyrus didn’t tip at restaurant in viral video

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‘Kim K out here scamming the public’: TikToker finds Skims dupes via the company’s manufacturers

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

Nephew Tommy's resurfaced transphobic prank goes viral on TikTok

‘This is beyond harmful’: TikTokers blast Steve Harvey’s nephew for resurfaced transphobic prank call

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

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‘Is stalking sweet??’: Guy says what Kanye is doing to Kim is ‘romantic’ in Hinge profile, claims it got him more matches in viral TikTok

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Kanye west (L) Pete Davidson and Kanye West tip jars (M) Pete Davidson (R)

Starbucks workers leave out Pete Davidson and Kanye West tip jars in viral TikTok

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‘Kim K out here scamming the public’: TikToker shows $4.90 price tag on Skims bralette she paid $46 for

‘You took 8+ minutes to reply your fault’: Snoop Dogg puts Uber Eats driver on blast, sparking debate

Ian Ousley accused of faking heritage

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

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TikToker says USPS refused to pay her for damaging insured $500 signed Taylor Swift album

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

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