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Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

YouTube stars Jackspeticeye and Wiishu break up—and Twitter is in tears

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Egypt Air defends in-flight magazine’s misogynistic, possibly fake Drew Barrymore interview

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

The Key and Peele handshake meme has taken over the internet. Here are some of the best hits.

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Key & Peele’s handshake meme is taking over the internet

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Stefán Karl Stefánsson’s family posts Robbie Rotten makeup tutorial

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Captain Marvel was told to smile more, and Brie Larson’s response was perfect

Alexis Tatum is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She&#8217;s a former editorial intern with the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Orange magazine, the Daily Texan, and the Houston Defender.

Alexis Tatum

Bhad Bhabie raps about former girlfriend on debut mixtape

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

Nas and an Instagram post in which he denies abusing his ex-wife Kelis.

Nas denies ex-wife Kelis’ account of physical, mental abuse

Eminem ‘Kamikaze’ memes, explained

Lea Thompson Tom Wilson Back to the Future

Lorraine and Biff meet up in glorious ‘Back to the Future’ reunion

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

Kris Seavers

This hilarious Twitter meme reimagines celebs' real names with hilarious results.

Creative Twitter meme takes a stab at celebrities’ real names

Despite bloody face, Jake Paul knocks out Deji in YouTube boxing match

Onaje McDowelle&#8217;s work has appeared in GRAMMY.com, NPR, Austin Monthly Magazine, and more.

Onaje McDowelle

Azealia Banks reveals more apparent messages between her and Grimes

Kristina Nguyen is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot. She studied journalism and American studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She has previously contributed to Orange magazine and Silk Club&#8217;s QUIET! zine.

Kristina Nguyen

Reddit meme king and LazyTown actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson died Tuesday. He was 43.

‘LazyTown’ actor, Reddit meme icon Stefán Karl Stefánsson dead at 43

Chris Illuminati is an author and reporter whose work for the Daily Dot focused on meme culture. His work has been published in Rolling Stone, FanSided, BroBible, Penthouse, and AskMen.

Chris Illuminati

Froggy Fresh has a shockingly good YouTube dedicated to piano ballads

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

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