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

Tricia Crimmins

Aisha Hana, a Pakistani woman, is accused of Blackfishing and responds.

‘You only mistake me for white because white women have gone crazy with feature altering’: Pakistani TikToker goes viral for response to blackfishing allegations

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Side by side of Cardi B and TikTok Creator Sam Hyun

‘It’s dehumanizing and othering’: Cardi B under fire for caricature of Korean accent

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

Cecilia Lenzen

Unclick

‘Has to get old’: Ben Affleck ignores fan’s greeting in viral TikTok, sparking debate

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

Olivia Munn’s fatphobic lines from her 2010 memoir resurface

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

Kiana Parker and a witness discuss that viral Chet Hanks video—and what happened off-screen

TikTok user @lovelyleobrie has accused Broadway actress Alice Ripley of grooming.

‘She’s a little bit too kind with kids’: TikToker accuses Broadway actress Alice Ripley of grooming

bright purple 'i just want to be messy' shirt, misspelled sour earrings, distressed off-white sour hoodie

‘Whoever’s in charge of this website just tricked the masses’: TikTok users criticize Olivia Rodrigo’s merch for being low quality

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Tinder Live host Lane Moore dives back into the messy world of post-pandemic dating apps

A police officer plays Taylor Swift on his phone while he is being recorded so the video will violate Youtube's copyright policy.

‘I am playing music so that you can’t post on YouTube’: Sergeant plays Taylor Swift song while being filmed

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

Tom Felton is lip-synching ‘Harry Potter’ lines on TikTok

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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GOP politician’s epic Twitter fail exposes Patti LaBelle’s son as a far-right blogger

Brianna Holt is a New York City senior editor and freelance writer who covers culture, music, and tech. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, GQ, Black Entertainment Television (BET), Best Life, ONE37pm, and BuzzFeed. She previously served as an editorial intern with the Daily Dot in 2016.

Brianna Holt

‘Harry Potter’ throwbacks have found a home on Tom Felton’s TikTok

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards.

Samira Sadeque

Kylie and Kendall added to a ‘pay up blacklist’ over unpaid work for their fashion line

Collyn Burke is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. She previously interned for the Daily Dot&#8217;s editorial team and Two Girls One Podcast. Her work has appeared in the Daily Texan and the Texas Observer.

Collyn Burke

Culture

Mayor of ‘Flavortown’ Guy Fieri has landed in Animal Crossing

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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