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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.

Anna Good

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Culture

From breeding dogs to yacht racing, people are calling out the “really dumb hobbies” rich people have

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.

Lindsey Weedston

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“A true historical landmark”: People are making tribute videos at the Target  where a woman shoplifted for 7 hours

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

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“You’re not verbally responding to basic interactions”: Zoomers are crashing out after other generations explain what the “Gen Z stare” actually is

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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People are sharing their most complicated life issues in the “I Grieve Different” trend, inspired by Kendrick Lamar

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

Braden Bjella

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“I think it’s poetic”: The internet is freaking out over an eco-friendly mushroom casket burial

3 Panel: Left: Charli XCX at the Nosferatu Los Angeles Premiere at TCL Chinese Theater. Middle: Keanu Reeves at the premiere for "John Wick: Chapter 4" at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood. Right: Idris Elba arrives for ‘Sonic 2’ Hollywood Premiere on April 05, 2022 in Westwood, CA

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New study reveals 6 traits that make someone “cool”—the internet has thoughts

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

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“A thousand percent better”: Are Hacipupus going to become the next Labubu?

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“Move with it like a wave”: Woman shares important crowd safety tips after watching the Astroworld documentary

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“How did everyone suddenly master new smiles?”: Woman calls out how people are smiling differently these days

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“Americans are so primitive”: Europeans react to American’s awkward fork and knife skills

katy perry and gayle king kissing the ground with a tweet that says "pigeons when i eat a croissant outdoors"

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Katy Perry went to space for 11 minutes. Then came the memes—21 of the best

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A boy’s pure joy over a Target ad highlights what’s lost when companies roll back DEI

Mariam Sharia is a writer and editor at the Daily Dot.

Mariam Sharia

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Bryan Johnson is playing the internet like an improv stage

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‘Dodged a bullet’: Sara rejects Ben on ‘Love is Blind’—and both sides of the political aisle are happy about it

A pendulum swinging over a Reddit post with floating ChatGPT symbols in the background. Caption: " A Little Context: A few months ago, I quit nicotine. Not with willpower. Not with patches. Not with therapy because I was too broke for that lol. I used ChatGPT."

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Reddit user says they quit smoking with a custom ChatGPT prompt built for ‘conversational hypnosis’