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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

Viral Politics

CNN attempts a more casual, podcast-like set only to get roasted online

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Tech

“Bunch of fake gamers”: Crimson Desert offers “fast forward” button for impatient people

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

YouTube’s new prompt asking “does this feel like AI slop?” raises questions: “Turning 2 billion users into unpaid AI trainers”

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

Culture

“It’s honestly tragic”: Fans are sharing the harsh truths about fandoms on the internet

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

Katy Perry faces backlash over “tone deaf” response to fan in financial distress

Hasan Piker’s controversial “bro tips” resurface after comments about third party voting. People don’t understand it’s a joke

American Girl doll Kristen who has been "modernized" into a dress and boots

American Girl releases “modern era” versions of its classic dolls, and people hate the “ozempic” redesign

Scathing reading comprehension rant says BookTok recommendations are untrustworthy: “Some of you need to go back to a high school-level literature class”

Actor Will Arnett seated and speaking into a microphone during an appearance on the Romesh Ranganathan ShowTweet text overlay reads, "I would pay good money to find out who Will Arnett is talking about here."

Entertainment

“Truly boring people”: Will Arnett shares his brutal take on tattoos

“A terrible name”: Sydney Sweeney’s bra line debut overshadowed by its confusing pronunciation

“American?”: Traveler who didn’t know what happened in the Roman Colosseum sparks historical debate

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Mini duck toy hidden next to 2 liquor bottles on a dusty shelf. Right: Pink post-it note reading, "To our cleaner, we hid 100 mini ducks around our apartment. We do this to ensure a job well done! Please leave ALL ducks in this jar - S +J."

Everyone’s furious on behalf of the housecleaner asked to find 100 mini ducks “to ensure a job well done”

Scene of Michael B Jordan sitting in a field against a yellow-ish sky, tweet text overlay reads, "Sinners as a fun, rare, big-budget, non-IP popcorn film: hell yeah Sinners as one of the defining prestige films of the century: I dunno guys."

Discourse