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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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Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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‘I eat it with the skin on’: Expert says you should have 1 kiwi daily to prevent DNA damage. Is that true?

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

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‘I paid for the test…I shouldn’t have to pay for the results’: Expert calls out AncestryDNA for requiring membership to see shared matches

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

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