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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

Entertainment

“Her humor is very American”: Tina Fey is hosting the first episode of “Saturday Night Live UK.” Was she the right choice?

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

“They’re petrifying the Labubus!”: An English tourist attraction is doing something new with the Labubu trend: turning them to stone

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

The UK’s new age verification law goes into effect this week. How will it impact our favorite apps?

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image: showing 3 people dealing with the British Tea Time alarm.

Culture

‘I’m being gaslit by an entire country’: Our friends across the pond are taking the piss with the ‘British tea time alarm’ TikTok trend

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Prince William under fire in wake of Kate Middleton's cancer announcement

‘Why weren’t you at your wife’s side?’: Prince William under fire in wake of Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement

Chris Stokel-Walker is a U.K.-based journalist and the author of TikTok Boom (2021) and YouTubers (2019).

Chris Stokel-Walker

UK Treasury office with transgender flag emoji

Why the U.K. Treasury is being bombarded with trans flag emojis

Amrita Khalid is a technology and politics reporter who specializes in breaking down complex issues into practical, useful terms. A former contributor to CQ, a Congressional news and analysis site, she&#8217;s currently a master&#8217;s candidate in international relations at the University of Leeds.

Amrita Khalid

A pro-Donald Trump rally in London featured MAGA hats and American flags

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.

England

“Her humor is very American”: Tina Fey is hosting the first episode of “Saturday Night Live UK.” Was she the right choice?

“They’re petrifying the Labubus!”: An English tourist attraction is doing something new with the Labubu trend: turning them to stone

The UK’s new age verification law goes into effect this week. How will it impact our favorite apps?

‘I’m being gaslit by an entire country’: Our friends across the pond are taking the piss with the ‘British tea time alarm’ TikTok trend

‘Why weren’t you at your wife’s side?’: Prince William under fire in wake of Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement

Why the U.K. Treasury is being bombarded with trans flag emojis

A pro-Donald Trump rally in London featured MAGA hats and American flags

Man gets hit by bus, calmly walks into bar

Teacher fired in U.K. after parent finds her old lingerie modeling photos

Brits casually share a pint in their flooded beer garden

Man uses Twitter account to trick English town into believing he’s the mayor

Bookmaker issues exclusive betting odds via Snapchat

The hacker teen queen of Anonymous pleads guilty in London