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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

Why isn’t cyberpunk better at trans representation?

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Trevor Noah’s sexist jokes about Aboriginal women are coming back to haunt him

Unclick

No, Fortnite star Ninja isn’t dead from a disease called Ligma

Entertainment

Logan Paul’s dad got punched in the head after boxing press conference

Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.

Joseph Knoop

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Comic-Con panel mixes awesome trailer with awkward Johnny Depp appearance

All your old ‘Harry Potter’ fanfic is moving

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Mark Duplass apologizes for tweet praising Ben Shapiro

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

‘Somebody Feed Phil’ oozes enthusiasm for life—and we’re hooked

Chris Illuminati is an author and reporter whose work for the Daily Dot focused on meme culture. His work has been published in Rolling Stone, FanSided, BroBible, Penthouse, and AskMen.

Chris Illuminati

Final Bourdain interview slams Clintons, as details emerge of suicide ‘obsession’

‘The Skin of the Wolf’ shows caveman’s journey into enlightenment

In ‘Best Shot,’ Jay Williams helps high school players survive the streets

Eddie Strait is a member of the Austin Film Critic Association. His reviews focus primarily on streaming entertainment, with an emphasis on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other on-demand services.

Eddie Strait

Netflix pounces on the cult of ‘Captain Underpants’ with winning kids’ series

Chris Osterndorf is an entertainment reporter and movie critic based in Los Angeles. He holds a degree in cinema from Chicago’s DePaul University. His work has appeared on the Daily Dot, Mic, the Script Lab, Salon, the Week, xoJane, and more.

Chris Osterndorf

Netflix’s ‘White Fang’ has no bite

‘Calibre’ is the best thriller you haven’t watched

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.