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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

“You absolute legend”: Stardew Valley is now Steam’s top-rated game, surpassing Portal

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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“That can’t be Superman”: Woman who did high school musicals with David Corenswet can’t get over his rise to fame

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Entertainment

“Twitter won’t let me change my name back”: HBO Max’s rebrand hits awkward snag on X

“Looks like it was deep fried”: Woman claims she has the only 24k gold Labubu in the world and is putting it through bizarre tests to “prove” it

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

Left: Screenshot from "Rush Hour" film of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in a car Right: Content warning before "Rush Hour"

Culture

“I didn’t ask for this”: Gen Z is getting blamed for “Rush Hour” content warning

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Jason Isaacs defends Paapa Essiedu’s casting as Snape against racist online backlash: “One of the best actors I’ve ever seen in my life”

Left: Screenshot from 2025 Superman movie of Superman being arrested. Right: James Gunn at Blue Beetle Los Angeles Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theater IMAX on August 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA

Viral Politics

“Superman” director James Gunn called it an “immigrant” story. Conservatives are calling for a boycott

“We saved Cheffy? Yay!!”: Tiny Chef creators say they’re “getting ready to turn the tiny cameras back on”

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

singer of the red jumpsuit apparatus with the words "if you call yourself a christian please watch"

“You are not allowed to come to my shows”: Band says anyone who voted for Trump not welcome at their concerts—then immediately backtracks

“Extremely embarrassing”: People have a lot of thoughts about Kim Kardashian’s ChatGPT conversation

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Justin Bieber said “It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business” and now it’s a meme

“So wildly out of line”: John Mulaney calls out critics coming after Olivia Munn for not watching Ms. Rachel

“Ooooh boy do I hate this!”: Sabrina Carpenter receives backlash over new album cover

“Non-toxic masculinity”: Robert De Niro calls up Martin Scorsese for viral “goodnight bro” TikTok prank

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

A woman scrolls through Netflix on a tablet.