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Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

Brenden Gallagher

‘Little Miss Sumo’ is a poetic and powerful look at female wrestlers in Japan

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

Audra Schroeder

Netflix’s ‘Prank Encounters’ is just ‘Punk’d,’ 15 years too late

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

Red Ice, a popular white supremacist YouTube channel, has been shut down—again

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’s ‘Unnatural Selection’ breaks down the pros and cons of biohacking

Gradient is the new celebrity look-alike app winning over influencers

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

‘The Two Popes’: Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce shine in Netflix’s pope comedy

‘Ghosts of Sugar Land’ explores what happens if your friend joins ISIS

Father of mega-popular Ace Family YouTube channel accused of rape

YouTuber immediately loses gig with Sanders campaign over sexualized MLK video

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

The best musicals on Netflix (to sing along with)

Netflix’s ‘Fractured’ is a generic thriller with a disappearing plot

YouTuber MrBeast accused of bullying employees by former video editor

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

‘Marriage Story’ excels at just about everything

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Twitch star Dellor banned for self-harm—then he threatened suicide

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

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