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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

Shopper notices something strange about watermelon at Walmart

‘I was skeptical…until I saw this’: Shopper notices something strange about the watermelon at Walmart

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

‘What’s going on?’: Customer rinses watermelon from Walmart. It ends up looking like this

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.

Grace Fowler

Customer says Olive Garden manager retaliated against her because she used to work there

‘He asked if he could talk to me privately’: Customer says Olive Garden manager retaliated against her because she used to work there

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Customer says TKK Fried Chicken charged her $4 more than her friend for the exact same meal

‘Don’t go there if you don’t pass the paper bag test I guess’: Customer says TKK Fried Chicken charged her $4 more than her friend for the exact same meal

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

Hand pouring pitcher of milk into glass held by another hand

Deplatformed: Nourish Cooperative’s raw milk saga

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Grocery shopper shares 5 tips to picking the best watermelon

‘Look for a yellow spot’: Grocery shopper shares 5 tips to picking the best watermelon

Olive Garden customer shows trick to ordering gift box full of bread sticks

‘Worth it’: Olive Garden customer shows trick to ordering gift box full of breadsticks

Red siracha(l), Woman looking at camera(c), Brown siracha(r)

‘Sriracha quiet quitting’: WinCo Foods shopper notices Huy Fong sriracha is now brown. Here’s why

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Man making food(l+r), Plate of oysters(c)

‘I’ve never had oysters before … and now that I know I’ll never try them’: Clam bar cook shares the truth about oysters

‘I did not know y’all was out here spending car payments on Popeyes’: Woman shocked at how much Popeyes for 2 people came out to

McDonalds arches(l), Robot(c), Cheeseburger(r)

‘Disaster’: McDonald’s AI drive-thru experiment with IBM is over. Why did it fail and what does that mean for the future of AI?

Woman talking(l+r), Raising Cane's sign(c)

‘They always give you one extra’: Raising Cane’s customer tests hack on how to get fresh tenders

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Gordon Ramsay protests globalist plan to feed world bugs

Gordon Ramsay isn’t protesting a globalist plot to make us eat bugs

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

customer pour salsa on chips to ensure restaurant doesn’t reuse them

‘You sure showed them!’: Customer speculates Mexican restaurant is reusing chips, uses ‘hack’ to sabotage them

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman cuts customer in Chick-fil-A drive-thru line

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