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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

Left and Right panels: Man in clear rim glasses holds up a golden David protein bar and a jar of his own sauce. He has a concerned look on his face. Center panel: a row of David Protein bars in a box, including the Cake Batter and Double Fudge Brownie flavored bars.

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“Is this the secret Krabby Patty formula?”: Man sues David Protein bars after company’s alleged attempt to monopolize this ingredient

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

2 Panel Image, Dairy section at market, and Bethenny Frankel

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“I’ll eat whatever she tells me”: Woman pulls up to empty cottage cheese aisle at grocery store. Is this the Bethenny Frankel effect?

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

Woman holding a Louis Vuitton chocolate purse with a caption reading: "Imagine breaking your roommates Louis Vuitton chocolate purse"

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Culture

People are losing it over the $225 Louis Vuitton chocolate purse fridge disaster

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

3 panel image of a person scanning a barcode on their arm, a can of Red Bull energy drink, and the person pointing at a elf check out screen.

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Woman gets Red Bull barcode tattooed on her arm—it actually scans at the register

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

2 panel image showing the outside of an Aldi storefront and Oreo cookies in a grocery aisle. On the right there is a TikTok comment: Hilarious because Oreo cookies are a copy of Hydrox cookies

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“Can’t afford name-brand anymore”: ALDI is famous for its dupes of products like Oreos and Chips Ahoy! Now Mondelez is suing the grocery chain for it

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Butter Swim Biscuits are TikTok’s favorite lazy baking trend

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

Nina Hernandez

2 panel image showing a can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew and a Reddit post that reads: Hormel apologizes for including something almost edible in their stew.

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“Splinty Moore Stew”: Hormel recalls 256,000 pounds of Dinty Moore Beef Stew after finding wood fragments inside

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

Melody Heald

2 panel image of a Too Good To Go bag and a person holding a plastic bag. Text over: my first time ordering @TooGoodtoGo ... is this normal lmao.

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“Explain yourself!!!”: woman orders Too Good to Go. Then she sees old pizza slices thrown in shopping bag

2 Panel Image of yellow circle tag on lanyard and Total Wine storefront

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“What’s your name?”: Man checks out at Total Wine & More. Then the cashier fails to check his ID

2 panel image showing a Starbucks Rewards card and sign in an Starbucks store advertising reusable cups.

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Changes coming to Starbucks rewards. Here’s how it will affect customers

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

3 panel image of a person, a Red Lobster restaurant sign, and to Red Lobster biscuits.

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“They gave me 2 rolls”: Adult woman orders $7.99 kids meal at Red Lobster. She’s shocked at what she recieves

2 Panel image of Arby's Logo and New menu item poster on window

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Arby’s announces new steak nuggets: “They need to go back to the drawing board with this one”

2 panel image of salmon and Aldi storefront

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Aldi salmon recalled. Here are the 3 states impacted

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

2 panel image of a person buying a pineapple at a typical super market and a TikTok user holding a pineapple and explaining.

Food