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Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

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A-1 announces meat-scented candles, and Twitter thinks it’s deliciously weird

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

Kris Seavers

Twitter dunks on conservative for calling Melania Trump’s dinner menu ‘froo-froo’

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

YouTuber Reset faces jail time over toothpaste prank

YouTuber facing 2 years in prison after feeding homeless man toothpaste-filled Oreos

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

Don’t miss Netflix’s meme-inspired baking competition

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

Target is selling Prongles, a rad ripoff Pringles.

What’s the deal with Prongles, the rad Pringles ripoff sold at Target?

Cheesecake Factory is an American dystopia—and here are the tweets that prove it

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

Debate all you want, here is the definitive ranking of ‘non-canonical pasta shapes’

Houston grocery shelves empty, aside from vegan food

The only thing left in Houston grocery stores now is vegan ‘meat’

Matt Stonie’s attempt to choke down 203 cookies will leave you gloriously nauseated

The internet is really relishing these Snapchat hot dog memes

Winona Dimeo-Ediger was a Daily Dot contributor whose byline has also appeared in Rolling Stone, NPR, the TED Blog, and Ravishly.

Winona Dimeo-Ediger

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Is black ice cream screwing with your birth control?

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

The internet arguing over the ravioli-likeness of Pop-Tarts will melt your brain

Memes

Boneless pizza is the funniest, most important meme of the summer

Monica Riese is the Daily Dot’s former director of production, and she previously served as the publication’s entertainment editor and assistant managing editor. She is Raleigh, North Carolina, and formerly contributed to the Austin Chronicle, where her breaking news work was recognized by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.

Monica Riese

The secret to that black ice cream you’ve seen everywhere

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.

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