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

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Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman with dyed red hair and glasses trying the Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen sunscreen flavored ice cream. Right: Blonde woman trying the Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen sunscreen flavored ice cream.

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“Very refreshing”: Sunscreen ice cream? Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen say yes

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

Left: Table laden with green plates and kiwis, people gathered around. Right: Hand holding half-eaten kiwi.

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Culture

“Only in SF”: San Franciscans are furiously defending their kiwi party from the jokes

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Genius”: One avocado hack going viral will save you so much time

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.

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Anna Good

Woman putting ziti pasta into a Ziploc bag at an Olive Garden. Caption overlay reads, ""How much pasta we can finesse at Olive Garden's endless pasta deal."

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“No need to be doing all this”: Olive Garden’s $13.99 “Never Ending Pasta Bowl” returns, and diners are already testing the limits

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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“The epitome of gluttony”: Crumbl’s launch of “dirty sodas” called out for the extreme sugar and calories

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Left: Tennis player Taylor Townsend making a disgusted face. Middle: Tennis player Taylor Townsend (USA) in action during round 4 of US Open Championship against Bianca Andreescu (Canada) at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Right: Tennis player Taylor Townsend's Instagram Story screenshot showing a spread of Chinese food. Caption overlay reads, "This is the craziest thing I've ever seen...and people eating this."

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“Aren’t those poisonous?”: Tennis star Taylor Townsend apologizes after mocking “crazy” Chinese food

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

baker makes a hate cake for biggest troll

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“I breathe, she’s hating”: Baker makes a “hate cake” for her biggest online troll

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“Here they go again”: PETA asks Sean Evans to use vegan wings on “Hot Ones” YouTube series

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“We love when they wave back”: Smoked wagyu brisket “twerking” as it’s being sliced has viewers feeling unsettled

ben and jerrys ben cohen unilever magnum ice cream

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“Keep standing up for what’s right”: Ben & Jerry’s founder Ben Cohen crashes Unilever’s ice cream investor day with call for independence

Left: Text reading "Me at the office potluck making sure no Uber driver of mine gets the pear of anguish" above a dish with peas and rice. Middle: Woman looking into the camera above cooking ingredients, text overlay reads "Cooking to avoid the pear of anguish." Right: Woman peeling a potato, text overlay reads "pov: improving my cooking skills bc I just found out what the pear of anguish is."

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Internet cooks are begging to avoid the “pear of anguish”—how medieval torture became a FoodTok meme

3 panel: Chef making gnocchi from scratch on an airplane.

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“Raw toilet air gnocchi???”: Chef makes pasta from scratch on an airplane and people have a lot of thoughts

Left: Man pointing at Ben and Jerry's pints in the freezer aisle at the grocery store. Right: Man pointing at Blue Bell ice cream pints in the freezer aisle at the grocery store. Tweet text overlay reads "Former ben&jerrys girl and currently a breyers girl and he was absolutely spot on for both"

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“He was spot on”: Guy breaks down different types of girls based on the ice cream they eat

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“Every night without fail”: Chrissy Teigen’s admission that she orders 2 am food delivery every night has enraged the internet

Left: Text reading "This morning, I woke up to a Venmo request for $3.25 with the note “half the fries.” At first I thought it was a joke, but nope, he was serious." Right: Woman dipping French fries into red sauce in cafe.

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“I thought it was a joke”: Man baffles date with $3 Venmo request for half the fries

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