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Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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“The European mind can’t even comprehend”: Sacrificing Pop-Tarts is now an annual football tradition, and people can’t get enough

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“Shout out to the refs, shame on the coaches”: High school football team refuses post-game handshake. Then the refs step in

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Over 100k sign petition calling for Chiefs to dismiss kicker Harrison Butker over controversial commencement speech

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‘Let me see you do some underwater welding’: Harrison Butker’s advice to women during commencement speech receives backlash online

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‘Would the Secret Service gun down pass rushers?’: Aaron Rodgers could be RFK Jr.’s VP and people are losing it

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