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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.

Jamie Jirak

Entertainment

The “Peacemaker” Season 2 dance was just removed as a Fortnite emote—here’s the reason behind the ban

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.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: woman looking forlornly under text reading, "when I complain about my cramps but forgot that boys have to go through chained up all the time or something." Right: Man wearing airpods looking into the distance under text reading, "Remember having to be chained up all the time or something and knowing I have 2 sons."

Memes

How “being chained up all the time or something” became the funniest bit on TikTok

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

“Surprised they did this”: Fortnite will finally let players buy the exact V-Bucks they need

Makalah Wright has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

Makalah Wright

“Good luck to that guy”: Eminem laughs off being called “the guy from Fortnite” at event

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“Play stupid games, win stupid prizes”: Social media reacts to public apologies from Fortnite cheaters after Epic Games takes legal action

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.

Anna Good

3 panels showing ai-generated images of an anthropomorphic shark character.

Tralalero Tralala: This AI-generated shark in Nikes is the face of TikTok’s Italian brainrot obsession

Rebecca Leib

Culture

The Vexbolts mass unfollowing event (and its failure), explained

Two panel design with a close up of a character that resembles skibidi toilet and plungerman, next to an image of a Fortnight game on a computer screen

Fortnite fans are pissed about the Skibidi Toilet and Plungerman collab

The Fortnite It’s Like Finding A Gold Scar meme, explained

The Stable Ronaldo ‘Stay In The Box, No Get Out Of My Skin’ meme, explained

Vanessa St-Amand was a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot based in South Florida. She has an extensive background in online marketing and spends her free time discussing intriguing topics for the terminally online.

Vanessa St-Amand

Woman says she was fired for downloading ‘Fortnite’ onto her work computer

‘Not the boss vaulting your job position’: Woman says she was fired for downloading ‘Fortnite’ onto her work computer

The predictable course of the Pokimane no makeup “controversy”

Mike Hadge

‘Destroy on sight’: Tesla’s Cybertruck just arrived in ‘Fortnite,’ and just like in real life, reactions are mixed

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

MrDeadMoth avoids jail time for assaulting pregnant partner during live stream

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Fortnite