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Leqi Zhong was a fall intern for the Hi-Res division. Besides writing about business, tech, and the internet, she enjoys road trips and watching sunsets. Leqi graduated from UC Berkeley Journalism in May 2023 and had written for CNN, Palo Alto Daily Post, Berkeleyside, and Oakland North.

Leqi Zhong

Citizens and tourists dress up and take part in a Halloween parade in Shanghai, China, October 31, 2023

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‘Who is frightened by our laughter?’: Young Chinese use Halloween costumes to protest the government at massive celebration in Shanghai

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

Braden Bjella

woman dressed as Domino's worker dancing caption "Being sent home from subway cause I showed up as a dominos worker for halloween even after I was told by 2 managers that it was ok" (l) Subway restaurant exterior with sign (c) woman dressed as Domino's worker dancing caption "Being sent home from subway cause I showed up as a dominos worker for halloween even after I was told by 2 managers that it was ok" (r)

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‘I was told by 2 managers that it was OK’: Subway worker gets sent home after showing up as Domino’s worker for Halloween

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

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‘Doing the lord’s work’: TikToker’s takedown of white guy wearing dreadlock wig goes viral

A child on a porch (L) and a man putting candy into a child's bag (R).

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‘That poor child trying to adult her father’: Trick-or-treater’s dad forces her to take tons of candy from free-for-all bowl

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘Doing Blackface yourself as a way to mock him is still racist’: Man wearing ‘Trudeau black face’ costume sparks outrage on TikTok

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‘Since when is Black hair a costume?’: TikToker puts Spirit Halloween on blast for for culturally appropriative costumes

baptist church member dresses up as muslim stereotype

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Viral TikTok shows white Baptist church member dressing up as ‘Muslim’ for Halloween festival

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

Samira Sadeque

Screenshots show two women in KKK hoods and blood drop cross; one woman is seen taking off her hood in the second photo

‘Take it off!’: Crowd forces women to remove KKK costumes

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College students facing backlash for dressing up as various homeless individuals

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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Ariana Grande’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Halloween costume is freaking people out

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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Billie Eilish responds to celebrities dressing up as her for Halloween

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Artist resigns after depicting children in nooses for Halloween decorations

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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Someone turned the ‘woman yelling at a cat’ meme into their Halloween costume 

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

Ted Cruz leans into his 'Zodiac Killer' nickname for Halloween.

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Ted Cruz leans into Zodiac Killer theory for Halloween

A man was criticized for his and his son's Nazi-themed Halloween costumes.

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