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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

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Entertainment

“The people just can’t get enough”: Ice Cube follows up his “War of the Worlds” viral infamy with a Minecraft ad

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: Tweet reading "halfway through the movie the president calls up ice cube on zoom, says "Lets do this war of the worlds," and ice cube stares back like this" Right: Ice Cube reaction image looking flustered and confused.

Culture

People are hate-watching “War of the Worlds” and loving every second

Sunny Kim studied journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. She&#8217;s a former editorial intern with the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in the Daily Texan and Popular Mechanics.

Sunny Kim

Ice Cube's song 'Arrest the President' compares Trump to Satan.

Ice Cube’s new song ‘Arrest the President’ compares Trump to Satan

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

This hilarious Twitter meme reimagines celebs' real names with hilarious results.

Creative Twitter meme takes a stab at celebrities’ real names

A former Weekend Editor at the Daily Dot, April Siese&#8217;s reporting covers everything from technology and politics to web culture and humor. Her work has been published by Bustle, Uproxx, Death and Taxes, Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Thrillist, Atlas Obscura, and others. Siese joined Quartz in December 2016.

Ice Cube

“The people just can’t get enough”: Ice Cube follows up his “War of the Worlds” viral infamy with a Minecraft ad

People are hate-watching “War of the Worlds” and loving every second

Ice Cube’s new song ‘Arrest the President’ compares Trump to Satan

Creative Twitter meme takes a stab at celebrities’ real names

The rise and fall of ‘Bye Felicia,’ this generation’s coldest reply

The Ice Cubiverse is real: A truly mindblowing fan theory

Kid-friendly edit of ‘Straight Outta Compton’ is straight huggin’