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Danielle Ransom is a journalist who has worked as a researcher for CNN, NBC&#8217;s KXAN-TV, CBS&#8217; KEYE-TV.

Danielle Ransom

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Netflix’s ‘Erased’ is a thrilling Japanese drama that doesn’t waste a second

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

For the first time in 3 decades, Sony to begin pressing its own vinyl records

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Studio Ghibli’s Kiki is all grown up and selling noodles

Austin Powell is the former managing editor of the Daily Dot. His work focuses on the intersection of entertainment and technology. He previously served as a music columnist for the Austin Chronicle and is the co-author of The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology.

Austin Powell

Nyango Star: Japanese cat that plays drums

I can’t stop watching this Japanese mascot play death metal drums

Daily Dot Contributor

Watch in wonder as 3 guys cover a floor with lube and try a dance routine

Japanese model handles awkward wardrobe malfunction like a total pro

Japanese man’s well-trained Shiba Inu is a comedy superstar

A Japanese company has created mind-blowingly real dinosaur robots

‘Pen Pineapple Apple Pen’ is the J-pop meme you’ll never get out of your head

The 7 best Japanese mascots

Japan’s ’48 ways to poop’ website is changing the bowel movement game

Colette Bennett is a writer/editor who specializes in internet culture, skincare, and all things geek. Her work has appeared on CNN, HLN, Engadget, Colourlovers, and Continue Magazine. She also writes horror and sci-fi fiction for Corona Books. Her first novel is forthcoming from Rebellion Publishing in 2021.

Colette Bennett

5 years later, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu is still the queen of J-pop

Entertainment

The New Yorkers who opened up for a hologram on tour

Peach butts are all the rage on Japanese Instagram

Cynthia McKelvey covered the health and science for the Daily Dot until 2017. She earned a graduate degree in science communication from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2014. Her work has appeared in Gizmodo, Scientific American Mind, and Mic.com.

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