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Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Gigachad

Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

People can’t get over how terrible the viral ‘Willy Wonka experience’ was, so here are the Internet’s best reactions and memes

‘This is me if you even care’: The ‘Sad Hamster Meme’ is TikTok’s adorable new way of expressing their inner feelings

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

‘All that work and what did it get me?’: This classic ‘Glee’ cover is making us confess our deepest resentments

’10/10 I love this bucket’: A brief history of the ‘Dune: Part Two’ popcorn bucket memes

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

Kamala Harris laughing with palm trees in the background

Is Kamala Harris’ ‘coconut tree’ video the Biden admin’s most iconic meme?

Meme History: Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Memes

How Wojak became the internet’s all-encompassing reaction meme

Entertainment

From Megan Fox ‘lookalikes’ to awkward love triangles, here’s how people are reacting to the return of ‘Love Is Blind’

‘It was terrible and I loved every second of it’: The Internet reacts to ‘Madame Web’

Meme History: From ‘OK Boomer’ onward, generational memes really hit home

Why is everyone in politics getting prescribed copium?

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.