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Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Man screaming with text "I have played these games before!"

Memes

The ‘Squid Game’ I’ve Played These Games Before meme is for those who refuse to be played

What is the ‘State I Found Bro In’ meme? The ‘Tokyo Ghoul’ anime reference, explained

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

Three panel design with a person holding a phone with a Meta logo on it next to an image of a Block Facebook pop up on the Facebook app, next to an image of someone holding a phone with the TikTok logo on it

TikTok users think blocking Facebook changes their FYP—here’s what we know

Rebecca Leib

Family guy cast in water with text "it insists upon itself"

Seth MacFarlane explains how his college professor inspired the ‘It Insists Upon Itself’ meme from ‘Family Guy’

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

text "the extended cut of "nosferatu" is only 4 minutes longer. Read our review" and four screenshots from the movie

Culture

Fans speculate what’s in 4-minute longer ‘Nosferatu’ extended cut—while the girlies thirst over life-size Count Orlok cutout

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Scrolling In The Deep: Your favorite slang of 2024

Trump with crown on his head. Constitution in the background.

‘It’s a doge eat doge world’: The internet reacts after Trump signs a flurry of executive orders on day one

screengrabs of various tweets about President Trump's 2nd inauguration are photoshopped onto the background of the US Capitol rotunda.

31 of the funniest memes that defined Inauguration Day, 2025

screenshot of a tweet with a side by side of Melania and the move The Mask character. Text says: Who wore it better?

‘Melania wearing a kiss condom’: 28 of the funniest memes about the first lady’s massive hat

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

Mikael Thalen

Elon musk giving nazi salute over bit coins and market graphics

‘Elon-Hitler’ meme coin launches in wake of salute controversy

screenshot of tweet showing a photo of a note with skull emojis. The tweet reads: my friend was the only girl at a hackathon & somebody gave her this note. The note reads: Hey! I think you're REALLY cute... and I LOVE those 2 braids in the back of your hair. Let me take you out sometime... I'd love a lesson from you on how to hack. LOL. Text me...

The ‘only girl at a Hackathon’ gets asked out in a Post-it note—then all hell breaks loose

Ai image of Melania Trump at computer desk with text "The greatest trader of our lifetime"(l), Hawk Tuah girl with text "Donald Trumps crypto advisor"(r)

Donald and Melania Trump’s meme coins send the internet into a meme frenzy

Tweet with tiktok update that is handwritten note that says "i'm sorry - i can't- don't hate me-"(l), Spirit halloween banner over tiktok logo(r)

20 of the funniest memes poking fun at the TikTok ban pop-up message

Melania Trump's hat steals the show at inaguration ceremony

‘A barrier to Trump’s lips’: Speculation swirls that Melania’s inauguration hat was meant to keep husband away

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.