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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.

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‘You’re literally his assistant’: Bartender calls out rock star for only tipping 10%. She got the last laugh

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Laurie Anderson’s ‘O Superman’ is the sound of coincidence on TikTok 

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“Scream like you can in a concert?”: Swifties debate the etiquette for Eras Tour screenings

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‘Planet of the Bass’: What is this weird song taking over the internet?

Olivia is a freelance writer who has been published in Collider, Distractify, Ranker, and StyleCaster.

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Harry Styles releases ‘Daylight’ music video—and fans are loving it

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

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Depop Scam

‘I’m not Amazon Prime, I’m Josh’: Depop seller calls out ‘scammer’ customer who tried to get money back for $135 vinyl

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

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‘Are you even a Taylor Swift fan if you don’t listen to surprise song o’clock while in labor?’: Woman watches 2 surprise songs during Eras Tour. She was in labor

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‘They gotta keep u motivated to go through with it so they get paid’: Divorce attorney’s hold music goes viral

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Musician Sadie Jean discusses how she adjusted to newfound TikTok fame

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‘They are doing this to basically every artist these days’: Halsey exposes record label for asking them to create a ‘fake viral moment on TikTok’ before releasing music

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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