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Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

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‘Pls someone tell me this is a joke’: Taylor Swift lyric about wishing she was alive in the 1830s divides viewers

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‘You wrong’: Mom lets 2-year-old in Cinderella dress use Amazon Alexa. It backfires

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.

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TOS - This TikTok sound is about embracing your peace

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‘How life sounds’: This TikTok trend is about embracing your peace—and letting go

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.

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‘Plz forgive me’: Grimes apologizes for chaotic set at Coachella riddled with  technical issues

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‘Wake up in the morning like…’: Kesha changed her ‘P Diddy’ lyrics during a surprise Coachella performance of ‘Tik Tok’

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‘I cannot WAIT for the documentaries to come out’: Woman reveals the real reason why the Vans Warped Tour ended

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

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Jojo Siwa slammed by fans who say she claimed to have written new single ‘Karma.’

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‘Originally recorded by Miley Cyrus in 2011’: JoJo Siwa slammed by fans who think she claimed to have written new single ‘Karma.’ Did she?

TOS — Everyone's fighting, and it's all New Order's fault

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Everyone on TikTok is recreating classic arcade fighting games with this classic ’80s song

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

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‘He could have killed someone’: Viewers divided after Morgan Wallen gets arrested for throwing a chair

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‘The troll in me, she had a time’: Rihanna reminisced about her Twitter era, and people are sharing her best clap-backs online

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.

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Meme History: It’s Gonna Be May

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‘Ooh I love my wife’: Old song resurfaces when Chance the Rapper splits from Kirsten Corley

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‘Looks like a WWE champion’: What’s going on with Jojo Siwa’s new look and rebrand?

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Lara Trump fires back after DNC drops AI-generated diss track mocking her music career

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