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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.

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Anna Good

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Culture

“Olympic fit check”: International Olympians show off their team outfits on social media

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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Susan LaMarca

Left: Canadian Olympic Ice Hockey player Natalie Spooner holding a molten chocolate lava cake dessert in one hand and a spoon in the other while sitting at the Olympic village. Right: Chocolate lava cake

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Has the Olympic village found its next chocolatey dessert obsession?

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.

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“Fire your PR team”: Tate McRae responds to backlash for promoting Team USA as a Canadian

Olympic figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabaté on the ice, wearing a yellow shirt and blue bottoms, with his arms folded.

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“Bullying works”: Universal caves, clears Minions music for Olympics skater

Spanish Olympic figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabaté in a "Minions"-themed outfit, including a yellow t-shirt and blue bottoms.

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“Let the Minion skate!”: Olympic figure skater forced to ditch Minions routine over copyright at the last minute

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

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‘Are you ok babe?’ JK Rowling hasn’t posted a thing since getting named in cyberbullying lawsuit

Mike Hadge

Jordan Chiles(l), Bronze clock(c), Flavor Flav showing off necklaces(r)

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‘Such a sweet gesture’: Flavor Flav creates a bronze clock for Jordan Chiles after loss of medal

Tricia Crimmins is a former 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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Richard Dawkins deletes posts calling Olympic boxer Imane Khelif a ‘man’—as she files harassment complaint

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‘What a world’: Rachel Dratch appears as Raygun the breakdancer after the internet wills it into existence

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Memes

Australian breakdancer ‘Raygun’ earned zero points but launched hundreds of memes

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‘Are you kidding me?’: People at the Olympics Closing Ceremony felt hoodwinked that performances were actually in Los Angeles

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.

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