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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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IMDb’s parental warnings for ‘Yuri on Ice’ are completely ridiculous

Sarah Weber is the former editor of Daily Dot’s Parsec section, where she wrote about geek culture. She previously worked as a reporter and editor at community newspapers in the Midwest and was recognized by the Ohio Associated Press for news reporting.

Sarah Weber

What the heck is a plumbus?

Dennis Scimeca was the Daily Dot&#8217;s gaming reporter until 2016. He loves first-person shooters, role-playing games, and massively multiplayer online games. His work has appeared in Salon, NPR, Ars Technica, Kotaku, Polygon, Gamasutra, GamesBeat, Paste, and Mic.

Dennis Scimeca

Ranking the best games on the original NES

Daily Dot Contributor

‘Sherlock’ season 4 premiere disappoints despite huge plot twist

The 8 most important fandoms of 2016

Monica Riese is the Daily Dot’s former director of production, and she previously served as the publication’s entertainment editor and assistant managing editor. She is Raleigh, North Carolina, and formerly contributed to the Austin Chronicle, where her breaking news work was recognized by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.

Monica Riese

Celebrate Stan Lee with this supercut of his greatest cameos

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Entertainment

Carrie Fisher’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ episode from 1978 is a must-watch

‘Star Wars’ icon Carrie Fisher dead at 60

The legacy of Super Smash Bros. memes

IMAX accidentally released ‘The Mummy’ trailer with the wrong audio, and it’s unintentionally hilarious

Kristen Hubby is a tech and lifestyle reporter. Her work has also appeared in Austin Monthly and the Austin American-Statesman, where she covered local news and the dining scene in Austin, Texas.

Kristen Hubby

The science behind David Bowie’s eyes

Review: ‘Rogue One’ is a visually stunning war story that never quite reaches ‘Star Wars’ greatness

How anxiety and mental health shape the story of ‘Yuri on Ice’

Concept artist Joshua Dunlop draws stunningly realistic Pokémon fanart

Iceland’s ‘Game of Thrones’ sets: My journey Beyond the Wall

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