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Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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‘No way he got the Call of Duty on the Domino’s TV’: Viral TikTok shows worker playing video game on the menu screen

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‘He should’ve increased rent after that’: Woman tries—and fails—to flirt with landlord via text in viral TikTok

Laiken Neumann is a former Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

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‘When your DoorDash driver steals from you’: TikToker says she caught DoorDash driver taking necklace from her store (updated)

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘You’ve created an environment where there’s no incentive for me to work hard’: TikToker tells boss he’s putting in ‘below-average’ effort to match his pay, sparking debate (updated)

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‘Manager was supposed to have her back’: McDonald’s worker berated by male ‘Karen’ customer in viral TikTok

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘Which Black Mirror episode is this?’: @Homecoming.diary’s entrancing, high-tech TikToks are a mystery

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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Man wears shoe inserts that make him taller on date after lying about his height, sparking debate

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‘It’s secretly a bank’: TikToker’s theory on the Starbucks app goes viral

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

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‘So just milk?’: Starbucks worker puts customer on blast for attempting to order caramel macchiato without espresso shots

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‘Damn, looks like a sweatshop’: TikToker shows working conditions at Chili’s in viral TikTok

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TikToker says he played the Sims on now-ex-boyfriend’s computer—and found Black Sims chained up

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‘Always tell us, we are vegan for a reason’: TikToker lets vegan friend eat non-vegan macaron because she looks ‘happy,’ sparking debate

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‘When people order water with their fountain drinks’: Workers share biggest ‘pet peeves as a server’ in viral TikTok

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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‘How do u even get them off’: PacSun manager shows stash of security tags seemingly removed by shoplifters in viral TikTok

Linda Hamilton has words published at ORANGE Magazine and appeared on Texas Student Television.

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