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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

young woman with dm conversations and caption "he replied saying he was actually impressed by the execution of a such a savage burn"

‘If you don’t have time to talk, why are you on this app?’: Woman slams Hinge match who only talked about himself in viral TikTok

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

Cecilia Lenzen

man in drive-thru with caption "when you want sonic chili but they don't know how to ring it up Part 1" (l&r) sonic sign (c)

‘She was definitely panicking wondering how to ring it up’: Man orders just Sonic chili from drive-thru, sparking debate 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

woman in front of photoset background with smiley faces obscuring child's face

TikToker says parents are selling swimsuit photos of 11-year-old daughter online

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

robber stealing expensive tech (l) Woman on beach caption "I went to Puerto Rico for my bday and my bf broke up with me and broke into my house and stole 13k and my brand new MacBook while I was gone" (r)

‘Girl…’: TikToker says ex-boyfriend broke into her home and stole $13K while she was on vacation

DoorDash worker on bike delivering food (l) TikTok video of doordash conversations with caption "POV: you found a way to get free food>>>" (r)

‘You scam bare minimum wage workers to get some free food’: Customer brags that they scam DoorDash to get ‘free food’ in viral TikTok, sparking debate

young woman on Dr Phil show (l) same young woman with caption "Story time.. I'm trying to go through the important events that occurred but it's a lot. I'll try to give all the details I think are important." (r)

‘My PTSD suffered more after this’: TikToker says friend tried to take her fetus—and Dr. Phil made things worse

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

Woman green screen video over computer receipt showing incorrect math (l) Woman annoyed expression (c) Woman over green screen tiktok of another wrong receipt (r)

TikToker urges customers to ‘check receipts’ after restaurant pay machines show alleged inaccuracies

Woman on phone in airplane seat (l) Woman on plane flipping off camera upset caption "When you pay $5 for airplane wifi just to get in trouble by the attendant bc apparently you cannot video or go live while in the air" (r)

TikToker gets in trouble on a flight for going live on social media and gets flamed in the comments

Delivery driver tells Black customer their ‘name is so white’ in viral video

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

White man in Hawaiian shirt with braids (l) White older woman with braids next to woman of color with braids (r)

‘They’ve infested my cruise’: TikToker roasts white people with cornrow braids on cruise

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman hands getting nails done (l) Woman donating plasma caption "When donating plasma pays for my nails, toes, and lashes monthly" (r)

TikToker says she donates plasma for nail and lash money, sparking debate

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

Chili's restaurant with sign (l) Chili's molten cake with ice cream scoop caption "When you over cook the molten cake" (r)

Chili’s worker reveals what they do when they ‘overcook’ chocolate molten cake (updated)

Messy room with laundry trash and random garbage and cat caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (l) Cat eating in messy room with caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (c) Messy room's closet and other side caption "when ur nightmare of a housemate finally moves out but leaves their room like this and ABANDONS their cat" (r)

‘Take the cat in please’: TikToker shows off mess left by ‘nightmare’ roommate who abandoned their cat

Starbucks sign on building (l) Starbucks worker behind counter asking customers for 7 minute break for union (r)

Baristas filmed taking 7-minute break in solidarity with Starbucks workers who were fired for trying to unionize

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

Brooke Sjoberg

Dollar Tree building and sign (l) Inside dollar tree caption "Packaging before and after the 25% price increase" (r)

Scoops