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

Braden Bjella

target worker (l) hands holding Dave's Killer Bread (c) handheld device showing Dave's Killer Bread at -1379 inventory (r)

‘We really don’t have it’: Target worker asks customers to stop asking for Dave’s Killer Bread 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

man in driver's seat with lights in rear window with caption "turn off orders when y'all close @wendys - they didn't believe DoorDash operated this late... not to mention I got $0 from DoorDash after all this - Hella cops pulled up on me at Wendy's, I tripped the alarm trying to pick up a DoorDash order" (l) wendy's sign (r)

‘I got $0 from DoorDash after all this’: DoorDash driver says cops thought he was trying to break into a Wendy’s

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

young woman with caption "On my first date with this guy... He took me bowling" (l) young man at ball return with caption "he brought his own bowling ball and his own ball cleaner" (c) young man bowling with caption "someone send help im ab to leave. this is sad" (r)

‘I’m ab to leave. This is sad’: TikToker says man brought own bowling ball on date, sparking debate

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

Laiken Neumann

woman handing coffees back into drive-thru window

‘Dunkin coffee either tastes like crack or river water’: Dunkin’ worker posts video of a ‘Karen’ unhappy with her drinks in the drive-thru, sparking debate

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‘What was the joke?’: White TikToker under fire for laying hair like edges, jokingly naming them ‘sticky bangs’

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‘That’s when they get the smaller half’: Subway worker roasts customers who complain before she has chance to cut foot-long bread for 6-inch sub

starbucks worker holding cup with "grande cinnamon dolce latte, no cinnamon dolce syrup, almond milk, add whipped cream, extra cinnamon dolce topping, two pumps vanilla, two pumps peppermint, light foam, in a venti cup, vanilla sweet cream cold foam" over coffee bean background

‘Imagine ordering ur drink and the barista takes it to the back to do this’: Starbucks worker turns customer’s long order into poem (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

man lifting in gym with caption "this ego lifter at golds kept going infront of me just to do these half ass reps" (l and r) man wearing hat backwards (c)

TikToker tries to roast ‘ego-lifter’ at Gold’s Gym—it backfires

young woman in mask giving thumbs up with caption "POV: you're ordering and think you're only talking to me" (l) starbucks drive thru sign (c) same young woman pointing with four people standing behind her and same caption (r)

Starbucks worker shares how drive-thru customers are heard by whole team of workers in viral TikTok

two starbucks workers (l) 2 Dcf Espresso selection on screen (r) both with caption "when u catch them being rude at the register"

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‘Gen Z is all about justice’: Starbucks workers joke about what they do when customers are rude at the register

woman explaining doordash new policy (l) (r) doordash logo (m)

‘Trying to get their drivers robbed and scammed’: TikToker says DoorDash’s new cash policy puts drivers at risk (updated)

Lauren Castro is a reporter based in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Castro

woman looking shocked (l) bathroom peephole (m) closeup on peephole (r)

‘It makes my skin crawl’: TikToker says she found ‘peephole’ in ex-roommate’s room that looks into her bathroom

woman looking befuddled (l) (r) gun on counter (m)

‘Caught me off guard’: TikToker says Tinder date brought gun to her house, ‘casually’ set it on counter

‘My life is over’: TikToker says he got second-degree burns from chemical peel—but esthetician says she warned him

woman looking sassily into camera (l) closeup of boss in distance (m) woman giving a cheeky thumbs-up (r)

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