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Sofia Vergara took a no-makeup selfie, and everyone is confused about it

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Canadian pastor’s anti-boob Facebook post kicks off pro-boob selfie movement

Aja Romano is a geek culture reporter and fandom expert. Their reporting at the Daily Dot covered everything from Harry Potter and anime to Tumblr and Gamergate. Romano joined Vox as a staff reporter in 2016.

Aja Romano

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Russian paramedic fired after flipping off dying patients for Instagram

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Thandie Newton takes a stand against facial hair stigma with provocative photo

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17-year-old dies in Philippines beach selfie accident

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

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San Antonio Spurs guard Danny Green shouldn’t be sorry about that Holocaust selfie

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Kirsten Dunst and the price of fame in the viral age

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In China, women are showing off their armpit hair on social media

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The reason soccer seems huge in America is the reason why It’s not

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Mars Curiosity Rover marks 1 year anniversary on the Red Planet with a selfie

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Zooey Deschanel and the problem with #nomakeup Instagram selfies

Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions,  and the Village Voice. He&#8217;s the author of two odd books of fiction, &#8216;Ivyland&#8217; and &#8216;True False.&#8217;

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