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Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

I paid $7 for Jake Paul to teach me how to be a social media influencer

Jake Paul hasn’t commented on his brother—but he’s still posting controversial videos

Eddie Strait is a member of the Austin Film Critic Association. His reviews focus primarily on streaming entertainment, with an emphasis on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other on-demand services.

Eddie Strait

‘3%’ is one of Netflix’s biggest shows—but is it any good?

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Ranking all 19 episodes of ‘Black Mirror’

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

‘Black Sails’ is the best show you didn’t watch in 2017

Gillian Branstetter is a reporter and essayist who specializes in the intersection of technology, LGBTQ issues, and privacy. In April 2018, she joined the National Center for Transgender Equality as a media relations manager.

Gillian Branstetter

A person wearing a transgender flag as a cape at the Women's march in Washington D.C.

11 trans-inclusive documentaries you can stream right now

C.D. Carter is owner of Draft Day Consultants, Inc., and a fantasy football writer and analyst for DailyFantasyCafe.com and TheFakeFootball.com. Carter&#8217;s fantasy writing has been featured in the New York Times and he co-hosts the Living The Stream podcast. Carter created the fantasy points per route run (FPPRR) metric with Rich Hribar.

C.D. Carter

Unclick

‘Christmas Vacation’ provides a Marxist critique of capitalism—here’s how

Danielle Ransom is a journalist who has worked as a researcher for CNN, NBC&#8217;s KXAN-TV, CBS&#8217; KEYE-TV.

Danielle Ransom

Netflix’s ‘Erased’ is a thrilling Japanese drama that doesn’t waste a second

Upstream podcast discusses Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

The 10 best Netflix originals of 2017

Christine Friar is a writer and editor in New York who focuses on streaming entertainment and internet culture. Her work has appeared in the Awl, the Fader, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and more.

Christine Friar

Did these YouTube stars steal an Eisley song?

Someone’s been watching ‘A Christmas Prince’ 18 days straight—and Netflix is concerned

HBO’s ‘Meth Storm’ goes to the frontline of the drug war

Chris Osterndorf is an entertainment reporter and movie critic based in Los Angeles. He holds a degree in cinema from Chicago’s DePaul University. His work has appeared on the Daily Dot, Mic, the Script Lab, Salon, the Week, xoJane, and more.

Chris Osterndorf

‘Dark’ is a gorgeous but plodding Netflix experiment

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

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