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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

Mexican YouTube star allegedly killed by drug cartel

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

Kahron Spearman

Can we talk about that absurd ending to Netflix’s ‘Retribution’?

WWE superstar goes after YouTuber who body-shamed her

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

‘Dope’ is an irresponsible, blunt-force documentary about drugs

‘Drug Lords’ tells the true-crime tales behind iconic movies

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

‘Unrest’ shines a light on chronic fatigue syndrome

Troye Sivan threw away dead flowers, and some people actually got upset about it

Logan Paul, Mike Epps, Terry Crews liven up heist comedy ‘Where’s the Money’

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.

Ramon Ramirez

How Famous Birthdays became ‘Wikipedia for Generation Z’

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

Audra Schroeder

Millie Bobby Brown and Jacob Sartorius are apparently dating

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

The future is still sexist in Netflix’s cyberpunk thriller ‘Altered Carbon’

Don’t go into ‘The Open House’

Adam Weightman

Katt Williams on Trump: ‘This is not something we can fix’

Hotel bans bloggers after ‘social media influencer’ asks for 5 free nights

Austin Powell is the former managing editor of the Daily Dot. His work focuses on the intersection of entertainment and technology. He previously served as a music columnist for the Austin Chronicle and is the co-author of The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology.

Austin Powell

harry potter fan film Voldemort: Origins of the Heir

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