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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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Man shows what ‘temporary’ Ephemeral tattoo looks like 2 years later

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‘They scammed us’: Man shows what ‘temporary’ Ephemeral tattoo looks like 2 years later

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

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Tattoo artist says she will no longer take male clients

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‘I am a Pilates instructor and I also do not cater men anymore’: Tattoo artist says she will no longer take male clients. Here’s why

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.

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stencil for tattoo on black couch caption "my client asked if I had numbing cream and I said yes and so I gave her regular lotion she won't know the difference" (l) hand in glove applying lotion to woman arm (c) Suave lotion with tape over label hand writing numbing cream on tape on black background (r)

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‘Can we normalize being comfortable?’: Tattoo artist claims that when a client asked for numbing cream he applied lotion, sparking debate

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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‘Cruel, I love it’: TikToker says she told her ‘cheating’ ex to get her name tattooed before ghosting him

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘It’s not making any sense’: Viral TikTok shows Arab men correcting woman’s Arabic tattoo fail

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

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‘This is extremely humiliating’: Instagram influencer says movie creators stole her chest tattoo design, associated it with ‘satanism and murder’

Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

Brenden Gallagher

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Kat Von D pens passionate Instagram defense of her new tattoo

Brittany Vincent has covered gaming, anime, tech, and entertainment for over a decade. When she’s not writing, she’s replaying Um Jammer Lammy or Day of the Tentacle for the hundredth time while pining for a Harvester sequel. Find her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.

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Ariana Grande shows ‘Pokémon’ love with new Eevee tattoo

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

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Robert Downey Jr, Jeremy Renner, Joshua Lord, Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johannson get matching tattoos

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The Avengers got matching tattoos to mark the end of an era

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Dude shouts out lawyer with face tattoo who saved him from jail

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Artist gives this sweet lady with Down syndrome stick-on tattoos every week

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These high-tech tattoos offer the benefits of biohacking without the commitment

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This guy has no idea what his Hebrew tattoo really means

Dylan Love is an editorial consultant and journalist whose reporting interests include emergent technology, digital media, and Russian language and culture. He is a former staff writer for the Daily Dot, and his work has been published by Business Insider, International Business Times, Men&#8217;s Journal, and the Next Web.

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