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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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“Is that all?”: Women are pranking their  partners with misleading “handyman” videos, and the results are hilarious

“Bullying disguised as a trend”: Creators push back on mean-spirited “flipping camera” prank

“It’s got wabi-sabi”: Social media turns a “King of the Hill” clip—and ancient practice—into a viral trend

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

3 panel: Left: Woman spitting up milk on her partner, text overlay reads, "Trying to see if he's ready for a baby." Middle: Man spitting up milk on his partner, she has a shocked expression. Right: Man spitting up milk on his female partner, text overlay reads, "Seeing if my emetophobic wife is ready for kids."

“I’m only laughing cuz it’s not me”: TikTok’s baby-spit-up trend is the newest (and grossest) relationship compatibility test yet

How to play the TikTok “lying challenge” that’s everywhere right now

3 panel: Left: Young Black man in a blue quarter-zip Polo sweater. Middle: Young Black man in a red tracksuit and face mask standing and holding a red quarter-zip sweater. Right: Two young black men in navy quarter-zip sweaters holding green juices, text overlay reads, "We don't do Nike techs and coffee no more."

“It’s a lifestyle”: How the quarter-zip sweater became a Gen Z identity shift, especially for young Black men

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

3 Panel: Woman in bed under caption reading, "let's make the VIRAL potato bed." Middle: Potato bed. Right: Woman in bed with iPad, text overlay reads, "Trying the potato bed for the frist time."

“10/10 would recommend”: TikTok swears by the “potato bed” sleep hack

The meaning behind “analog bags,” social media’s latest minimalist obsession

Left: Notes screenshot from Kanye West of his "Betrayal List." Right: Woman doing her makeup, parody of West's "Betrayal List" text overlay, including "Chick fil a iced coffee, high rise skinny jeans, my weak angles, pilates ring, and mezcal."

The “Betrayal List” trend turns a Kanye West meltdown into group therapy

Left: Paula Abdul surrounded by four men doing the "Whitney Houston Challenge" on TikTok. Right: Band Simple Plan standing around a drum doing the Whitney Houston Challenge on TikTok.

Can you hit the beat? The Whitney Houston challenge is humbling TikTok

Left: Man standing in a baseball cap and white tank top under text reading, "How I figured out I was part of Group 7." Middle: Singer Sophia James looking into the camera under text reading "You are in Group 7." Right: Girl smiling widely under caption reading "How it feels being in Group 7 (I have no idea waht this means.)

“Is this really what we’re doing?”: Explaining the massively viral “Group 7” phenomenon taking over TikTok

Left: Woman standing in an elevator next to Travis Scott. Right: Woman standing in an elevator with Brad Pitt.

Want your own “celebrity elevator selfie”? Here’s how TikTokers are doing it

3 panel: Left: Man perched on woman's arm in TikTok's bird arm trend. Middle: Woman perched on man's arm in TikTok's bird arm trend. Right: Woman perched on man's arm in TikTok's bird arm trend.

Everyone on TikTok is perching like birds on their partner’s arm. Here’s how it works

women hanging off of a crosswalk sign with one arm

People are hanging off crosswalk signs to take part in the Kid Cudi-inspired “Maui Wowie” trend

Left: Woman holding up phone showing an AI-generated shirtless plumber in the bathroom, caption overlay reads, "Pranking my bf with the AI shirtless plumber." Right: Screenshot of a text conversation between a woman and her boyfriend after she sent him a photo of an AI-generated shirtless plumber sitting on their couch.

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“Is that all?”: Women are pranking their partners with misleading “handyman” videos, and the results are hilarious