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Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Woman talking with food in her hand(l+r), Wendy's sign(c)

‘I’ve lost 246 lbs’: Wendy’s customer shares order that helped her lose weight

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

‘I never knew this’: StarKist customer shares warning for people who buy tuna cans

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

‘Might’ve just saved my life’: Driver shares hack for seeing road lines better in the rain

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

Three split of different people showing 'septum arms'

Memes

What is the ‘septum arms’ trend taking over TikTok?

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Woman talking with Mountain Dew(l+r), Mountain Dew Baja Blast zero(c)

‘Thanos moment’: Woman warns against putting tequila in your Mountain Dew Baja Blast Zero

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman with her dog(l), Spirit Airlines plane(c), Dog(r)

‘We don’t even pay for carry on bags’: Spirit Airlines passenger doesn’t want to pay $125 fee to travel with her dog. So she does this instead

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Pedro Raccoon is TikTok’s favorite dancer

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Stack of tires(l), Man talking(c), Flat tire(r)

‘He’s saying we did that on purpose’: Man gets flat right after leaving the tire shop. Now he wants a free one

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Secret Service with Donald Trump on stage(l), Man dancing(r)

Secret Service agent on Trump’s detail during shooting bears striking resemblance to TikTok’s ‘Thinking With My D’ guy

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Traveler says Spirit, Frontier may be falsely advertising bag sizers after her carry-on only fits one

‘Somebody is lying’: Traveler says Spirit, Frontier may be falsely advertising bag sizes after carry-on incident

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Man talking(l+r), Thumb pressing start order on McDonald's app under "Discover your deal"(c)

‘Can also use the dot trick’: Man shares how to hack restaurants’ rewards programs for unlimited free food

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.

Gisselle Hernandez

Scrolling In The Deep: Is someone ‘mogging’ you?

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

Rachel Kiley

‘You guys are mentally ill’: Woman says Dollar Tree worker called her ‘sick in the head’ after she told her she’s getting married

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

‘It was literally just 3 slices’: Shopper accuses Target of changing serving size on bacon to scam customers

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.

TikTok