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Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Woman makes plea after being unable to setup her Apple Watch for 10 months

‘I have made 5 trips to the actual Verizon store’: Woman makes plea after being unable to setup her Apple Watch for 10 months

Nobu customer orders 2 tacos. He can’t believe what he gets

‘I’m at Nobu for the FIRST and LAST time…’: Nobu customer orders 2 tacos. He can’t believe what he gets

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Woman says college gave her faulty fridge causing all her insulin to expire within 30 days

‘I’m paying them tens of thousands of dollars a year’: Woman says college gave her faulty fridge causing all her insulin to expire within 30 days

Georgia high school student says she was in second period during tragedy

‘No child should have to text their mom goodbye’: Georgia high school student says she was in second period during tragedy. She reveals how she narrowly escaped

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

Expert explains why doing a 'transmission service' after 100K miles could ruin your car

‘Leave it alone’: Expert explains why doing a ‘transmission service’ after 100K miles could ruin your car

Grace Rampaul is a former intern at the Daily Dot. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

woman speaking with caption "goodwill has gotten out of hand" (l) Goodwill sign (c) bottle in hand with caption "like this is a bottle of water" (r)

‘We have lost the plot’: Customer catches Goodwill selling empty disposable water bottle. She can’t believe how much it costs

boss pointing to watch (l) woman speaking (c) calendar (r)

‘I got to the office at 8:01’: Woman shows up to work 1 MINUTE late. Her boss makes her use 2 HOURS of PTO

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

gamestop sign with stock value represented by a line graph

‘We’ve changed the price like 18 times’: GameStop worker calls out deals at the store that ‘make absolutely no sense’

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

Main Character of the Week: AutoZone worker who told the internet he’s not a mechanic 

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

‘Beginning of the end?’: Expert says Topgolf might soon fold after Callaway call. Here’s why

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

‘I can’t even put my hand in’: Mechanic blasts Buick Enclave for this surprising design tweak

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.

Alexandra Samuels

Emily Armstrong performs with Linkin Park.

‘Absolutely disgusting decision’: Linkin Park’s new singer is under fire for her ties to this disgraced celebrity

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

Dealership worker shares whether you should get gap insurance

‘They regret it’: Dealership worker shares whether you should get gap insurance

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.

Tiffanie Drayton

McDonald’s customer orders a McFlurry. She can’t believe what she received

‘I just know it gets soggy’: McDonald’s customer orders a McFlurry. She can’t believe what she received

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Man says Toyota is ‘in huge trouble’ because of this issue with new GR Corollas. Are they trying to cover it up?

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