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Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

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‘Not this week or any week’: Crumbl fans hype up repost trick on the cookie giant’s website. Should you bother?

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‘Surprise my credit card went through’: Customer says Mercedes-Benz accidentally charged them $500,000

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

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‘There’s nothing we can do’: Woman calls out Airbnb after host wouldn’t refund their stay during hurricane

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

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‘The price discrepancy is going to be a lot larger’: Expert reveals the difference between Walmart Great Value milk and other brands, why it’s so cheap

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘It’s worse than we thought’: Customer exposes what’s inside the Sephora Beauty Insider Advent Calendar

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

Mars Ramos

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‘My Dollar Tree doesn’t even have workers’: Woman finds Drunk Elephant and Milk makeup ‘dupes’ at Dollar Tree. Are they worth it?

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‘I just bought my 2024 Civic in June’: Honda is recalling 1.7 million cars. Are you affected?

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‘Cooking at work is wild’: Viewers divided after woman cooks chicken using Ninja Crispi at her office desk

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

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‘100% trap’: Goodyear customer claims tech’s service was ‘too fast.’ Is that a red flag?

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

Melody Heald

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‘The way my jaw dropped’: Woman praises the effectiveness of Flex Seal Flood Protection Spray. There’s just one problem

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‘How do you expect us to follow directions?’: Amazon worker issues PSA to customers with pets

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

Shopper catches Walmart bamboozling customers into thinking ‘bad’ steaks are fresh

‘I bought it today’: Shopper catches Walmart bamboozling customers into thinking ‘bad’ steaks are fresh

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

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‘I don’t think it’s worth that much’: Woman finds problem with new Toyotas. Here’s how to prevent it

Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

Stacey Nguyen

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What is dark academia? Everything you need to know about this moody TikTok aesthetic

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

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