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Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

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‘Mazda luxury with Toyota reliability’: Toyota collabs with Mazda on 2025 CX-50 Hybrid. Is it better than the Ford and Mazda collab?

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

A two panel design with a man giving a prayer hands and looking at the camera in one, and the AMC Theater sign in the other.

‘We got our tickets for ‘Wicked’ weeks ago’: AMC customer demands answers after they were kicked out of ‘Wicked’ screening to seat other guests

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘Will my fire sprinklers still work?’: Expert says always put your water heater on ‘vacation mode’ before traveling. Here’s why

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

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‘They’re cold-blooded’: Woman tries to take over her mom’s Costco membership after she passes. They’re requiring proof

Woman shares her experience at Bath and Body Works(l) Bath and Body Works Store Front(c) Bath and Body Works Bag(r)

‘I had this happen to me once’: Woman gets insulted by Bath & Body Works worker. Then she speaks with a manager

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

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‘Is that a real thing?’: Woman takes her Ford to mechanic for tire rotation. Then he tells her he can’t—and a surprising reason why

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

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‘Transmission fighting for its life’: Driver rents 2025 Buick Enclave. Why is the PRNDL so difficult to use?

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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‘I was just trying to be nice’: Aldi customer tries to pay her cart quarter forward. She can’t believe this customer’s response

‘That happened to me years ago with Jiffy Cornbread mix’: Woman buys Bisquick Baking Pancake Mix from Walmart. Then she opens the box

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

Not feeling the holiday cheer? Switch it up with the ‘Dark Christmas’ aesthetic

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‘Been saying this’: Amazon driver says never put your packages on the counter

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‘Was so flustered I forgot to get ice’: Blaze Pizza customer has to scan barcode before getting Sprite. And she only has 15 seconds to do it

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‘Seeing this the day my arm almost fell off’: Person shows a better way to grate cheese

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

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24 of the best Stalker 2 video game memes

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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