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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

Two panel design with a woman holding up a phone with a smirk on her face, next to an image of a goodle search engine on a phone

‘It’s like gentle parenting’: Server shows how she ‘trains’ customers not to ask ‘dumb questions’

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

Two panel design with a close up of a phone screen with Instacart on it, next to an image of an Elf on the Shelf

‘This is way better’: Woman orders Elf on the Shelf on Instacart. Her shopper picks up this instead

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Iphone(l), Woman talking(c), samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 (r)

‘I had been with iPhone for 17 years’: Customer’s Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 cracks 1 month in. Then she tries calling customer service

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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‘If you don’t this is what you’re bathing in’: Expert says always flush your water heater. More often than you think

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

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‘MA-AH’: Expert shows how to say ‘come here’ in cat language. Does it work?

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

Nina Hernandez

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‘Learned the hard way’: Man spends $100K on brand-new 2024 RAM 1500 TRX. Then he puts Christmas lights on it

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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‘If you have to ask, stay home’: Should you ask server ahead of time for price of ‘market price’ items?

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

Culture

12 creative Christmas decoration ideas inspired by the best of pop culture

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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‘I wish I was lying’: Woman orders bagel from Panera. Did she get a display bagel?

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

Natasha Dubash

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‘Either I’m an idiot, or this is a Frankenstein sweater’: Shopper finds sweater at Goodwill. Why are the sleeves like that?

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

Braden Bjella

3 panel image, on the left we see a mom holding a baby in a carrier, in the middle is stock of a Honda Pilot vehicle, on the left is a shot of a vehicle door open with text over: "so we have been driving the Honda Pilot for six months now"

‘Every mom not trying to buy a minivan’: Woman buys Honda Pilot. Then she sells it after 6 months

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‘Totally for free’: Customer says all pet owners need to know about this Chewy feature

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‘Walmart just did that to me today!’: Amazon shopper demands answers after delivery left her child in tears

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

2 panel image, on the left is a screen shot of the tiktok story with text over saying, "Fantasy Defenses to Pick Up Before Your Leaguemates for the Playoffs". On the right is a chalkboard drawing of a football play.

‘They’re only rostered in 13% of leagues’: Expert reveals the 3 defenses you want to stash for the NFL fantasy playoffs

3 panel image: on the side a woman explains, in the middle a sign for Whataburger restaurant.

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