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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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Culture

“Holy airball” is Gen Z’s new favorite term for painfully public Ls

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

Braden Bjella

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“Wow”: Neighbor knocks on woman’s door and says to move her car. She’s so glad she did

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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New United Airlines policy means you have to get to the airport even earlier

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

Nina Hernandez

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“Mechanic” admits to scamming Toyota RAV4 customer out of $45K

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“So shady”: Viral fashion brand Parke accused of reselling factory-made clothes with markups

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Podcaster’s likeness used for skincare ads on TikTok without her consent: “Dilutes my brand and affects the trust I’ve been building”

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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Is it art or aliens? Buga, Colombia “UFO sphere” draws conspiracy theories

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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People are glamorizing their drunk moments and calling it “aesthetic.” Welcome back, indie-sleaze-era Tumblr

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Server explains why “no tax on tips” is a “trap” meant to hurt workers

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Woman searches for former 1st grade teacher from 2004—TikTok finds her in hours

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

3 panel image showing a record display in a Target store.

“[Someone’s] gonna get arrested”: Shopper spots new Morgan Wallen records in Target. Then he sees they come with “fishing,” “hunting” IDs

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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“OK, I need to buy that”: Driver gets blinded by high-beam lights behind him. Then he gets back at them using this trick

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“Even the hourly managers were doing it”: Topgolf server shares what some workers would do if a customer paid in cash

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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“All they had to do was give u a refund”: Customer places pizza order with Domino’s. She gets charged more than $7,000

2 panel image of person explaining and a person graduating.

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