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Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Papa John's worker responding to a TikTok comment reading, “You’re wasting your talent working for Papa John for minimum wage lmao.” 

“He’s a doughtivational speaker”: Papa John’s worker shuts down critic who mocked his job

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman inside of a Walmart store holding a box of press on nails locked in a box. Right: Walmart store exterior.

“It’s so annoying”: Walmart is now locking up fake nails behind glass

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

TikTok creator Alex Nolan sitting in his car speaking to the camera.

Influencer who scammed supermarket with fake cash begs fans for forgiveness

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

Candy aisle in a gas station labeled with multiple handwritten signs written "out of date but still good."

“I’m scared”: Woman finds aisles of expired food labeled “still good” at gas station

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

father wears maga hat durring wedding speech

Culture

“Crossing boundaries at my wedding”: Bride’s father wears MAGA hat during wedding speech against her wishes

Left: Woman standing in an elevator next to Travis Scott. Right: Woman standing in an elevator with Brad Pitt.

Want your own “celebrity elevator selfie”? Here’s how TikTokers are doing it

Keira Knightley being interviewed by Decider. Text overlay reads "I think I was far too charitable when I originally just read the quote because I didn't expect her to say it LIKE THAT???"

“Very disgusting”: Keira Knightley faces furious backlash over her “miserable response” to Harry Potter controversy

Scientists confirm the viral “Chicago Rat Hole” was made by a squirrel, not a rat

Smiling teenage girl playing board game with two friends at home or in school dorm and removing wooden block from tower. Text overlay from Reddit reads, "Do anyone else’s kids talk like morons?"

“Do anyone else’s kids talk like morons?”: Mom utterly baffled by Gen Alpha daughter’s lingo like “so mid”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“That’s why we go to Jersey Mike’s”: Viral video shows what $10 gets you at Jimmy John’s

Teacher in a Hello Kitty lanyard and blue blazer displaying an empty Hello Kitty Funko pop box, the figuring having been stolen by a student.

“Tomorrow it’s a laptop”: Teacher calls the cops after student steals her Hello Kitty Funko Pop, dividing viewers

A group of men sitting on a couch playing the "male friendship game."

“I didn’t know you had a girlfriend”: This guy invented a male friendship quiz. The results were bleak

Left: White rabbit with a clock meme above caption reading, "White rabbit with a clock meme." Right: White rabbit with a clock meme under text caption reading "when they randomly start being mean."

Memes

15 years later, the “white rabbit pointing at a clock” painting has become the internet’s new favorite meme

Left: Text box reading "I noticed there was a delay in your response...We have the 5 minute rule." Right: Blonde woman against screenshot of email from a job.

“I’d immediately quit”: Everyone unites against boss who makes remote workers “check in” every time they leave their desks

Left: A McDonald's table swarmed by DoorDash orders in paper bags. Right: Woman pointing inside a McDonald's.

TikTok