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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

candy hearts with messages like "buy in bulk" and "cook for two"

“Recession indicator”: The 2026 economy is so bad, candy hearts are giving financial advice

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

Staples employee dubbed the "Staples baddie" working in a Staples store, holding up a planner with text overlay reading, "Planners with the Staples baddie."

The “Staples Baddie” is doing better marketing than Staples ever did

Left: Woman holding a large maple leaf in her car, her boyfriend is looking at her from the passenger seat. Right: Woman in a pink top holding a leaf, text overlay reads, "Trying the 'leaf test' on my boyfriend."

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“He deserves better”: The “leaf test” started as a parody, but TikTok somehow turned it real

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman with her hair up looking into the camera. Right: Red/pink burning candle on a white table.

“This is so offensive omg”: Guy’s baffling reaction to woman’s candle instantly ends the date

Left: Man's hand holding a pen and a clipboard with documents about "HIPAA Compliance." Right: Woman with her hair in a bun looking into the camera, consternated expression on her face.

“You’re not gonna believe who they called”: Woman’s OB-GYN reveals her pregnancy to her husband’s ex

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

Scathing reading comprehension rant says BookTok recommendations are untrustworthy: “Some of you need to go back to a high school-level literature class”

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left: U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu holding up her gold medal in one hand, and the lanyard it was attached to before it broke in the other. Right: German biathlete Justus Strelow surrounded by teammates, bent over picking up his broken Olympic medal from the floor.

“Do not jump in them!”: Olympians keep winning medals—and then watching them break. Why?

Left: Man holding his hands up in front of his young daughter's face. She is wearing a blindfold and smiling. Right: A heart-shaped red cake, a lit candle sits in it in a dark room, white icing reads "period!"

“Hit me hard”: Parents surprise their daughter with a “period cake”

Left: Screenshot of woman looking into camera, text overlay reads, "Chipotle says they will keep raising prices b/c most of their customers make over $100K." Right: chicken rice bowl from Chipotle.

“But the quality ain’t $100K”: Chipotle basically admits it’ll keep raising prices because customers won’t leave, and the internet laughed

Rebecca Leib

Left: Bare-faced Filipina girl looking into the camera under text reading, "turning myself into a historically accurate bebot." Right: Two women in full-face glam makeup doing the "bebot girl" TikTok trend.

What is a “bebot” girl? The TikTok beauty transformation trend, explained

Left: Woman wearing glasses sitting in her car, text overlay reads, "Everyone who says this always dies."

“Everyone who says this always dies”: ICU nurse warns of a spiritual “shift” before patients die

Left: 1982 yearbook photo of a male student, circled multiple times with a blue pen and the word "fox" with an arrow pointing to the photo. Right: TikTok comment reading, "That's my dad!!!!!!!!" above a photo of a man standing in a kitchen with a dog.

Daughter exposes mom’s 1982 yearbook crush as a “total fox.” Then his kids find the video

“You gotta blow stuff up”: Brendan Fraser admits he was stuck in “Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and hasn’t finished the game

Left: Blonde toddler in a blue shirt and khaki shorts crying on a carpeted staircase. Right: Psychotherapist woman in glasses looking into camera underneath text reading "What triggers a 2-3 yo?"

“Please stop”: Therapist warns more toddlers than ever need interventions because of “this one thing”

Left: Man's hand holding dazed iguana in Florida against a background of trees. Right: Blonde man in his kitchen holding up an iguana taco against his palm towards the camera.

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