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

Braden Bjella

Woman says she was ghosted by job after showing up for first shift

‘No one is here?’: Woman says she was ghosted by job after showing up for first shift

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

Customer says Chipotle worker pretended to give her more guacamole when she asked for extra

‘This was personal’: Chipotle customer says worker pretended to give her more guacamole when she asked for extra

Driver says Toyota Corolla just passed 100K miles. Here's why she won't get rid of it

‘Me with my 2014 Honda Civic’: Driver says Toyota Corolla just passed 100K miles. Here’s why she won’t get rid of it

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

Customer questions whether Dairy Queen serves real ice cream after recent visit

‘Doesn’t say ice cream anywhere’: Customer questions whether Dairy Queen serves real ice cream after recent visit

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

Natasha Dubash

Chipotle customer tries ‘phone rule.’ Worker tells her she can’t record

‘Then she gave me a small bowl’: Chipotle customer tries ‘phone rule.’ Worker tells her she can’t record

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

Shopper says he got ‘scammed’ after opening Quest brownie bar

‘Why are they allowed to do this to us?’: Shopper says he got ‘scammed’ after opening Quest brownie bar

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Ford F550 driver notices steering wheel shakes on new truck

‘You mean the Ford death wobble?’: Ford F550 driver notices steering wheel shakes—on new truck

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Customer slams UPS for damaging her package—then just throwing it away

‘They just threw it away’: Customer slams UPS for damaging her package—then just throwing it away

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

Catastrophic injury lawyer reveals the 3 common household products he would never buy

‘It’s made by Monsanto’: Catastrophic injury lawyer reveals the 3 common household products he would never buy

Customer shares the ‘best’ way to eat Subway sandwiches

‘That’s how they use the make them’: Customer reveals the ‘best’ way to eat Subway sandwiches

Mystery shopper heads to McDonald’s for a meal. She says the worker made this one grave mistake

‘I gave her 2 opportunities’: McDonald’s mystery shopper orders meal at drive-thru. She says the worker made this one grave mistake

‘In broad daylight is crazy’: Cadillac Escalade driver can’t believe what they stole from her at a Walmart parking lot

Walmart shopper receives defective $400 Dyson AirWrap

‘I’m about to lose it’: Walmart shopper receives defective $380 Dyson AirWrap. Her attempt to return it backfires

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

A woman and a man side-by-side. There is text in the bottom left corner that says 'Main Character of the Week' in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

Main Character of the Week: Mom who filmed herself baking and set off a firestorm 

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Woman issues dire warning on popular diabetes medication after her father passed away from taking it

‘By the time that you see symptoms, it’s pretty much too late’: Woman issues dire warning on popular diabetes medication after her father dies suddenly