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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

Domino’s worker shares how to make the Lava Cake at home

‘Lava cakes got expensive’: Domino’s worker shares how to make the Lava Cake at home. There’s a secret ingredient

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

Braden Bjella

woman with caption "I had absolutely no intention of sleeping on an airport floor" (l) American Airlines planes on tarmac (c) woman holding creamer with caption "American Airlines absolutely use weather as an excuse to get out of their legal obligation" (r)

‘They changed it’: Customer says American Airlines used this trick to avoid giving out hotel vouchers after canceled flight

Hailey Closson is a former Daily Dot FOIA intern. She is a Journalism and English student at the University of Maryland and has interned at the Baltimore Sun, worked for Capital News Service, the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion coordinator for her student paper, the Diamondback.

Hailey Closson

A fisheye view of Lake Lanier in Atlanta Georgia

Inside the tortured history of the internet’s most famous haunted lake

grimace emoji over broken section of car part (l) check engine light with caption "2023 Camry, only 11k miles" (c) poop emoji over sloppy weld work (r)

‘Toyota not the same anymore’: Mechanic says he’s had to replace 6 catalytic converters on Camry cars this year. Why?

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

Natasha Dubash

young woman showing pictures before and after "professional" hair cut

‘I can’t even look at myself’: Customer says curl specialist botched $230 haircut. Viewers say it’s sabotage

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

man holding mic in front of "schweppes tonic water" and "fever-tree tonic water" (l) man pointing at eye with caption "It's just an eye twitch. You probably had too much caffeine" (c) man with mic in front of Thealoz Duo package (r)

‘Mine stopped when I quit my job’: Doctor shares reasons why your eye may twitch—and how to prevent it from happening

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

Nina Hernandez

‘Every place you go, it’s going to take 10-15 longer’: Cybertruck owner shares the 5 things he hates about the vehicle

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

Honda driver considers canceling Geico car insurance after monthly rate goes up without her knowledge

‘That is more than the car payment’: Honda driver considers canceling Geico car insurance after monthly rate goes up without her knowledge, she gets charged $520

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

Woman realizes she only makes $30 a day after Uber costs

‘I bought myself a ev scooter for 600 in payments with PayPal’: Gen Z woman realizes she only makes $30 a day after Ubering

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies.

Mars Ramos

Doordash app on phone(l), Woman(c), FInger pointing into box of cans of dr. pepper(r)

‘It could’ve busted open’: DoorDash customer says driver stole Dr Pepper Creamy Coconut from her Fiesta order

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

Passenger offers man the window seat to sit next to friend on plane—he refuses

‘He’d rather stay in the middle seat between us’: Passenger offers man the window seat to sit next to friend on plane—he refuses

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

‘People don’t even check under the hood’: Mechanic says yes, you should change the transmission fluid even if it’s a ‘seal for life transmission’ on newer cars

Pregnant woman at male-dominated company says her access to close parking was taken away

‘I guess we’ll keep those DEI initiatives on a PowerPoint’: Pregnant woman at male-dominated company says her access to close parking was taken away

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

Memes

What in TikTok’s name is the Red Larva “oi oi oi” meme?

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

Esthetician issues warning about at-home laser hair removal machines

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