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

Mars Ramos

‘You need to be fired’: Walmart shopper buys box of Frito-Lay chips. There’s just one problem

Angela Andaloro proudly serves as a scribe, documenting all the shenanigans happening online. Her writing has been featured across Entertainment Weekly, PEOPLE, BuzzFeed, and more.

Angela Andaloro

Why Ilona Maher, US Olympian and Rugby star, is known as ‘The TikTok Queen’

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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‘This happens all the time’: Customer accuses McDonald’s of lying about how ‘fresh’ their strawberry pies are

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

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‘No reason for a crunchwrap supreme to be $7’: Taco Bell customer questions why Build Your Own box is cheaper than Crunchwrap Supreme

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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‘Once it hits 60k miles, it will start falling apart’: Car expert reveals why no one wants to buy Jeep’s ‘luxury truck’

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‘That explains the horrible texture’: Food expert says ‘hormone-free’ chicken is just bamboozling shoppers. He shares what to look for instead

Heather Stewart is a freelance reporter. She was previously an executive producer at The Drag, UT&#8217;s award-winning podcast production house as well as a projects intern for KUT Austin. Her work can be found in the Austin Chronicle, the Victoria Advocate and more.

Heather Stewart

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‘Had a manager tell me she’d write us up for batching fraps’: Barista shows what it’s like after Starbucks releases 4 for $20 deal

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

‘Just let me do my job’: Five Below worker issues PSA about the ‘self-checkout’ area, says it’s not really a self-checkout

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Disappointed Cillian Murphy

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‘That would have been a selling point for me’: Woman shares why you should always test the doorbell before buying a house

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

Ford mechanic shows what happens to trucks when you don’t regularly change the oil

‘Everything is full of that same gunk’: Ford mechanic shows what happens to trucks when you don’t regularly change the oil—and idle

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

Woman says she was nearly human trafficked at DisneyLand

‘Thank you for sharing. I’m forwarding this to my daughter who just moved to San Diego’: Woman says she was nearly human trafficked at Disneyland

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

Natasha Dubash

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‘Got so much worse and I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s’: Woman says get this checked out if you’ve had COVID

Ford driver issues ‘de influencing’ warning about the Bronco

‘I feel like the new Toyota Land Cruiser is like a reliable bronco’: Ford driver issues ‘de-influencing’ warning about the Bronco

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

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