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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

Server calls out customers for how they leave her table

‘What are we tipping 25% for?’: Server calls out customers for how they leave their table. It backfires

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

Renter moves into new apartment, realizes something major is missing

‘That’s so shady to even rent it out like that’: Renter moves into new apartment, realizes something major is missing

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

Braden Bjella

Woman shares universal fob trick for rolling down all automatic windows at once

‘Everyone in the comments with different car brands was saying it works’: Woman shares universal fob trick for rolling down all automatic windows at once

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

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What’s up with the ‘Paging Dr. Beat’ TikTok trend?

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

DoorDash driver says someone placed an order for a single pack of sauce from Taco Bell

‘Be careful’: DoorDash driver says someone placed an order for a single sauce packet from Taco Bell. He then realizes why

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

Woman issues warning about giving number out at register for rewards programs

‘I give out my ex husbands number’: Woman issues warning about giving number out at register for rewards programs

Renter hires professional cleaners when she moves out to protect deposit. She can’t believe how much she has to pay

‘I had things perfectly ready’: Renter hires professional cleaners when she moves out to protect deposit. She can’t believe how much she has to pay

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

Toyota dealership worker shares the real reason they 'keep your keys' during trade-in negotiation

‘Had to call the police when they tried this’: Toyota dealership worker shares the real reason they ‘keep your keys’ during trade-in negotiation

Woman issues warning to everyone who has security cameras

‘You could hear a man’s voice coming from our cameras’: Woman issues warning to everyone who has security cameras

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

Melody Heald

Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from 'local business.'

‘I fell victim to one of the ghost kitchens’: Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from ‘local business.’ The cake came from Chuck E. Cheese

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

Mechanic runs into unexpected problem when customer brings him a bad oil filter

‘Props to the quick lube for stopping while they were still ahead’: Mechanic runs into unexpected problem when customer brings him a bad oil filter

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

Woman orders $30 seafood boil from Facebook Marketplace. She can't believe how they bagged it

‘Seafood boil with a side of lead’: Woman orders $30 seafood boil from Facebook Marketplace. She gets more than she bargained for

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

Passenger films Jet Blue agent screaming at her after flights were canceled

‘Ok but what happened before this?’: Passenger films JetBlue agent screaming at her after her flight got canceled. It backfires

Mechanic warns against buying parts from Amazon after customer supplied own brake pads

‘I wouldn’t trust brakes from any third party vendor’: Mechanic warns against buying parts from Amazon after customer supplied own brake pads

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

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