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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

3 panel: Left: Mariachi performer playing the guitar in a living room. Middle: Man sipping champagne as a Mariachi performer plays guitar and sings behind him. Right: Two men moving a TV. Caption overlay reads, "This is your sign to hire a Mariachi performer while your cheating ex moves out."

“Whatever you paid him, it wasn’t enough”: Petty king hires Mariachi performer to trail cheating ex during move-out

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

“Drop that Venmo, sis”: UPS gives one-day notice to bride to pay thousands in tariffs for her wedding lehenga ordered months ago

Left: Silksong meme with text reading "Me playing" with a frustrated woman above "Me recommending" next to woman doing heart shape with her hands. Right: pepe with dropped beads above caption reading "How it feels watching all my beads scatter everywhere because I wasn't fast enough to catch them all."

Memes

“Hollow Knight: Silksong” launch breaks records and floods the internet with memes

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

hamilton in movie theaters singalong controversy

“The most insane display of poor theater etiquette”: Hamilton’s run in movie theaters is causing a war between those who want to sing along and others who want silence

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

Entertainment

“Old-fashioned promo”: Cardi B sold her music on the streets of New York City, and fans are loving it

“How does this happen?”: Travelers discover they’re flying to Tunisa, Africa—not “to Nice,” France—after boarding the plane

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

Susan LaMarca

3 panel: Chef making gnocchi from scratch on an airplane.

“Raw toilet air gnocchi???”: Chef makes pasta from scratch on an airplane and people have a lot of thoughts

“Sneaky, sneaky”: Customer boycotting Target orders a laundry basket from eBay—is shocked when it arrives from Target

“No boys allowed”: TikToker decides to paint face green to avoid “disgusting messages” after her audience begins to skew toward men

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

Left: Woman in red glasses looking into screen, caption overlay reads "The Covid Pause is REAL." Right: A group of people dancing in the street at nighttime, caption overlay reads, "30+ making TikToks, Covid pause is so real."

Culture

Millennials and Zoomers blame the “COVID pause” for feeling younger than they are

Left: Rock cairn, fingers stacking rocks with caption overlay reading "stacking rocks to piss off environmentalists on tiktok bc what are they gonna do??? knock it over??" Right: Woman kicking over rock stack, caption overlay reads, "Rock stacks hate to see me comin."

The rock stacking wars: hikers can’t agree if stacking rocks ruins ecosystems—or just annoys purists

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

sesame street to stream on youtube starting 2026

“A magical gift”: Parents celebrate as Sesame Street’s archive will begin streaming on YouTube in 2026

charlie puth attention tiktok trend mcdonalds

Charlie Puth’s “Attention” becomes the soundtrack for McDonald’s TikTok trend

Man with a beard and dark hair looking into the camera while sitting in his car. Caption overlay above his head reads 'PRIMARK FIRED ME' next to two red siren emojis.

TikTok