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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: Charlie Kirk. Right: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

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Viral Politics

Charlie Kirk says Taylor Swift should ditch her name, “submit” to Travis Kelce, and have “lots of children”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Revisiting Travis Kelce’s most infamous  tweets from 2010-2011 in honor of his engagement

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

CBS News White House correspondent Olivia Rinaldi with a shocked face finding out about Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce in real time.

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Reporter hears about Taylor Swift’s engagement in real time and totally fangirls on air

Left: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on Jason Kelce's podcast New Heights. Right: The Simpsons characters Edna Krabappel and Principle Skinner locked together, caption overlay reads "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

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Memes

26 memes and reactions to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement breaking the internet

Left: Screenshot of Taylor Swift on boyfriend Travis Kelce's podcast "New Heights." Right: Tweet reading "the concept of an album called "life of a showgirl" being teased and announced exclusively by her management team, record label, and celebrity boyfriend's business without a single word or interaction from taylor herself oh... i have chills and i'm sick."

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Culture

“So unchic”: Taylor Swift fans react to “The Life of a Showgirl” rollout with outrage and memes

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Entertainment

“Unleashed her inner yeehaw”: Fans applaud Taylor Swift’s country twang at surprise Nashville show

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

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Swifties are convinced Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce got married after spotting small detail

Kendrick Lamar at the halftime show and text "if i text you this just know you're cooked"(l), Tweet "The only thing I can say for sure if that somewhere in Philadelphia right now there is the drunkest man on Earth"(r)

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Super Bowl LIX was wild, but the memes were wilder: 31 of the funniest

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Travis Kelce with text "he went all the way to turkey to get that hair and couldn't get a drop of juvederm in the upper lip"(l), Man pulling hair off with text "travis kelce in the locker room rn"(r)

People are trolling Travis Kelce’s hair

‘Priorities all messed up’: Fans blame Travis Kelce’s hair for the Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss

Kira Deshler is the assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

Hall of Fame with Hailey Welch, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Travis Kelce and Ilona Maher

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Daily Dot Hall of Fame 2024 Week 5: Vanguards

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce over document text

Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce psyop conspiracies

Purported ‘break-up’ strategy doc for Travis Kelce revives claims Taylor Swift romance was a Democratic psyop

Mike Hadge

Travis Kelce makes an appearance at the Eras tour, gets memed

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‘In his Troy Bolton era’: Travis Kelce appears on stage during Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, gets memed

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

Taylor Swift over Grand Theft Auto screen

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Taylor Swift Singing ‘Touch Me While Your Bros Play Grand Theft Auto’ Struck a Nerve with Millennials

Travis Kelce and Ryan Murphy over spooky background

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‘Ryan Murphy is a stunt casting queen’: The internet reacts to Travis Kelce’s casting in FX series

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

Natasha Dubash

People think this video of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce proves relationship is PR

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