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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

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‘I will lose it if I see that’: High school teacher says ‘subtle bullying’ is on the rise. What is it?

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

‘I got lied to’: Honda buyer says she was ‘forced’ into window tinting. She didn’t realize it was a trick till she drove off

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

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‘What business does goodwill have selling something for $300!??’: Man warns against buying designer brands at Goodwill after ‘baffling’ Prada purchase

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

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‘I’m a CHRONIC contact sleeper. You just convinced me’: Woman warns why you should never sleep in your contacts

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‘I’m so concerned’: Fans defend Amanda Bynes after she appears different—and goes dark again on social media

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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‘Not Miami having more boundaries than me’: People are obsessed with Miami Beach’s anti-Spring Break ad. Here’s why

‘The moment you said CVS I knew it was over’: Woman warns against getting film photos developed at CVS. Here’s why

Maya Wray was a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

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‘Who is this?’: Uber Eats customer orders food, is shocked by who shows up at her door

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‘This is why I job hop’: Worker reveals the moment he’s laid off after 12 years with Captivate

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.

Tangie Mitchell

‘It was impossible to ignore the deluge of thumbs-down emojis’: Man roasts Vice CEO for behavior during mass layoff ‘town hall’ meeting

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‘My local Plato’s is mostly Shein clothes’: Customer mocks Plato’s Closet for rejecting her clothes after seeing what they’re selling in store

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

Woman taking selfie(l), Aerie sign(c),Sign saying store is closing(r)

‘What now?’: Aerie employee caught off guard when she clocks into work and learns store is closing in a week

‘I am poor and desperate’: Viewers divided after job hunter stays on a Zoom interview for 30 minutes after recruiters are a no-show

Server says customer ordered 2 margaritas for 16-year-olds

‘I could just be done for’: Server says customer ordered margaritas for 16-year-olds

Mom finds inappropriate messages sent to her daughter on Roblox

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