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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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‘They did not understand the assignment’: Fashion Nova releases new body positivity campaign. There’s just one problem

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

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‘It’s time to stop buying new’: Mechanic calls out new cars for now making this critical front-end part out of plastic

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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‘I was home alone’: Customer says DoorDash driver went into her house to drop off order

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘I never leave home (for a cruise) without it!’: Woman shares why you should always bring a Ziploc on cruise

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

Traveler says Goyard roller luggage was the ‘dumbest purchase’ ever made after what happened to it in airport

‘$11K down the drain’: Traveler says Goyard roller luggage was the ‘dumbest purchase’ ever made after what happened to it in airport

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

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Main Character of the Week: Mom who filmed herself baking and set off a firestorm 

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

Mars Ramos

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‘She almost got me’: Customer exposes woman for viral free wig ‘scam’

‘It traps the pigment’: Redditors stunned as study shows tattoos linked to deadly cancer and may lead to 20% greater risk

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

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‘Credit card fees boutta go crazy’: Customer shows new ‘cashless’ way to leave a tip

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‘All the Forever 21 workers are going to quit’: Why are people flooding to Forever 21 to make Shein returns?

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‘Had no idea about this!’: Woman warns you have to do this before going to a National Park this summer

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“It looks nicer than the real one”: Shein customer orders $12 Apple Watch band. She can’t believe the freebie she gets with it

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‘Didn’t need to be replaced’: Viewers divided after customer berates mechanics for overcharging him

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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‘We are being bamboozled’: Ingles Market shopper shows 12-packs of Coke and Fanta are $9.48 apiece. It gets weirder

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