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Rebecca Leib

Left: Woman looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "I think I was kidnapped. Am I delusional or not? I need answers." Right: Text screenshot reads, "I’m super invested in the girl on TikTok who think she was kidnapped as a baby. There are no baby pictures of her. Her mom says they burned in a house fire, but her older two siblings miraculously still have their baby pics."

“Am I delusional?”: Woman suspects she was kidnapped after discovering disturbing inconsistencies in her birth story

Left: Domnhall Gleeson and Taylor Swift dancing in a music video; Right: YouTube Music app on a phone

Tech

“Just feels greedy”: YouTube Music’s latest “experiment” requires users to pay to see lyrics

Left: Bare-faced Filipina girl looking into the camera under text reading, "turning myself into a historically accurate bebot." Right: Two women in full-face glam makeup doing the "bebot girl" TikTok trend.

Culture

What is a “bebot” girl? The TikTok beauty transformation trend, explained

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: Woman spitting up milk on her partner, text overlay reads, "Trying to see if he's ready for a baby." Middle: Man spitting up milk on his partner, she has a shocked expression. Right: Man spitting up milk on his female partner, text overlay reads, "Seeing if my emetophobic wife is ready for kids."

“I’m only laughing cuz it’s not me”: TikTok’s baby-spit-up trend is the newest (and grossest) relationship compatibility test yet

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Toyota dealership. Toyota car logo sign. Luxury car brand of Toyota. Auto logo of Toyota brand. Luxury car brand logo. Car dealership center

Over 1 million Toyota, Lexus, and Subaru cars have been recalled. Here’s what drivers need to know

Left: Man standing in a baseball cap and white tank top under text reading, "How I figured out I was part of Group 7." Middle: Singer Sophia James looking into the camera under text reading "You are in Group 7." Right: Girl smiling widely under caption reading "How it feels being in Group 7 (I have no idea waht this means.)

“Is this really what we’re doing?”: Explaining the massively viral “Group 7” phenomenon taking over TikTok

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

“Unique baby names”: 13 modern trends people will probably regret in ten years

Ibiza final boss: tan man with a bowl cut wearing sunglasses, a blank tank top, and a gold chain, dancing

The internet has crowned a new hero: The “Ibiza Final Boss”

Creator of the Hawk Tuah meme Haliey Welch sits in front of a mic, across from comedian Whitney Cummings as they record an episode of "Talk Tuah."

“#NotMyHailey”: Slurs dropped at “Talk Tuah” live taping as event descends into chaos

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

Braden Bjella

Carnival cruise tyler stands on karaoke stage with a microphone

“He just single-handedly ended racism”: Why is everyone talking about Tyler, the 20-year-old who sang Keith Sweat’s “Nobody” on a Carnival Cruise?

A Waymo self-driving vehicle cruises the streets of California.

“I would never get in a car with no driver”: Waymo recalls more than 1,200 driverless vehicles after minor crashes

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

Nina Hernandez

2 panel image showing birds flying and the PG&E logo on a rusty building.

“Sounds exactly like a firecracker”: Why are birds spontaneously combusting in California? Authorities weigh in

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

Ford motor company logo at a Ford dealership.

Ford is recalling these 2 models—including over 273,000 vehicles—over brake issues

3 Panel Image of youtube couple Austin Mcbroom and Catherine Paiz

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