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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

‘I haven’t even looked at a human being in the eye since I sat down’: Woman says she was asked to tip 30% on a $20 salad

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

‘If you want to be safe’: Expert says you shouldn’t link your bank account to Apple Pay

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

Woman talking(l+r), Hands passing money at bank counter(c)

‘I don’t need to tell you where I got this from’: Woman says she made 2 small deposits and got interrogated by the bank

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

Legs in airplane seat(l), American Airline planes(c), Plane aisle(r)

‘Can I get a refund?’: American Airlines passenger can’t believe her strange aisle seat

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

Wingstop customer tries restaurant's chicken tenders for the first time. He doesn't expect what he gets

‘Nah this is crazy’: Wingstop customer tries restaurant’s chicken tenders for the first time. He doesn’t expect what he gets

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

Man says all his personal information was leaked in a cyber attack—and it may affect you too

‘This is so scary’: Man says all his personal information was leaked in a cyberattack—it may affect you too

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

A teacher having his nails painted and hair done by students. There is text in the bottom right corner that says 'Main Character of the Week' in a Daily Dot newsletter web_crawlr font.

Main Character of the Week: Teacher who let students braid his hair and paint his nails

Vladimir Supica is a Serbia-based freelance writer. He enjoys traveling through Europe, reading non-fiction books, and playing with his dog Max.

Vladimir Supica

Taco Bell customer says drive-thru worker still rounded up after she said ‘no’ to donating

‘I’m not donating, OK?’: Taco Bell customer says drive-thru worker still rounded up after she said ‘no’ to donating

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

Nina Hernandez

Woman gets refund for Chipotle bowl after it’s already made

‘Can I get a refund? I don’t want that’: Woman gets refund for Chipotle bowl after it’s already made

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

Woman shares trick for paying off a car loan

‘Is this not common sense?’: Woman shares trick for paying off a car loan

woman shares her hack to avoiding ‘trickflation’ at Costco

‘They think they’re slick’: Viewers divided after woman shares her hack to avoiding ‘trickflation’ at Costco

Walmart closes self-checkout, so shopper checks out at pharmacy

‘You think I’m gonna pay $5 a month?’: Walmart closes self-checkout, so shopper checks out at pharmacy. It backfires

Publix shopper shares how you can get ‘expensive’ ice cream like Talenti, Magnum for just $0.66

‘Oh I need to stock up!’: Publix shopper shares how you can get ‘expensive’ ice cream like Talenti, Magnum for just $0.66

Customer shares $4 Walgreens dupe for $12 Sephora product—and the dupe is 5x bigger

‘They’re the same exact thing’: Customer shares $4 Walgreens dupe for $12 Sephora product—and the dupe is 5x bigger

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

Natasha Dubash

Barista shares why customers should ‘never come’ to his coffee shop

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