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Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

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‘It’s beyond me’: Zendaya has commented on whether or not we’ll see a ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 

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‘I don’t think she deserved that’: Megan Fox has finally commented on all of the ‘Love is Blind’ drama caused by comparison to her

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‘I probably voiced your childhood’: How voice actors are finally getting their due on TikTok

Kira Deshler is a former 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.

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SuperCorp fans create new ship with Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath characters

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A TikTok user claimed none of the women on ‘Saturday Night Live’ are ‘hot,’ and the rest of the internet has thoughts

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X users are suggesting ‘The Simpsons’ predicted the Baltimore bridge collapse

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.

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‘What are you doing?’: This ‘White Lotus’ soundbite is a little bit sus

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K-pop and K-drama fans go head-to-head over dating controversy

Ryan Schocket is a NJ/NYC-based writer. When he&#8217;s not writing, he&#8217;s busy obsessing over celebrities (mostly Taylor Swift and Mariah Carey!), beauty treatments, internet culture — or hanging with his English bulldog. His work has appeared in BuzzFeed and Esquire.

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‘I vomited after watching this’: People think Josh Peck is shading Drake Bell, following bombshell ‘Quiet On Set’ documentary

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‘Mama, kudos for saying that—for spilling’: People are turning a moment from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ into a meme

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French soap opera ‘Ici tout commence’ finds global queer fandom

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‘Watching Ike Barinholtz beating normie nerds is healing something within me’: How Ike Barinholtz became the first celebrity to compete in the ‘Jeopardy’ Tournament of Champions

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‘If you feel interrogated, that’s on you, baby’: The internet reacts to two newly released ‘Love Is Blind’ episodes

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘Shout out to the co-worker that tipped you off’: Former HGTV employee says manager took her out for coffee and asked for $10,000

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‘It’s not a gay story. It’s a love story’: Nick Offerman called out anti-gay hate towards his ‘Last Of Us’ character during his Independent Spirit Awards speech