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Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Concept artist Joshua Dunlop draws stunningly realistic Pokémon fanart

A former Weekend Editor at the Daily Dot, April Siese&#8217;s reporting covers everything from technology and politics to web culture and humor. Her work has been published by Bustle, Uproxx, Death and Taxes, Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Thrillist, Atlas Obscura, and others. Siese joined Quartz in December 2016.

April Siese

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The history of ‘Numa Numa,’ the world’s first viral video

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Iceland’s ‘Game of Thrones’ sets: My journey Beyond the Wall

Rise of the Milkwalker: The internet is obsessed with this weird, old dairy mascot

Teacher accidentally murders magical elf, ruins Christmas for 20 first-graders

UFC star Conor McGregor is the man who can take down this dog-choking kangaroo

‘Yuri on Ice’ drops a huge plot twist that changes everything

Make America kittens again with this Trump-replacing Chrome extension

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

Samantha Grasso

‘This is fine’ meme deserves Time’s Person of the Year

Fan sleuths explore the deeper meaning in figure skating anime ‘Yuri on Ice’

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Concept artist Joshua Dunlop draws stunningly realistic Pokémon fanart

The history of ‘Numa Numa,’ the world’s first viral video

Iceland’s ‘Game of Thrones’ sets: My journey Beyond the Wall

Rise of the Milkwalker: The internet is obsessed with this weird, old dairy mascot

Teacher accidentally murders magical elf, ruins Christmas for 20 first-graders

UFC star Conor McGregor is the man who can take down this dog-choking kangaroo

‘Yuri on Ice’ drops a huge plot twist that changes everything

Make America kittens again with this Trump-replacing Chrome extension

‘This is fine’ meme deserves Time’s Person of the Year

Fan sleuths explore the deeper meaning in figure skating anime ‘Yuri on Ice’

The worst ’90s haircuts ever

These garbage bootleg Pokémon Go cards are hilarious

Clarke and Lexa from ‘The 100’ are Tumblr’s most popular ship of 2016

Everyone is obsessed with the mysterious saga of Running Boy Jimmy

Terrible dad films kids slipping on the same ice patch over and over again