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Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

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Watch a little brother try to defend his sister during a wrestling match

Did a bot just write the funniest ‘Harry Potter’ fanfic ever?

Everyone’s tripping out about the pro-life ‘Zootopia’ fan comic

What is a meme in 2018?

Man with consciousness rising from body over "Flower of Life" images in background

Why 2017 was the year of the Galaxy Brain

Everyone’s talking about this Japanese video game character’s absurd boobs

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

Ryan Reynolds to play Pikachu in a live-action Pokémon movie

Samantha Reichstein is a former intern for the Daily Dot whose work focused on entertainment and politics. She&#8217;s written for the Bump, the Nest, the Knot, the Austin American-Statesman, Austin Way Magazine, and Broadway World TV.

Samantha Reichstein

Twitter is creeped out by this ‘Good Morning Julia’ video

Salt Bae angers Miami with Fidel Castro cosplay photo

Brianna Stone was a contributing reporter to the Daily Dot. Her work has been published by the Dallas Morning News, Austin American-Statesman, and USA Today.

Brianna Stone

‘Stranger Things’ stars Charlie Heaton and Natalia Dyer are finally a real-life couple

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

Sophia the robot is shockingly human-like—and the internet is terrified

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

This wooden Thomas the Tank Engine stunt video is exploding on YouTube

Claire Downs is a tech reporter who covers the intersection of the internet and pop culture. A third-generation worker in the Chicago futures industry, she specializes in cryptocurrencies and altcoins. Her work can also be seen in Cosmopolitan, Vice Motherboard, VH1.com, and Merry Jane.

Claire Downs

Illustration of Seb Gorka with his hand in the shape of a pistol

All the wild things Seb Gorka’s done since leaving the White House

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

A scene from the 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' trailer

Fake J.K. Rowling tweet worms way into ‘Harry Potter’ reprints

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

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