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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

Male critic criticizes Bechdel Test within the context of 'The Beguiled'

Misguided male film critic is mad the Bechdel Test isn’t fair to male-dominated Hollywood

David Wharton is a journalist and film critic with over 15 years of experience. He lives in Texas, where he works as the online editor of DSNews.com

David Wharton

HBO’s ‘Tour de Pharmacy’ is a ridiculous, side-splitting tour de force

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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Netflix’s ‘Castlevania’ series breathes some life into the franchise

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

Michelle Jaworski

Macklemore’s 100-year-old grandmother is the star of his new music video

Tupac, 50 Cent, and Drake sync perfectly with ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’

Christine Friar is a writer and editor in New York who focuses on streaming entertainment and internet culture. Her work has appeared in the Awl, the Fader, New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Vogue, Elle, and more.

Christine Friar

Jay-Z’s ‘4:44’ goes platinum in less than a week

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

Ryan Reynolds responds to girl who Photoshopped him into her prom photos

Behold, Tom Holland and Zendaya’s full ‘Lip Sync Battle’ performance

Eddie Strait is a member of the Austin Film Critic Association. His reviews focus primarily on streaming entertainment, with an emphasis on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other on-demand services.

Eddie Strait

best foreign language movies on netflix : lucid dream

‘Lucid Dream’ is a wildly inventive kidnapping thriller

Rapper B.o.B. discovers the weird world of pregnant Elsa videos

Teen Titans writer David Slack busts a fan theory about Beast Boy being in the friend zone

TV writer perfectly shuts down fan’s misogynistic ‘friend zone’ theory

Netflix’s ‘The Standups’ showcases 6 comedians worth your time

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Green Day Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury

Huge Green Day crowd sings along perfectly to ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Nico Lang is an essayist, movie critic, and reporter who specializes in the intersection of politics and LGBTQ issues. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Guardian, The Los Angeles Times, Jezebel, Esquire, and BuzzFeed, among other notable publications.

Nico Lang

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