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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

Why Benedict Cumberbatch’s career choices are making people hate him

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

‘Fire Chasers’ brings you right to the harrowing front lines

Netflix’s ‘Greenhouse Academy’ is a quirky teen drama with heart

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

Jessica Williams won’t apologize for being herself

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

Chris Dunn gives weather forecast weatherman farts

Unclick

Weatherman tries to pull off stealthy fart on live TV—and totally fails

Bryan Rolli is a reporter who specializes in streaming entertainment. He writes about music and film for Forbes, Billboard, and the Austin American-Statesman. He met Flavor Flav in two separate Las Vegas bowling alleys and still can’t stop talking about it.

Bryan Rolli

netflix standup special : Marc Maron Too Real

‘Marc Maron: Too Real’ finds humor in the mundanities of everyday life

‘Resurface’ brings wounded vets to the waves

best comedies on netflix : little evil review

Netflix’s ‘Little Evil’ is a lot of good fun

In defense of ‘Cash Me Ousside’ teen Danielle Bregoli’s rap video

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Ana Valens

Markus "Notch" Persson pushes pizzagate conspiracy

Minecraft’s Notch thinks bogus Pizzagate conspiracy theory has some merits

12 true-crime podcasts for your inner sleuth

Chris Osterndorf is an entertainment reporter and movie critic based in Los Angeles. He holds a degree in cinema from Chicago’s DePaul University. His work has appeared on the Daily Dot, Mic, the Script Lab, Salon, the Week, xoJane, and more.

Chris Osterndorf

Netflix’s ‘Disjointed’ is offensive to stoners

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

The internet learns Natalie Imbruglia’s ‘Torn’ is a cover, promptly loses it

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

Audra Schroeder

H3H3 Productions wins pivotal lawsuit against fellow YouTuber

Phillip Tracy is a former technology staff writer at the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s an expert on smartphones, social media trends, and gadgets. He previously reported on IoT and telecom for RCR Wireless News and contributed to NewBay Media magazine. He now writes for Laptop magazine.

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