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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

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Why did Warner Music block this YouTube video that makes fun of bad songs?

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This Twitch streamer’s surgeon just did him a huge favor

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

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‘Avengers: Endgame’ just crashed movie theater websites and apps across the world

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Popular YouTube star Hampton Brandon arrested during live stream

Elizabeth VanMetre is a reporter based in Wyoming. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, Yahoo Travel, and more. She hosts a local morning show in Wyoming.

Elizabeth VanMetre

Rawvana speaks out about why she changed her diet—and why she’s glad you found out

YouTube time traveler takes lie detector test to ‘prove’ he’s from 2045

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

Audra Schroeder

Nate Bargatze expands his ‘dumb world’ in ‘The Tennessee Kid’

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

Netflix drama ‘Coisa Mais Linda’ explores Bossa Nova clubs and women’s rights in Brazil

Trixie Reyna-Benedicto is a lifestyle editor and writer based in the Philippines. Previously, she helmed Cosmopolitan Philippines’ website, Cosmo.ph, as its founding editor. She later served as editor-in-chief of lifestyle and entertainment portals for Manila-based media company TV5. Her work has appeared in several print and online publications in her country, and she contributes to Speed Magazine, DG Traveler, and Connected Women, among others. Visit her website, trixiereyna.com.

Trixie Reyna

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Solange sings along to Ariana Grande on Instagram Stories—and fans are obsessed

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

Behold these photos of Elon Musk, but with Elizabeth Holmes’ eyes

Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years&#8217; experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

Stacey Ritzen

Barbra Streisand gets ‘canceled’ over remarks about Michael Jackson’s alleged victims

Anthony McGlynn is an Irish games journalist and pop culture critic. His work has appeared in Variety, Digital Trends, Playboy, ScreenRant and PC Gamer among others. He loves horror movies and has considered listing his religion as &#8216;Slayer&#8217;.

Anthony McGlynn

‘Starfish’ is a heartbreaking tale of BFFs, grief, and apocalyptic alien invasions

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ is already a meme gold mine

Mike Rothschild is a writer who specializes in researching and debunking conspiracy theories and fringe beliefs. He also writes about politics, history, and breaking news.

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