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Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“Goodbye Disney”: People are boycotting Hulu and Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel’s treatment

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

3 panel: Woman looking into camera, Text overlay reads, "Last month, my electric bill was $300, so I went out of my way to get blackout curtains and fans and not run the A/C and turn off all my extension cords and everything. And then this month, I got the bill back, and it was $360. How's everyone doing?”

“Complete scam”: Woman ditches AC, buys blackout curtains, unplugs everything—her bill jumps from $300 to $360

Left: Jimmy Kimmel giving a monologue about Charlie Kirk on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' on Monday, September 15, 2025. Right: "In America" Yeonmi Park one Joe Rogan Podcast meme, caption reading, "in America the FCC controls what comedians can say about Dear Leader."

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Trump cheers, Vance trolls, internet fumes: reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s show getting yanked off the air

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman in a car. Right: Woman holding Trader Joe's reusable grocery bags, text overlay reads, "Washing my grocery bags after getting flamed by 200 people in the comments on my last video."

“Am I disgusting?”: Trader Joe’s cashier quietly shamed customer into washing her reusable bags

nintendo 3ds audio guide retired at louvre museum

Fans throw a funeral outside of the Louvre after the museum retires the  Nintendo 3DS as its official guide

Left: Woman sitting in a car under text reading "Might delete later." Right: Text reading, "Sis just aired out YEARS of friendship tea. Her own friends ghosted her after her divorce and side with her ex-husband. So she’s throwing her loyalty out the window too. This one’s about to get MESSY."

“Normalize calling people out”: Woman puts ex, in-laws, and best friends on blast in viral takedown watched 3.5 million times

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Left: Tennis player Taylor Townsend making a disgusted face. Middle: Tennis player Taylor Townsend (USA) in action during round 4 of US Open Championship against Bianca Andreescu (Canada) at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Right: Tennis player Taylor Townsend's Instagram Story screenshot showing a spread of Chinese food. Caption overlay reads, "This is the craziest thing I've ever seen...and people eating this."

“Aren’t those poisonous?”: Tennis star Taylor Townsend apologizes after mocking “crazy” Chinese food

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

“I made my family skip all of these”: Woman shares why you should avoid animal cafes in Japan

“A really beautiful way to cherish someone”: Man honors his grandma’s legacy by creating a video game in her honor

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

Entertainment

“I’m really excited”: Lorne Michaels explains why the major “Saturday Night Live” cast shakeup is “good”

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Left: Joyful portrait of senior group of retired people enjoying time together taking selfie photo with phone. Right: Woman in glasses looking into the camera with a skeptical expression.

“It makes us sound old”: Boomers are trying to cancel the word “senior”

Left: Man looking into camera, caption overlay reads "Find a girl who hates all men." Right: Woman looking into camera, text overlay reads, "Straight women who dislike men, have the best husbands."

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“Goodbye Disney”: People are boycotting Hulu and Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel’s treatment

“Complete scam”: Woman ditches AC, buys blackout curtains, unplugs everything—her bill jumps from $300 to $360

Trump cheers, Vance trolls, internet fumes: reactions to Jimmy Kimmel’s show getting yanked off the air

“Am I disgusting?”: Trader Joe’s cashier quietly shamed customer into washing her reusable bags

Fans throw a funeral outside of the Louvre after the museum retires the Nintendo 3DS as its official guide

“Normalize calling people out”: Woman puts ex, in-laws, and best friends on blast in viral takedown watched 3.5 million times

“Aren’t those poisonous?”: Tennis star Taylor Townsend apologizes after mocking “crazy” Chinese food

“I made my family skip all of these”: Woman shares why you should avoid animal cafes in Japan

“A really beautiful way to cherish someone”: Man honors his grandma’s legacy by creating a video game in her honor

“I’m really excited”: Lorne Michaels explains why the major “Saturday Night Live” cast shakeup is “good”

“It makes us sound old”: Boomers are trying to cancel the word “senior”

“The boys are catching on”: The TikTok theory that men should actively seek out women who hate them

“Sleeping there is the worst part”: Traveler shares how the Instagram-famous “Invisible House” is actually a nightmare

“I laughed so hard”: Comedian Caleb Hearon reveals that MrBeast apologized for his reaction to “Rolling Stone” magazine ranking

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