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Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Left: Perez Hilton. Right: Tallulah Willis.

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Entertainment

“You bullied a 13-year-old for money”: Bruce Willis’ daughter Tallulah calls out Perez Hilton for “foul” way he mocked her as a teen

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Lindsey Weedston

Left: Woman holding up phone showing an AI-generated shirtless plumber in the bathroom, caption overlay reads, "Pranking my bf with the AI shirtless plumber." Right: Screenshot of a text conversation between a woman and her boyfriend after she sent him a photo of an AI-generated shirtless plumber sitting on their couch.

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Culture

“He was ready to FIGHT”: The AI shirtless plumber prank is giving boyfriends jealousy meltdowns

most popular cakes for women according to uk bakery

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“Astonishingly rare”: Bakers trigger a bunch of men by revealing the “most popular” cake dudes buy for their partners

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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Should you create password with close family and friends to prevent deepfake tricks? Launch of Sora 2 sparks safety concerns

Left: Man showing a binder with a printed "Freakbob meme" to a woman in a grocery store, caption overlay reads, "Showing brainrot to strangers." Right: Man showing a binder with a printed "Freakbob meme" to a woman in a clothing store, caption overlay reads, "Showing brainrot to strangers."

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“Bro leave her alone”: Gen Alpha is showing printed brainrot memes to strangers and the results are hilarious

Left: Nathan's Famous Hot Dog location at night, caption overlay reads, "I'm still in shock... we found a razor blade inside the hot dog and they claimed it didn't come from them." Right: Half-eaten Nathan's Famous hot dog next to a razorblade.

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“I’m still in shock”: Tourists say they found a razor blade in a Nathan’s Famous hot dog

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.

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Anna Good

Toronto Canada, June 10, 2022; Quarter view of Westjet Boeing 737 jet airliner arriving for landing at Toronto Pearson airport

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“I personally don’t mind this”: Airline to start charging extra for the privilege of reclining your seat

panda express employee benefit surcharge on reciept

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“The audacity to ask for a tip on top of this”: Panda Express customer shocked to find the location added a 5% employee benefits surcharge to his bill

The character of Black samurai Yasuke from Assassin's Creed Shadows video game. Text overlay reads, “We cancelled the game where you kill Klan members to avoid backlash” From who?"

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“Pathetic”: Ubisoft reportedly axed an Assassin’s Creed starring a former slave because it was “too political.” Gamers are pissed

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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Viral Politics

“Dressing is a political act”: Vintage clothing influencer calls out conservative values in the community

Woman looking into the camera while sitting in a hotel room, text overlay reads, "Beware NYC hotel smoking fee scam."

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“We weren’t even in the room”: Traveler warns of alleged $500 “smoking fee” scam at popular New York City hotel

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.

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Jamie Jirak

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“Like it was meant to happen”: Rebecca Sugar set to direct a Moomins film, exciting fans

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The “watch my egg” TikTok challenge brings back the old-school internet prank

Miami Beach rainbow sidewalk being destroyed by heavy machinery. Tweet overlay reads, "China is building 200mph trains that run through train stations so surreal they look like AI and America is endlessly going back and forth building then digging up rainbow crosswalks"

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“Imagine being scared of colors”: Florida destroys iconic rainbow Miami Beach LGBTQ crosswalk

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

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Rachel Kiley

Livestreamer Hasan Piker speaking into the microphone as his dog Kaya settles onto her bed in the background.

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“Suspect it’s coming from crazy haters”: Hasan Piker denies using a shock collar on his dog after her livestream yelp

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