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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

Left: Pop Star Sabrina Carpenter. Right: Trump White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt giving a press conference. Tweet overlay from Sabrina Carpenter reads, "this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda."

Viral Politics

“We won’t apologize”: Sabrina Carpenter calls Trump’s deportation video using her song “evil”—White House responds with mockery

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“How could they release this?”: Unintended bloopers appear in HBO Max’s “Mad Men” 4K restoration

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

“It kind of feels like we’ve opened Pandora’s box”: Jenna Ortega spoke about AI in the entertainment industry

Memes

Michelle Yeoh repeatedly explaining “MM to WW” is the most pure meme to come out of “Wicked For Good”

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.

Lindsey Weedston

Left: TikToker Keith "Wolfy" Castillo's hand handing a homeless man a machete and a bottle of vodka. Right: TikToker Keith "Wolfy" Castillo.

Culture

A TikToker is handing out alcohol and machetes to unhoused people. The cops have nothing to say.

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

AI-generated Christmas mural above a storefront in Kingston, UK.

“Lovecraftian”: Huge AI-generated Christmas mural removed after going viral for all the wrong, deeply cursed reasons

Kim Kardashian sitting in a chair giving an interview. Text overlay reads, "She gon pop out with Elon’s brain chip and still fail the bar."

Kim Kardashian’s “low brain activity” scan is sparking some wild conspiracy theories

“Just before a major holiday”: Oprah’s episode about going “no contact” is causing backlash—here’s why some say it missed the mark

Left: Hands with blue and red pills on dark background. Right: Lilly Wachowski and Caleb Hearon sitting in brown armchairs and speaking into handheld mics. Both are laughing with their legs crossed in front of them.

“No! That’s wrong!”: Lilly Wachowski slammed right-wingers for co-opting the “red pill” and missing the point of “The Matrix” entirely

wizard of oz wicked continuity fandom wars

“Wicked For Good” is causing niche fandom wars over its continuity with original “The Wizard of Oz”

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

Susan LaMarca

Bride shocked with her mouth open at a bachelorette party.

“I would be throwing up”: Viewers stunned after friends play surprise montage of bride’s exes at her bachelorette

“AI is just stealing with extra steps”: Japanese manga publisher Shueisha issues statement against OpenAI

“Be bored in the airport”: Travelers share the airport hacks they swear by for stress-free holiday flights

Couples Dancing And Drinking At Evening Party. Text overlay from AskReddit reads, "What's an actual psychological 'cheat code' you use in social situations that works almost every time?"

“Being comfortable in silence”: 17 simple social “cheat codes” people claim work almost every single time

Man smiling into the distance, text overlay reads, "Diddy tag." Right: Sean "Diddy" Combs at the Aqua Hydrate Press Conference at the Private Location on February 26, 2013 in West Hollywood, CA.

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