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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

The “KPop Demon Hunters” collaboration with McDonald’s is splitting fans: some want to boycott, others can’t wait

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

Susan LaMarca

McDonald’s is testing humanoid robots that greet customers and serve food in China

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: McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski taking a small bite of the new Big Arch Burger. Right: Burger King CEO Tom Curtis taking a large bite of a Whopper.

Burger King CEO takes a real bite on camera—fans say he “burgermogged” McDonald’s boss

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

McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski taking a bite of the new McDonald's Big Arch burger. Tweet text overlay reads, "The bite is actually genuinely funny. I did not expect that."

Video of McDonald’s CEO reluctantly nibbling new Big Arch burger and calling it a “product” has people screaming

McDonald’s is getting into the trading card game with fan favorites like Grimace, Fry Girl, and Ronald McDonald

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: President Donald Trump smiling widely in a navy suit against a background of American flags. Right: Screenshot of a pastor telling McDonald's story.

Viral Politics

Trump shares weird McDonald’s revenge fantasy about honking at old people

people trying mcdonalds caviar on chicken nuggets

McDonald’s is launching limited edition “McCaviar” kits to pair with chicken nuggets. How will it taste?

Left: Two children at McDonald's, text overlay reads "Yes they eat McDonald's. Yes I made them pay for it with their own money they got for Christmas." Right: Brunette woman sitting in the car responding to a TikTok comment reading, "Why make them pay? They are children."

“Not the flex you think”: Mom who made her kids use their own Christmas money for McDonald’s fires back at critics

McDonald’s with bars inside of it sparks debate about which state it’s located in. It’s not in America at all

Screenshots of the Statue of Liberty replica in Brazil toppling into a parking lot, a McDonald's sign visible behind it. Text overlay reads, "How it feels to be an American right now."

Culture

“Foreshadowing”: The Statue of Liberty replica in Brazil toppled and everyone is calling it an omen

3 Panel: Left: McRib patties on a grill in a McDonald's, text overlay reads, "How your McRibs are made." Middle: McDonald's McRib sandwich sitting atop a McDonald's box in Kutaisi, Georgia location. Right: McDonald's McRib patties being dunked in BBQ sauce in a McDonald's restaurant.

“McHell naw”: McDonald’s worker exposes how the McRib sandwich is made in viral TikTok

McDonald's AI-generated Christmas ad: Santa Claus in his sled pulled by reindeer, carolers in Santa hats standing in front of a McDonald's restaurant. Tweet text overlay reads, "Companies are racing to see who can piss off the most amount of people with the lowest amount of effort."

“Soulless and ingenuine”: McDonald’s drops AI-generated holiday commercial and yes, everyone hates it

Left: McDonald's themed Grinch socks. Right: The Grinch sitting in front of the McDonald's Grinch meal.

McDonald’s launches The Grinch Meal with Grinch-themed socks for the holidays

Left: Man sitting in his room looking at the camera, text overlay reads, "POV your parents were already married with kids at your age but you still can't afford to go out to eat at McDonald's." Middle: McDonald's fast food restaurant sign in front of a palm tree and an American flag. Right: Woman holding a McDonald's breakfast sandwich in her hand, text overlay reads, "McDonald's is so expensive!!!"

“There’s no dollar menu?”: Americans complain that McDonald’s is no longer affordable

Left: American man showing McDonald's Big Mac sitting out after 30 days, looking fresh. Right: Japanese man showing McDonald's Big Mac left for 30 days, covered in mold.

McDonald's