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

Susan LaMarca

“I’m not playing on my phone”: Why a viral Eric Mays sound out of Flint, Michigan, is taking over TikTok

Rebecca Leib

Left: Woman looking into the camera with text overlay reading, "No, cause catching print is that serious."

Culture

“Catching Print” explained: The NSFW dating hack the girls and gays can’t stop trying

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

we listen and we dont judge gypsy rose natalie reynolds

“Zero humor”: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s joke about killing her mom during Natalie Reynolds collab divides audiences

Minimalism is making a comeback on TikTok

Memes

John Cena embraces the “you can’t see me” meme in viral ’90s nostalgia trend

Is 2026 the year of “whimsy?” The playful trend, explained

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Celebrities jump on the “What were you like in the ’90s” trend

“You guys don’t get it yet”: Fans say Minnie Mouse is in her experimental “artpop era”

Left: A plate of eggs, the whites scrambled and yolks still whole, text overlay reads "Is this how you make frambled eggs???" Right: A pan of eggs cooking and being stirred with a fork, the whites scrambled and yolks still whole. TikTok text overlay reads, "Shoutout to the girl who posted about her frambled eggs bc I'm obsessed and this is the only way I'll cook my eggs now."

People are making “frambled eggs”—and indecisive egg lovers call it a “game changer”

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

L: man panics with hands on his head; R: man dressed in navy uniform cries out

Viral Politics

“What am I gonna do in a submarine?”: Young Americans joke about a potential draft with Village People’s “In The Navy”

Left: Young man sitting in a full bathtub, staring straight a head, a pink plate floating in front of him bearing two tortillas. Text overlay reads, "Sometimes I liek to sit in my bathtub and pretend I'm a lurking alligator." Right: Man in a white wifebeater face down in his full bathtub, text overlay reads, "Sometimes I get in the tub just to act like an alligator."

Men are pretending to be “lurking alligators” in the bathtub, and it’s somehow going viral

left: dollar tree storefront; right: woman covering her mouth

“Hard to beat”: The most romantic spot to fake a Valentine’s date this year is the local Dollar Tree

Left: Woman holding a large maple leaf in her car, her boyfriend is looking at her from the passenger seat. Right: Woman in a pink top holding a leaf, text overlay reads, "Trying the 'leaf test' on my boyfriend."

“He deserves better”: The “leaf test” started as a parody, but TikTok somehow turned it real

Left: Bare-faced Filipina girl looking into the camera under text reading, "turning myself into a historically accurate bebot." Right: Two women in full-face glam makeup doing the "bebot girl" TikTok trend.

What is a “bebot” girl? The TikTok beauty transformation trend, explained

Left: Man's tattooed hand scrunching a wet slice of bread in his fist in a sink. Man's tattooed hand running a slice of bread under the tap.

TikTok Trends