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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

Entertainment

“Death is a part of life”: HBO’s “The Pitt” leads to real-life rise in organ donation and will planning

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“We’re getting a sauna”: People are sharing their “most unhinged” HSA and FSA purchases as end-of-year inspiration

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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Woman in glasses looking shocked in her car. Right: Woman's finger pointing to headliner damage in the car roof from a clogged sunroof drain.

“This is new info to me”: Drivers with sunroofs need to watch out for this one feature that can ruin a car’s interior

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

Culture

From well-researched video essays to investigative documentaries on obscure mysteries, you can get lost in these 15 YouTube channels for hours 

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

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“Might single-handedly restore my faith”: Why are so many people changing their profile photos to a “Creature Commandos” character?

Left: Man sitting in his car looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Nonchalant guys." Right: Woman doing her makeup looking into the camera underneath text caption reading, "Nonchalance culture is preventing people from yearning."

Daters are rejecting “chill” culture and demanding something new: “chalance”

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“Adapt or die”: Professional editors react to Lionsgate hiring TikTok fan creators

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Neil deGrasse Tyson shows how AI can be used to mislead—even in science

Halloween 2025: The wildest looks celebrities wore this year

Left: Blonde woman with long hair putting up blue and white wallpaper, text overlay reads, "Feeling so excited to put up cute wallpaper, until..." Right: Closeup of the wallpaper with digital errors, text overlay reads, "Realizing it's AI slop."

“Don’t make this mistake”: Home decorator shocked to discover her new wallpaper is pure AI slop

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

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Viral Politics

“Lifetime ban from Petco”: Gavin Newsom mocks Trump administration with Spirit Halloween costume memes

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“Never lose hope”: Nintendo just gave Animal Crossing fans exactly what they’ve been begging for

“Thought I was doing some good for the youth”: Substitute teacher fired after viral video shows her making controversial comment about students

“I am being 100% real”: Man stunned to find out he’s named after a “South Park” character

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