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

Susan LaMarca

Left: Black text in a white box reading, "“What do you mean this is $18? That's 73 cents worth of ingredients.” Right: Young woman eating tasty pasta at the restaurant, spaghetti on fork select focus.

“That’s 73 cents worth of ingredients”: Woman’s restaurant rule about basic dishes stirs class debate

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: Engagement ring in a box, price tag reads $898. Right: Text message conversation.

“Nah, she’s right”: Woman rejects $898 Walmart ring, says it proves her boyfriend “doesn’t listen”

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: Tweet text reading "Christian churches talking about there’s a war on Christianity in response to the baby formula social experiment lady." Right: Dark-haired woman underneath text reading, "Testing your church to see if they would feed a starving baby."

Culture

Pastors are crashing out after woman tests churches pretending to need baby formula to see who actually helps (most refused)

Woman walking through the snow on a cobbled street after getting booed from her hotel after the Marriott and Sonder fallout. Right: Couple under text reading, "We got kicked out of our hotel with less than 24 hours notice."

“I’m basically homeless”: Travelers say they were left “on the street” after Marriott and Sonder abruptly split

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Divorce, fight and couple with arms crossed anger on a sofa frustrated by liar, cheating or breakup threat at home. Text overlay reads, "Here I am at 34, eggs twitching, ready for the marriage and parenthood stage of life, but unexpectedly single and emotionally devastated."

“I am seeking compensation”: 34-year-old says her ex owes her for “stealing” her childbearing years after 10-year relationship ends

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: Delta Airlines Captain Christopher Pennington speaking into a headset on an airplane. Right: Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 passenger plane taking off from Amsterdam-Schiphol International Airport.

“Nothing unsafe comes between that little girl and her ice cream”: Delta captain comforts nervous flyers amid travel chaos

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

Screenshot from Battlefield 6 video game. Tweet text overlay reads, "54 kills and 21,000 score, and I only got 359 XP! Seriously, stop capping the XP."

Entertainment

“Disgusting and anti-player to the core”: Players furious after discovering Battlefield 6 has a daily XP cap

Left: Brawl inside of a Starbucks in New Jersey over a Bearista cup, text overlay reads, "POV Starbucks teddy bear cup." Right: Cinnamon bun iced latte in a Starbucks glass Bearista cold cup.

“Embarrassing”: Grown adults are literally fighting over the Starbucks “Bearista” cup

Man sitting in a car rolling his eyes in the back of his head, text overlay reads "New meme 56"

The “56” meme is trying to replace “67”—and it’s not going great

Left: Mother applying face mask on smiling child. Comment overlay reads, "How the F are we supposed to raise our girls differently when you’re selling 3 year olds a face mask?" Right: Actress Shay Mitchell on the Jennifer Hudson Show.

“Disappointing and dystopian”: Shay Mitchell’s child skincare line has parents asking, what in the self-care hell is this?

Left: Woman sitting in her car speaking to a drive-through speaker. Text overlay reads, "Sweet treat drive thru except I have a nut allergy and then she thought I was being rude lol." Right: Woman sitting in her car going through a drive-thru, holding up her credit card.

“Most off-putting vibe ever:” Woman accused of being rude over awkward drive-thru interaction viewed over 6 million times

“Biggest middle finger to Coca-Cola”: Apple TV’s new intro was made entirely in-camera. Fans noticed

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.

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