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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

Screenshots of the character Le Poisson Steve from @leo.ako, @nonii.jj, and @vigzvigz.

Culture

‘Babe wake up a new vocal stim just dropped’: How Le Poisson Steve, the surreal walking fish, charmed TikTok in days

Rebecca Leib

Women confused, as she finds numerous white seed appear on her Airbnb rented house counter, asks for advice

‘I got rid of them but the next morning they were there again’: Airbnb renter spots strange ‘seeds’ in kitchen. Then she finds out what they really are

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

Susan LaMarca

3 image split. Phone with flash on on left. Man pointing to overlayed text that reads: "Gen Z killed club culture" in center. Woman at nightclub on right.

‘I’m saying millennial as a slur’: Gen Z didn’t kill the club—your camera phone did

Three screenshots of Tiktok user @txcstories; Center: Tiktok user @txcstories with a screenshot of a Whatsapp message.

‘Are you having an affair with my sister?’: Woman’s husband was acting weird at dinner—then she noticed her sister doing the same

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

3 panel image showing different social posts about the online expression: meeting Medusa.

The tragic truth behind the ‘Meeting Medusa’ TikTok trend

Photo Composite of a Reddit screenshot from user u/ProperMod of a Fabletics receipt with a $44.09 Tariff Surcharge over two promotional images from Fabletics.com.

‘I love it. I hope nobody disguises this charge’: Shoppers are spotting new tariff surcharges on their shopping receipts

A person walking with headphones on. Text over is titled: Canon events for girls.

‘Growing up ugly’: The girlies are sharing their ‘Girl Canon Events’—26 relatable moments

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

Two side-by-side screenshots of Tiktok user @martinifeeny.

Woman behind massive ‘NYC influencers are boring’ video says she got fired over it

Recession Pop is so back: Kesha’s yeehaw banger has us partying through the stock market crash

Dire wolf brought back: a scene of a video purporting to show 2 direwolf pups.

Biotech company’s ‘dire wolf’ pups spark backlash—and raise ethical concerns

Screenshots from X user @DiscussingFilm of a movie theater audience reacting to the Minecraft movie and a screenshot of police entering said movie theatre.

People are having insane reactions to the new Minecraft movie’s ‘Chicken Jockey’ scene

3 panel image of people reacting to the Benny song.

People are pranking their moms using a fake (but super catchy) Justin Bieber diss track about Benny Blanco

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Two empty work cubicles. Text over: Still kinda blows my mind that women fought for the right to experience this.

‘STFU and go to work’: Women respond to viral post mocking them for ‘fighting for’ working in cubicles

Skintight gymwear is out, baggy is in: Gen Z is redefining gym fashion and millennials are catching strays

Ilana Gordon is a culture and entertainment writer based in Los Angeles. Ilana&#8217;s writing has been featured in places like: the A.V. Club, the Takeout, Atlas Obscura, Huffington Post, McSweeney&#8217;s Internet Tendency, the Belladonna Comedy, Reductress, Mashable, the Second City Network, RedEye Chicago, ART + marketing, the Muse, Dose and OMGFacts.

Ilana Gordon

Screenshots from Tiktok user @thatgirlsydjo from her series "The Group Chat".