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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

Culture

‘Star Wars’ nerds are furious after Lego set isn’t explicitly named ‘Slave 1’

Rebecca Leib

Screenshot from Tiktok user @fayehix of a pile of seed packets; Screenshot of Tiktok user @sarah.hayroyan filling a jar with wildflower seeds with the caption: "POV you decide to try chaos gardening again in the hopes you will grow another mini flower field in your backyard"; Screenshot from Tiktok user @erinmccafferty47 of their chaos garden.

Chaos gardening isn’t just a trend—It’s a rejection of perfectionism

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

Wendy’s roasts Katy Perry after space flight—then Kesha enters the chat

Screenshot of Tiktok user @hey.its_em; Photo of a Pinterest page on a laptop with the Pinterest logo.

Watch: Woman finds Pinterest hack that blocks ads in seconds—users are begging the app not to patch it

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

Susan LaMarca

Light pink manicure on short nails with Gypsophila(l) Woman shares Short Nail Theory(r)

‘Short nail theory’: Gen Zer says short nails are practical, powerful, and apparently…controversial

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

‘Loser behavior’: Charli XCX called out for Coachella sash that fans say disrespected Green Day

3 panel image, showing people showing spoons.

‘Dear tism community’: SpoonTok is rating spoons and rejecting the unworthy

Tweet that reads: "Exactly what the devil is doing (underlined 100 emoji) on left. Woman holding phone with overlayed text that reads: "Wait for it..." "ChatGPT, if you were the devil, how would you destroy the young minds of the next generation?" on right

‘I’d keep them distracted’: Woman asks ChatGPT how it would ‘destroy young minds’ if it was the devil—its response leaves her stunned

3 panel image of people looking at camera.

Teen boys are peeing on each other’s hair to Creed now. That’s it, that’s the meme

ai interpretation of the future of america

The Chinese trolled America with a viral AI sweatshop video. Now there’s a sequel, and it’s even more brutal

3 panel image of horse memes on the side and a veil-covered Bjork in the middle.

Gen Z’s new moral compass is a horse that nods to Björk—and we’re all following him

‘Ferris Bueller-level technology’: Teen uses AI clone of her mom’s voice to call out of school (and even fooled her dad)

2 panel image: a person frustrated looking at a storage bin overlaid with a comment.

‘This is OG gaslighting to punish you’: Husband secretly stashes wife’s stuff for 2 years, the internet has a lot to say

A boy's body lays in display to public, as he becomes a well known figure in religion for the new generation. They also created a merch line for him

Get ready for the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint—complete with custom merch

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