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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

Culture

Aimee Lou Wood hopes fans don’t file down their teeth to look like hers amid growing TikTok trend

Rebecca Leib

3 panel image of people with yarn makeup applied.

‘Not to be dramatic but I’m traumatized’: The yarn makeup trend is pure nightmare fuel

Screenshot of the Hunger Games x Shein fashion collaboration; Tweet from X user @silverrebi: "oh that's..... the hunger games collaborating with a fast fashion sweatshop labor company......"

‘Goes against everything in the books’: Hunger Games x SHEIN collab draws instant backlash

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

Susan LaMarca

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‘I love Lufy more than my husband’: Why thousands are crying over this wheelchair-bound Bichon Frise rescue

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Screenshots of Tiktok users @rich.g4rbage, @iron_and_ash_, and @poppylaur performing medieval-themed Tiktoks.

Moatkeeping is the new gatekeeping: Latest niche trend on ‘KnightTok’ is livestreaming like a 15th-century noble

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

2 panel image: empty parking space and a person explaining. Text over: He stole my car.

‘He was gone for like 10, 15 minutes’: Woman recounts disastrous first date that ended with her car being stolen

‘Classic hunk’: Dudes are ’90s-style looksmaxxing with the men’s bob

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‘Coyote vs. Acme’ movie saved from Warner Bros., will hit movie theaters in 2026

Chappell Roan’s comments about not knowing any happy parents sparks discourse for both mothers and child-free people online

Left: Screenshot of Tiktok user @joshhallan making the Dubai Chocolate Chip Pistachio cookie; Center: Screenshot from Tiktok user @wellmadebykiley of a cross-section of the Dubai Chocolate Chip Pistachio cookies; Right: Screenshot of Tiktok user @joshhallan making the Dubai Chocolate Chip Pistachio cookie

Dubai cookies, the baked cousin of the pistachio chocolate bar, are captivating TikTok

‘4 people in one month’: 18 therapists share the wildest moments that tested their professional neutrality

A child/baby morality cookie prank is going around.

The ‘cookie challenge’ asks kids to share a cookie. Some do. Some…absolutely do not

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

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Strangers raise over $250K for 81-year-old waitress who worked her whole life and still couldn’t retire

‘Go be a girl boss millionaire in an apartment alone’: Childfree woman’s TikTok sparks fury and eye-rolling on X

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