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Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

tiktoker pours sweet and sour on caramel frappe

‘You got yourself fired’: McDonald’s worker let go after pouring sweet and sour sauce in caramel frappé in viral TikTok

Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

girl waiting for bus with caption "This bus driver makes my kids cry every day" (l) bus driver pointing finger (c) bus driving away with driver gesturing and caption "oh hell nahhh did she flip me off"

‘Please don’t yell at my kids today’: Mom confronts bus driver who allegedly makes her kids cry every day

Siobhan Ball is a historian, archivist, and journalist. She also writes for Autostraddle and bi.org

Siobhan Ball

students at desk and carry laundry baskets (left and center) student pushing a shopping cart through a school hallway (r) all with caption "when there was a school shooting yesterday so now we aren't allowed to have backpacks anymore"

‘America will do anything but ban guns’:  Viral TikTok shows students using microwaves, shopping carts after backpack ban

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

Brooke Sjoberg

‘You don’t have any control of yourself to go on a diet’: TikToker exposes text messages from bride who demoted her from being maid of honor for being ‘too fat’

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

‘They admitted it themselves’: Bar staff and patrons accused of racism in viral TikTok

Kathryn Cardin is a Missouri-born writer and editor who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. She enjoys cooking, and her dog and cat enjoy when she spills.

Kathryn Cardin

‘That’s some rude ass sh*t right there’: Karen spits on man who informed her she’s in the wrong seat in viral video (updated)

Landis Wiedner is a Chicago-based writer and editor for Living Well With Epilepsy. She has written for NBCThink, the Independent, Wired and is finishing her funny memoir, &#8220;My Brain Tumor’s Boyfriend.&#8221;

Landis Wiedner

‘Did you pull out in time?’: TikToker blasts ‘stealthing’ audio clip for promoting rape

Jillian Price is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and current journalism graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously wrote for Reporting Texas, UT Austin&#8217;s School of Journalism online publication.

Jillian Price

The Sha’Carri Richardson timeline

woman posing under pier with captions "I love Florida" (L) "I figured I'd give him a few poses" (C) and "Thinking I was the main character the whole time." (R)

‘I saw who he was really recording’: TikToker realizes husband is filming woman in bikini behind her after watching video from Florida vacation (updated)

‘I had married men hand me keys to their hotel room’: Ex-Disney worker says married men hit on her when she played Tinker Bell

‘I’m just confused as to why shoulders are distracting’: TikToker defends little sister against school principal after she gets dress-coded

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

‘I’m going as fast as I humanly can’: Starbucks worker breaks down over mistreatment in viral TikTok

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

‘Not all heroes wear capes’: Man praised for performing ‘Rick & Morty’ at pro-lifers in viral TikTok

‘You came in here disrespecting my friend’: Karen shut down by fellow customer after ‘talking crazy’ to nail tech

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