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Allie Hayes is an experienced pop culture writer and editor based in New England. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading a romance novel, obsessively watching pro wrestling, or taking blurry photos of her two adorable cats.

Allie Hayes

The Oscars snubbed Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig for ‘Barbie,’ and the Internet is not happy

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: The story of Harambe the Gorilla, 2016’s most important meme

Kira Deshler is a former assistant newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. Kira received a Master&#8217;s in Media Studies from UT Austin and has previously written for sites like Slash Film and Looper. She runs her own Substack newsletter, Paging Dr. Lesbian, and is a member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.

Kira Deshler

Data can teach us a lot about trends in fanfiction

What can data tell us about fanfiction culture?

Meme History: How a three-paneled meme featuring big brain energy became ‘Galaxy Brain’

Meme History: Why Vince McMahon can’t help but become a meme over and over again

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Peloton coach called out by Christopher Nolan for hating 'Tenet' responds

‘It was a dark time’: Christopher Nolan calls out Peloton instructor for bashing ‘Tenet.’ This is her response

Meme History: How a ‘distracted boyfriend’ went from a simple stock photo to an iconic meme

crying jordan meme on a red meme background

Meme History: Why sad Michael Jordan is the MVP of crying memes

Entertainment

Meme History: How a tea commercial starring Kermit the Frog became the perfect reaction meme

Meme History: Spider-Man Pointing, a meme fifty years in the making

Meme History: How A Dress and Two Llamas Created the Best Day on the Internet

Meme History: The story behind Doge, the Internet’s most beloved dog

Meme History: How the ‘This is Fine’ dog set the Internet on fire

Laurie Anderson attends the red carpet of the Opening Ceremony during the 76th Venice Film Festival on August 28, 2019 in Venice, Italy.

Laurie Anderson’s ‘O Superman’ is the sound of coincidence on TikTok 

Whitney Jefferson is the Executive Editor of The Daily Dot. She previously worked at BuzzFeed, Jezebel, Gawker, and The Late Show with David Letterman, and is the author of a series of books published by Simon &amp; Schuster. She lives in New York City.

whitney jefferson author photo by jon premosch

Whitney Jefferson

Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in "The Super Models"