lede_post_card_default

lede_post_card_stacked

lede_post_card_featured_post

lede_post_card_featured_post_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_post_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_3:2

lede_post_card_featured_posts_hero_1:1

lede_post_card_featured_posts_sidebar

lede_post_card_highlighted_post

lede_post_card_horizontal_a

lede_post_card_horizontal_c

lede_post_card_related_post

lede_post_card_square

lede_article_featured_16x9

lede_article_featured_16x9_full_width

lede_article_featured_3x2

lede_article_featured_3x2_full_width

lede_article_featured_1x1

lede_article_featured_1x1_full_width

lede_article_featured_flexible

lede_article_featured_flexible_full_width

lede_article_content

lede_article_content_wide_width

lede_article_content_full_width

lede_byline_avatar_post_card

lede_byline_avatar_highlight

lede_profile_coral_avatar

lede_logo

lede_logo_banner

lede_logo_footer_banner

lede_logo_simple_header

lede_sponsorship_logo

lede_sponsorship_logo_river_card

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card_logo

lede_sponsorship_homepage_card

lede_leaderboard

Main Header Menu

The Daily Dot

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

paddington the musical lifelike bear on stage play

Entertainment

“I would die for him”: The new “Paddington” musical goes viral for its lifelike bear puppet and heartwarming performance

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

lily allen 4chan stan song internet reactions

“The most British way to destroy a man’s reputation”: The internet is all about Lily Allen’s breakup song, “4chan stan”

“Death is a part of life”: HBO’s “The Pitt” leads to real-life rise in organ donation and will planning

gi robot creature commandos profile photo

“Might single-handedly restore my faith”: Why are so many people changing their profile photos to a “Creature Commandos” character?

lionsgate fan edits tiktok creed twilight

“Adapt or die”: Professional editors react to Lionsgate hiring TikTok fan creators

Elijah Wood crashes a hobbit-inspired wedding in The Shire: “Only in Middle-earth”

“Leading a double life can be exhausting”: Is TikTok art teacher “Matt Taylor” actually just Kevin James?

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

David Harbour and Lily Allen attend "Plaza Suite" Opening Night on March 28, 2022 in New York City. Tweet text overlay reads, "This note is so sinister in hindsight after listening to West End Girl."

“This makes my chest hurt”: This “sinister” old note from David Harbour to Lily Allen is sparking fresh outrage

“Sure, blame the extras”: Simu Liu hits back at Kevin O’Leary’s suggestion to replace background actors with AI in movies

“Show Disney this is what fans actually want”: Ben Solo fans take extreme measures in hopes of getting Adam Driver’s movie made

Left: NBA player Ben Simmons' sister Liv Simmons looking into the camera. Right: Kendall Jenner on a podcast speaking into the mic.

“They dated years ago…”: NBA player Ben Simmons’ sister dragged his ex Kendall Jenner over cookies in profanity-laced video and it totally backfired

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

“We’ve officially entered a new timeline”: Justin Bieber launches Twitch channel with promise to “stream every day”

jeremy strong talks about playing mark zuckerberg

Jeremy Strong talked about playing Mark Zuckerberg for the first time: “I’m utterly fascinated by the material”

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

Shiny Hunting Method In Pokemon Legends Z-A - Get Any Shiny Pokemon

“Lame and soulless”: Player exposes secret hack method to endlessly respawn shinies in “Pokémon Legends: Z-A”

“Star Wars” fans react to news that Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh were working on a Ben Solo sequel: “Baiting the fandom”