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Lauren Rae Orsini is a web culture reporter who specializes in anime and the business of fandom. Her work has been published by Forbes and Business Insider.

Lauren Rae Orsini

Peanut Free Mom confesses all

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Entertainment

Season’s greetings from Brian Atene, a fringe icon of YouTube

Austin Powell is the former managing editor of the Daily Dot. His work focuses on the intersection of entertainment and technology. He previously served as a music columnist for the Austin Chronicle and is the co-author of The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology.

Austin Powell

YouTube star Keenan Cahill lives his “Teenage Dream”

The 10 most important people on Pinterest in 2011

Tweet-play by SEGA

“Community” cast polls Twitter: Pierce or Chevy?

Hey girl, Ryan Gosling loves biostatics

Fred Figglehorn jumps to TV

Virgin Diaries promo spurs kissing tutorial

Mario creator could use a turtle shell for his birthday

Fernando Alfonso III served as an early Reddit and 4chan reporter and the Daily Dot’s first art director until 2016. He’s gone on to report at Lexington’s Herald-Leader and at the Houston Chronicle.

Fernando Alfonso III

Marcel the shell returns to YouTube

Kevin Morris is a veteran web reporter and editor who specializes in longform journalism. He led the Daily Dot’s esports vertical and, following its acquisition by GAMURS in late 2016, launched Dot Esports, where he serves as the site’s editor-in-chief.