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Pride ’24: Lessons in resilience from the community

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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The origins of the ‘smooth brain meme’, where ‘all ideas slide right off’

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‘Legging legs’ takes over TikTok

Audra Schroeder was a senior entertainment writer at the Daily Dot, focusing on streaming, comedy, and music. Her work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

Chicago rat hole now being analyzed in religious studies course

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‘Hallowed ground’: The Chicago rat hole leaves quite the impression on TikTok

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How a 60-year-old jazz standard became a TikTok hit

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Men are weaponizing incompetence on TikTok and can’t clean up hot sauce

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How a rare ‘blue’ lobster became a jumpscare meme

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Robert Downey Jr. and the enduring success of Tony Stark memes

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‘They are firing and letting others who have smaller platforms go’: Sara Ramirez reportedly axed from ‘And Just Like That…’

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Woman pranks phone scammer by playing elaborate car crash sounds: ‘Sounds like a whole Michael Bay action sequence’

Sasha Rogelberg is a general assignment intern for the Daily Dot. Sasha is a Philadelphia-based freelance journalist and author of Inboxbox, a Formula 1 newsletter.

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Girl on computer playing game super imposed over classroom

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High school esports is growing—and it’s changing who can be an athlete

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