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Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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“I was in tears”: Man gets offered free first-class upgrade on 14–hour flight. Then he leaves his partner. Should she break up with him?

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

Brooke Sjoberg

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Woman gets Red Bull barcode tattooed on her arm—it actually scans at the register

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

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Gen Z parents are reportedly refusing to read to their kids because it’s “boring”

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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Would you wear an “e-tattoo” on your face for your job?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Had we been about 2 minutes earlier, we would have been in the water”: Passenger calls Norwegian Cruise Line “epic fail” after ship detaches from pier and man falls overboard

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“Can’t afford name-brand anymore”: ALDI is famous for its dupes of products like Oreos and Chips Ahoy! Now Mondelez is suing the grocery chain for it

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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“People are so freaking nasty”: Guests check out. Host can’t believe what they left—or what they took

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“Say bye bye to the blueberry blue”: United Airlines flight attendant memorializes the iconic uniforms as airline moves to modernize

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“Congratulations, you passed the test!”: Woman goes on first date with man. Then he performs ‘gold digger test’ on her

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Man wins $3.6 million lottery. Then his girlfriend allegedly ghosts him after the money hits her bank account

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

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Carnival launches first-ever “adults-only” cruises

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“Bro fully committed to a full on crash out”: Tampa Bay Rays’ Taylor Walls gets ejected from game after tapping his helmet. Now he’s speaking out

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“Kind of wholesome…”: Video goes viral of current world champion Gukesh Dommaraju defeating longtime “chess king” Magnus Carlsen for the first time in classical chess

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People are debating after video of UFC Fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov refusing to shake female broadcasters hand goes viral

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