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Kira Deshler is the 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.

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For Twenty One Pilots fans, fan art is a means of expression, community-building

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Toys “R” Us animated its iconic giraffe using AI—and people are upset

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SuperCorp fans create new ship with Melissa Benoist, Katie McGrath characters

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.

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‘she don’t gaf’: Gwyneth Paltrow’s bad probiotic ad gets memed

Michelle Jaworski was a staff writer and TV/film critic at the Daily Dot. She covers entertainment, geek culture, and pop culture and has covered everything from the Sundance Film Festival, NYFF, and Tribeca to New York Comic Con and Con of Thrones. She is based in Brooklyn.

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‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ features a fake Jane Austen quote

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The rise of Barbenheimer, the cinematic-social media crossover of the year

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‘I’m not a groomer’: Colleen Ballinger responds to fan allegations in 10-minute ukulele video

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