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Amy-Mae Turner is a tech reporter who focuses on gadgets, streaming entertainment, social media, and internet lingo. She previously served as a senior features writer for Mashable.

Amy-Mae Turner

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Here’s what WYD really means

David Covucci was the senior politics and technology editor at the Daily Dot, covering the nexus between Washington and Silicon Valley. His work has appeared in Vice, the Huffington Post, Jezebel, Gothamist, and other publications.

David Covucci

EU leaders troll Trump over botched G7 summit

Tiffany Kelly was the culture editor at Daily Dot. Previously, she worked at Ars Technica and Wired. Her writing has appeared in several other print and online publications, including the Los Angeles Times, Popular Mechanics, and GQ.

Tiffany Kelly

The best ‘Black Panther’ memes on the internet

Brittany Vincent has covered gaming, anime, tech, and entertainment for over a decade. When she’s not writing, she’s replaying Um Jammer Lammy or Day of the Tentacle for the hundredth time while pining for a Harvester sequel. Find her on Twitter @MolotovCupcake.

Brittany Vincent

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People can’t get enough of the bizarre beta Pokémon from ‘Pokémon Gold and Silver’

Stacey Ritzen is a reporter and editor based in West Philadelphia with over 10 years&#8217; experience covering pop culture, web culture, entertainment, and news. You can follow her on Twitter @staceyritzen.

Stacey Ritzen

Wing Squirrel is the new Pizza Rat

Meet George, a 53-year-old man claiming to be ‘king of the incels’

This woman’s obituary is scathing—and Twitter is here for it

The most popular memes on Twitter and Reddit may surprise you

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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Upstream podcast: Who’s got the data in ‘Westworld’ episode 7?

Kanye turns his new album into a meme with the ‘yenerator’

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Netflix’s ‘She-Ra’ reboot already looks amazing

Tess Cagle is a reporter who focuses on politics, lifestyle, and streaming entertainment. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Texas Monthly, the Austin American-Statesman, Damn Joan, and Community Impact Newspaper. She’s also a portrait, events, and live music photographer in Central Texas.

Tess Cagle

A-1 announces meat-scented candles, and Twitter thinks it’s deliciously weird

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

LeBron James’ sheer misery at missed opportunity gets the meme treatment

"HMU" written in green graffiti type on a brick wall

What does HMU really mean?

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.