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The Daily Dot

Eric Webb is a native Texan and national award-winning pop culture critic, arts &amp; entertainment journalist, and editor.

Eric Webb

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‘9 times out of 10 these are people that don’t tip’: Nightclub bartender shares icks customers give her

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.

Tricia Crimmins

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‘This is why we can’t have nice things’: Bartender says viral video of her pouring drinks ‘heavy-handed’ got her fired

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

Bartender speaking to customer behind bar caption "*Card declines "Did you give me the right card?"" (l) bartender ringing in shots behind bar caption "*he took the shots while I was ringing it in" (c) bartender arm out behind bar speaking to customer caption "*He said he was gonna go grab his friends card real quick. He was also really drunk so I couldn't count on him coming back I knew he would come back if I had his wallet" (r)

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‘Customers have no right to get mad’: Bartender keeps customer’s wallet after his card declined twice

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

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A bar made a TikTok about how it provides bottle stoppers to prevent drinks from getting spiked. Commenters think it’s sad (updated)

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

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Bartender shows 6 straight receipts from same night without tip in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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Man in bar telling a woman he would “end her life”

Guy tells woman he’s gonna ‘end her’ allegedly because she won’t talk to him at bar, viral TikTok shows

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. Follow her on Twitter: @Hello_Tailor

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘We are being removed because my friend wouldn’t sleep with the bartender’: TikToker says friend got kicked out of a bar because he turned bartender down on Grindr

Cecilia Lenzen is a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

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‘When the police get here, we’ll find out who’s in the wrong’: Male Karen bouncer takes TikToker’s real ID, refuses to return it

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Woman says she was drugged at popular gay bar, prompting others to share similar experiences across social media (updated)

Eilish O’Sullivan was the Daily Dot&#8217;s associate managing editor. Her work has appeared in Mashed, the Austin Chronicle, and the Daily Texan.

Eilish O’Sullivan

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Bar review-bombed after being accused of anti-Asian racism on TikTok (updated)

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Single mom fired from server job after posting video of maskless governor (updated)

Trinady Joslin is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a journalism degree. She was previously the Life and Arts Editor at the Daily Texan and an intern at Austin Woman Magazine.

Trinady Joslin

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The future of booze: Can bars use Instagram to survive?

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

Unbarlievable

Bar under fire for calling customers racist names, decorating beers in a swastika

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.

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