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The Daily Dot

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

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‘Things that I love when passengers do’: Flight attendant shares her passenger ‘green flags’

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Flight attendant shares the one thing passengers do that really grind her gears

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‘Why do people make this job so hard?’: Flight attendant shares the one thing passengers do that really grinds her gears

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

Nina Hernandez

Flight attendant reveals what your shoes reveal about you when you’re flying

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‘My hokas are just comfy, ok?’: Flight attendant reveals what your shoes reveal about you when you’re flying

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘So what are we supposed to do if we have allergies?’: Flight attendant slams customers who blow their noses on planes

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Flight attendant says you should never apply to be one

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‘Unless you’re going to Delta’: Flight attendant says you should never apply to be one. Here’s why

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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‘Tell me why I have not been served yet’: Flight attendant says first-class passenger demanded cart service in the middle of turbulence

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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‘I bet the whole plane was smelling that cake’: Ryanair flight attendant gets fired after figuring out how to bake cake on a plane

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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‘I literally thought it was a joke’: Woman says she was kicked off Alaska Airlines flight after attendant learned she had a mimosa