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Ellen Ioanes is a former FOIA reporter at the Daily Dot. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared in the Guardian, the Center for Public Integrity, HuffPost India, and more.

Ellen Ioanes

What are NPCs, the popular new far-right meme?

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

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Stefán Karl Stefánsson’s family posts Robbie Rotten makeup tutorial

Joseph Knoop is a gaming writer for Daily Dot, a native Chicagoan, and a slave to all things Overwatch. He co-founded the college geek culture outlet ByteBSU, then interned at Game Informer, and now writes for a bunch websites his parents have never heard of.

Joseph Knoop

Reddit is cracking down on pirates sharing illegal copies of movies

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

Reddit banned the r/greatawakening subreddit on Wednesday. The forum was a popular area for supporters of QAnon

Reddit bans popular QAnon forum Great Awakening

This triumphant story of a redditor canceling his gym membership will inspire you

David Gilmour is a reporter who specializes in national politics, internet culture, and technology.

David Gilmour

Reddit identifies 143 accounts linked to Iranian influence campaign

Kristina Nguyen is a former editorial intern for the Daily Dot. She studied journalism and American studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She has previously contributed to Orange magazine and Silk Club&#8217;s QUIET! zine.

Kristina Nguyen

Reddit meme king and LazyTown actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson died Tuesday. He was 43.

‘LazyTown’ actor, Reddit meme icon Stefán Karl Stefánsson dead at 43

Chris Illuminati is an author and reporter whose work for the Daily Dot focused on meme culture. His work has been published in Rolling Stone, FanSided, BroBible, Penthouse, and AskMen.

Chris Illuminati

Froggy Fresh has a shockingly good YouTube dedicated to piano ballads

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.

David Britton

Dallas rapper and meme star Corey Struggs dead at 32

What happens if you give a dog a GoPro camera?

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

Redditor posts pic of the tiny workout bench his granddad made him, and the internet is in love

Brenden Gallagher is a politics reporter and cultural commentator. His work has been published by Motherboard, Complex, and VH1. He’s the co-founder of Beer Money Films, an indie production company. Based in Los Angeles, he works in television drama as a writers assistant.

Brenden Gallagher

What is r/TheRedPill, the infamous men’s rights subreddit?

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

Kris Seavers

People can’t tell if this audio clip says ‘Yanny’ or ‘Laurel’

Memes

‘Who killed Hannibal’ is the perfect meme for shifting the blame

Jay Hathaway is a former senior writer who specialized in internet memes and weird online culture. He previously served as the Daily Dot’s news editor, was a staff writer at Gawker, and edited the classic websites Urlesque and Download Squad. His work has also appeared on nymag.com, suicidegirls.com, and the Morning News.

Jay Hathaway

corey c struggs big nigga go to jesus music video

Reddit