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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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‘We all had our vest on’: Woman says Spirit Airlines only gave her a $50 voucher after emergency incident

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘They had no extra rooms’: Hotel guests have to sleep outside after hotel key, master key don’t work

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

Nina Hernandez

Woman sits down in airport after flight gets canceled, workers assumed she's unhoused

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‘IM JUSY TRYNA SIT DOWN’: Woman sits down in airport after flight gets canceled, workers assumed she’s unhoused

Traveler exposes what Santorini is really like, says you should skip it and go here instead

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‘Now I don’t want to go’: Traveler exposes what Santorini is really like, says you should skip it and go here instead

Mike Hadge

Former Disney employee: gay men are usually inside of tall park characters

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Former Disney parks employee says the characters going viral on TikTok are probably played by gay men

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

Expert says this is the one cruise line you should never travel

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‘They scored an 83 and needed an 86 to pass’: Expert says this is the one cruise line you should never travel

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman shares her trick to exposing bed bugs while staying in a hotel

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‘Even 5 star hotels aren’t clean’: Woman shares her trick to exposing bed bugs while staying in a hotel

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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‘Why do they need to know when we leave?’: Viewers torn after woman says she just leaves hotels without checking out

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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‘All Delta did was leave on time’: Woman blames Delta for missing best friend’s wedding. It backfires

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‘Since when do airports have a dress code’: Woman says Southwest Airlines worker refused to let her board because her ‘shorts were too short’

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‘There were some passengers who were not laughing’: Woman says staff ‘humiliated’ bride on Southwest flight

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‘It was the only airline that would get me home after 6pm’: Spirit passenger shows why flying Airline is a ‘humbling’ experience

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

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Rachel Kiley

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‘You used the pool table twice’: Airbnb customer says host charged $924 extra for using things like TV, Wi-Fi

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‘She is correct’: Ex-airline worker says this is the only consistent, true way to get cheap flights anytime

Southwest Airlines passenger warns this new carry-on rule may cost you money

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‘Now that they have to refund for those canceled flights, they’re going to start creating fees’: Southwest Airlines passenger warns this new carry-on rule may cost you money

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