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Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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“Designed to just harvest my data”: LG TV consumers discover the latest update downloaded Microsoft Copilot—and can’t be deleted

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“Don’t watch on your phone”: The best TV settings to watch “Stranger Things,” according to the Duffer Brothers

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“How could they release this?”: Unintended bloopers appear in HBO Max’s “Mad Men” 4K restoration

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The “Peacemaker” Season 2 dance was just removed as a Fortnite emote—here’s the reason behind the ban

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Who is Sinclair? Behind the TV conglomerate refusing to air Jimmy Kimmel

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“Goodbye Disney”: People are boycotting Hulu and Disney+ in protest of Jimmy Kimmel’s treatment

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