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The art world meets Kate Berlant’s brain in new Netflix special / DailyDot Entertainment

The art world meets Kate Berlant’s brain in new Netflix special / DailyDot Entertainment

Mar 11, 2016 | Daily Dot, Writing

When Kate Berlant graced the stage of performance/video artist Dynasty Handbag's new monthly show Weirdo Night at El Cid late last month, she admitted that she was having some problems leaving the stage. She kept walking off and returning, as if some force kept...

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Comedian Melissa Villaseñor is perfecting her impressions on Vine / DailyDot Entertainment

Comedian Melissa Villaseñor is perfecting her impressions on Vine / DailyDot Entertainment

Mar 6, 2016 | Daily Dot, Writing

On Valentine’s Day, comedian Melissa Villaseñor welcomed a very special guest to her Vine account: Kristen Wiig, who let us know exactly what she’d be doing that day. Those who laughed could definitely relate. Vine is just one of the platforms where Villaseñor been...

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How comedian Mo Welch channeled depression into a morbidly funny Instagram comic / DailyDot Entertainment

How comedian Mo Welch channeled depression into a morbidly funny Instagram comic / DailyDot Entertainment

Feb 27, 2016 | Daily Dot, Writing

Comedian Mo Welch and her Instagram character Blair are very different, but she admits they’re pretty tight. Welch writes down the random depressing thoughts that cross her mind, and hands them over to her crude line-drawing creation. Blair, also known as Barely...

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The 9 best memes for sliding into DMs on Valentine’s Day / DailyDot LOL

The 9 best memes for sliding into DMs on Valentine’s Day / DailyDot LOL

Feb 14, 2016 | Daily Dot, Writing

There's no better way to say “I like you, wanna go out?” then to slide into your cutie’s DMs and make it explicitly known. And here at the Daily Dot, our Twitter moves are tight—how do you think we got so many followers? If you’re looking for a way to make your...

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8 Instagram photos that pay clever homage to vaginas / DailyDot LOL

8 Instagram photos that pay clever homage to vaginas / DailyDot LOL

Dec 27, 2015 | Daily Dot, Writing

The vagina birthed us all into this world, and it deserves the utmost pleasure. The pussy is a gift. But rather than think dirty thoughts, send sexts, or whack off to RedTube, I’d much rather happen upon a suggestive Instagram pic that merely alludes to pussy; the...

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Suggestions for Tinder CEO Sean Rad’s new art collection / DailyDot LOL

Suggestions for Tinder CEO Sean Rad’s new art collection / DailyDot LOL

Dec 3, 2015 | Daily Dot, Writing

Tinder CEO Sean Rad recently declared that he wants to cultivate a new passion: collecting art. Rather than sit around swiping away endlessly on the app he co-founded, he’s on his way to art galleries and museums, checking out works of art that he could conceivably...

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8 sure signs you’re texting way too much / Daily Dot LOL

8 sure signs you’re texting way too much / Daily Dot LOL

Nov 18, 2015 | Daily Dot, DailyDot Technology, Technology Journalism, Writing

I thought we were getting to know each other, but then she admitted to me how she really felt... about my texting. It wasn’t the first time someone told me that I was a “prolific texter.” The words rolled off her tongue in a combination of both awe and fear,...

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I tried to write about sex toys for a content graveyard / Daily Dot LOL

I tried to write about sex toys for a content graveyard / Daily Dot LOL

Oct 26, 2015 | Daily Dot, Memoir, Writing

It was a Thursday morning. I’d already filed two stories and was trying to wind down my extremely active brain before hitting a new assignment. I had hit “refresh” on my email approximately 23 times for the sheer compulsion of it, and I finally felt done. I was ready...

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This pastel-hued social network wants you to feel its vibes / Daily Dot

This pastel-hued social network wants you to feel its vibes / Daily Dot

Oct 15, 2015 | Daily Dot, Writing

We all feel vibes, using that catchall word to casually describe when we first meet someone IRL (or URL) and get a sense of their energy. Surely we all know which vibes we like and which we don’t, and then decide if we want to hang around and quietly absorb. Vibes is...

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