Charlotte Colombo
Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters’s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.
Social media users are showing off their annual “boo baskets” again this year, but what are they?
For some, the price tag is the spookiest part.
On Oct 5, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
What we know about KJ Apa’s side project Mr. Fantasy
The surprise musician spoke to Teen Vogue.
On Sep 21, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
Can playing “The Legend of Zelda” really improve your mental health? Science says yes
“It really does make me feel so happy.”
On Sep 14, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“Every artist has at least one skip”: TikTok discovers the 2019 Paul McCartney track “Fuh You,” goes viral
“Cut him some slack, he was like 75 when he made this.”
On Sep 13, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“We’ve all been there”: What is “Shrekking?” The Gen Z dating trend, explained
“Then we get traumatized by a whole troll.”
On Sep 10, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“A cultural takeover”: It looks like the Gap and Katseye won this year’s denim ad war, after all
At least on social media.
On Sep 3, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“It’s like a toxic boyfriend, I swear”: Tana Mongeau takes to TikTok to explain her on-again-off-again relationship with Mounjaro
“I genuinely cannot decide if I love it or I hate it.”
There might not be a “song of the summer” this year, but these TikTok hits fill the void
Which earworm is your favorite?
On Sep 1, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
Producer explains how YouTube and 20-year-olds are a key part to the “KPop Demon Hunters” success
“This is such a great observation.”
On Aug 31, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“Nonsense”: A youth-oriented “Wizard of Oz” reboot is coming from Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton—fans react
“When they replace the munchkins with harajuku girls.”
On Aug 29, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“No thanks”: Spotify announced a new DM feature, and social media is making the same joke
“Imagine finding out you’re getting cheated on via Spotify DMs.”
On Aug 26, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“Summer 2016 was fun”: Gen Z’s nostalgia for 2016 brings a flood of memories from “the last good year and the first bad year”
“Many are yearning for the time before the algorithm became what it is today.”
On Aug 25, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“That’s my emotional support lol”: Millennials are crashing out after Gen Z points out they end every text with “lol”
“We invented text messages.”
On Aug 22, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“Dude was ragebaiting me in person”: Pokimane issues a “warning for the ladies” after being harassed and recorded by a man wearing Meta glasses
“I don’t understand WHO thought camera glasses were a good idea.”
On Aug 21, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
“Intrusive thoughts got the best of me”: TikToker Julia Hill jumps fence and runs onto the field at an Angels baseball game, goes straight to jail
“Still wondering what made you do this.”
On Aug 20, 2025 by Charlotte Colombo
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