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Kristina Nguyen


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's QUIET! zine.

Renowned esports journalist and analyst Duncan “Thorin” Shields recently announced his support on Twitter for Alex Jones, the controversial radio talk show host and owner of far-right conspiracy theory website InfoWars.

Gaming YouTuber blasted for his baffling support of Alex Jones

The esports community is furious.

On Aug 14, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

If Rihanna is sporting pencil-thin eyebrows, the trend could be making a comeback.

Is Rihanna powerful enough to revive thin eyebrows?

Fans on social media are resisting a thin eyebrow revival.

On Aug 1, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

A year-old photo of Melania Trump pantomiming gardening in Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden is getting a second life—as a meme.

Photo of Melania Trump ‘gardening’ gets the meme treatment

She's no Martha Stewart.

On Jul 31, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

Rian Johnson, who directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi, deleted everything off his Twitter from before January 25 of this year, about 20,000 posts.

‘Last Jedi’ director Rian Johnson explains why he deleted 20,000 tweets

Was it admission of guilt or a proactive measure?

On Jul 26, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

Pop singer Dua Lipa came after United Airlines on Twitter after she received an inappropriate response from the company regarding her sister’s nut allergy.

Dua Lipa criticizes United Airlines over response to sister’s allergy

Did the airline do enough?

On Jul 25, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

Fans rallied behind Anna Diop after she was harassed online for her upcoming role as Starfire, an orange alien, in the TV series Titans.

‘Titans’ Starfire actress disables Instagram due to racist comments

It's not the first time she's received hate online.

On Jul 25, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

Third-party advertisers on Facebook are no longer allowed to exclude ethnic and religious minorities, immigrants, LGBTQ individuals and other protected groups from seeing their ads.

Facebook agrees to halt ads that block certain ethnic groups from seeing them

It's hard to believe what you can't see.

On Jul 24, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

A middle school teacher by day and a Nazi-themed wrestler by night, Kevin Bean’s life read like a bad Disney Channel show.

Teacher under investigation after being outed as Nazi-themed wrestler

Some of his students had even seen him wrestle.

On Jul 24, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

Users took to Twitter Tuesday morning to #PrayForDemi after news came out that pop singer Demi Lovato was hospitalized for an apparent heroin overdose.

Demi Lovato reportedly ‘stable’ after hospitalization for apparent overdose (updated)

#PrayForDemi was trending on Twitter.

On Jul 24, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

Facebook will remove posts with fake information/news that incites violence.

After Myanmar tragedy, Facebook to remove ‘fake news’ that incites violence

The new policy will start in Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

On Jul 19, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

A Good Morning America article sent shock waves through Twitter yesterday after it revealed that a hot, new trend in Trump's America is donating personal vacation time to pregnant coworkers for their maternity leave.

A depressing new trend is gifting paid time off to co-workers for their maternity leave

We shouldn't have to do this.

On Jul 19, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

A video released by TMZ this morning showed an Uber driver going off at Drake and his driver after they dinged his car.

Uber driver chews out Drake, his driver for hitting his car

The driver was in his feelings.

On Jul 18, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

After his car broke down the night before the first day at his new job, Alabama man Walter Carr decided he wouldn’t let anything get in his way. He left his home at midnight and began the 20-mile trek to work.

The internet loves this employee who walked 14 miles to his first day of work

His employer gave him a car for his determination.

On Jul 17, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

Instagram is testing a new feature that will allow users with public accounts to remove followers.

You may soon be able to remove followers from your public Instagram account

Instagram confirmed it's testing the feature.

On Jul 17, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the Democratic primary in New York’s 14th congressional district last month, it was the victory heard around the world. Now, it looks like she has one more fight to battle before November. Due to outdated and convoluted election policies, Ocasio-Cortez will have to share the ballot with Joseph Crowley, the 20-year incumbent she beat in July.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will have to share the ballot with her Dem opponent

Someone's got a lot of explaining to do.

On Jul 12, 2018 by Kristina Nguyen