samantha-grasso

Samantha Grasso


Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

A tray of chocolate cupcakes.

Mom goes beyond the call to give toddler a poop-themed birthday party

This No. 2 party receives first place for creativity.

On Apr 11, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Video stills from the United Airlines viral video of officers dragging a man off a plane.

Man argues that the worst injustice about the United fiasco is filming without consent

'Why aren't the passengers who filmed the incident...not in FBI custody?'

On Apr 11, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Uber passenger yells at driver in viral video.

Uber bans rider who threatened to falsely accuse driver of rape

And he has more phone chargers for next time, too.

On Apr 7, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Hillary Clinton with microphone

Hillary Clinton’s next book will dive into misogyny and the 2016 presidential election

'It is fair to say that certainly misogyny played a role [in the election outcome].'

On Apr 7, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

11-year-old Tysen Benz.

‘Prank’ suicide on social media results in real suicide of 11-year-old boy

His girlfriend, the teen who pranked him, faces charges.

On Apr 7, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Kendall Jenner in her Pepsi commercial next to a Portland protester who offered the mayor a Pepsi.

Portland mayor reacts in horror when protester offers him a Pepsi

Life is not a Pepsi commercial.

On Apr 6, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

A $100 bill cut up into pieces.

Getting paid your worth in New York City just got a little easier

Ghosts of your previous salary, begone!

On Apr 6, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

People protesting sexual assault at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Australian universities to release campus data on sexual assault

The news has helped ease some of the survey's contention.

On Apr 6, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

A woman rejecting a man giving her flowers.

Why women can never be friends with men who believe in the ‘friend zone’

Listen up, dudes.

On Apr 6, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Martin Luther King Jr. and Kendall Jenner from a Pepsi commercial.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter delivers ice-cold response to Pepsi ad

You know you've messed up when a member of the King family comes for you.

On Apr 5, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Kendall Jenner depicting a protester with Pepsi in hand during a Pepsi commercial.

Pepsi and Kendall Jenner co-opt Black Lives Matter in new commercial—and people are pissed

This is what happens when we call protesting the 'new brunch.'

On Apr 5, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

2-year-old Sophia and her new doll.

Toddler politely shuts down cashier who questions her choice in dolls

'I'm a pretty girl, and she's a pretty girl.'

On Apr 4, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Ivanka Trump tweeted a message on Equal Pay Day.

Ivanka Trump’s Equal Pay Day message falls flat amid dad’s removal of protections for women contractors

Perhaps she and her dad should talk.

On Apr 4, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Homepage article image

Companies pull ads from ‘The O’Reilly Factor’ over harassment settlements

Hyundai finds the allegations 'disturbing.'

On Apr 4, 2017 by Samantha Grasso

Russell Peters telling a joke for his Netflix special 'Almost Famous.'

Comedian Russell Peters under fire for sexual assault jokes at Juno Awards

Few are finding his objectifying humor funny.

On Apr 4, 2017 by Samantha Grasso