Joanna Sommer

Joanna Sommer is an editorial assistant at InsideHook. She graduated from James Madison University, where she studied journalism and media arts, and she attended the Columbia Publishing Course upon graduating in 2022. Joanna joined the InsideHook team as an editorial fellow in 2023 and covers a range of things from the likes of drinks, food, entertainment, internet culture, style, wellness — you name it. You can usually find her drinking an Aperol Spritz in Jersey or NYC. Send her an email, follow her socials — she loves to chat.

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Dogs May Be a Key Component in Treating Cancer

Man’s best friend is contributing to effective drug trials and important cancer research

This Water-Whiskey Ratio May Save Your Favorite Drink

Your Scotches, ryes and bourbons will thank you

Please Help These Dutch Nuns and Buy Their Wine

They spend their summers harvesting grapes, and they need help selling 64,000 bottles of their vino

Palm Payment Trials Are Now Starting in Starbucks

It’s using Amazon One, Amazon’s contactless payment system that involves a palm scan

You Should Probably Stop Scrolling on Your Phone While on the Toilet

It’s for reasons that are as gross as you probably expect

Meet Rizz: Your AI Dating Wingman and Response Generator

The keyboard plug-in can theoretically do the talking for you on dating apps

This 86-Year-Old Beer From Edward VIII’s Coronation Could Be Yours

Around 2,000 bottles from the canceled ceremony are being auctioned off ahead of the crowning of King Charles

Google Employees Called AI Chatbot Bard a "Pathological Liar" Before Launch

Workers who tested the tool raised concerns about misinformation and safety

Taking Hot Baths May Make You Less Hot This Summer

Have what it takes to sit in a heated bath for 30-40 minutes a day? It may make you feel less hot this summer

You Can Now Open a Savings Account With…Apple

If you’re an Apple Card user, this one’s for you

The THC Potency of Your Weed Might Be Lower Than You Thought

A study found that cannabis from Colorado dispensaries had lower potency levels than what they were sold for

Phillies Dollar Dog Night Turns Into a Stadium-Wide Food Fight

We suppose you could say it was all in good bun

25 AI Avatars Lived in a Small Town Together. Here’s What Happened

It’s probably not much different than the small town you grew up in, except it being virtual and all

Hallucinogenic Drug Samples Were Found in 3,000-Year-Old Hair

Research shows people were going on a different kind of Mediterranean trip

Goodbye, Easter Eggs. Hello…Easter Potatoes?

Is this the starch of something new?