Yes, There Are Good Bad Movies, But Netflix’s “Holidate” Is A Bad Bad Movie
Every scene is drudgery, every joke is homework, and every plot point is hell.
Trump Won’t Concede. That’s Bad For American Democracy.
Presidential concession speeches are supposed to unite the country, but we’re not getting that this time around.
There’s A Very Good Reason Why Everyone Is Watching “The Queen’s Gambit”
The new Netflix miniseries takes a damaged heroine into new territory.
2020 Has Taught Me You Have To Be Intentional About Turning Toward Hope
This has been a year of wincing and waiting for the next blow. I’ve learned that hope is best understood not as an emotion, but an orientation.
How Linkin Park Helped Suburban Teenagers Feel Their Feelings
Twenty years after their record-breaking debut album, Hybrid Theory, came out, it’s still a cathartic listen for suburban teens.
Everyone Is Watching “Away” On Netflix, But Is It Even Good?
With shows like Parenthood and Friday Night Lights, Katims was a go-to for my appointment cries. His new show Away only extracted a few tears.
“Kid A” Is Fine, I Guess. Its Real Legacy Is: It Changed Fandom.
The landmark Radiohead album turns 20 this week.
Emmylou Harris’s “Wrecking Ball” Has Become My Pandemic Balm
There’s no going back to the Before Times, and maybe that’s for the best.
How The Pandemic Has Exacerbated The Gender Divide In Household Labor
“When he helps, it’s almost like the opposite of help.”
The Impossible Choice Of Sending A 3-Year-Old To Daycare Now
Was I sending her back because it was the right thing for me or the right thing for her?
Why Chadwick Boseman's Death Hurts So Much
In an already difficult year filled with so much Black death, losing an actor who celebrated Black life feels especially painful.
I Saw “Tenet” In A Movie Theater. This Is What It Was Like.
The Christopher Nolan blockbuster gave me exactly what I needed.
How Media Coverage Of Azealia Banks Reflects A Double Standard
The talented rapper has been frank about her own mental health issues, but she is still defined by her social media controversies.
We Aren’t Holding The Right People Responsible For Cancel Culture
The way we talk on the internet is broken, but users are not the ones who broke it — tech companies did that, and they did it for profit.
Kanye West Is Publicly Struggling. We Need To Give Him Grace.
We urgently need new ways to talk about public figures living with mental illness.
Facebook Took Down These Pages For Being Linked To Russia, But It Didn’t Seem To Tell That To The People Who Run Them
“Facebook should be responsible in informing account holders that they will be named in an international coordinated campaign that threatens democracy in different nations.”
Incoming: A Surveillance State In The Making
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Incoming: All We Are Is Cheez-Its In The Wind
Trump refuses to comply with the impeachment inquiry, trouble in Downing Street, Ellen defends herself. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Oct. 9.
Incoming: Can Tom Holland Solve Climate Change Next?
A second whistleblower comes forward, Hong Kong's mask ban, the FDA warns about vaping THC. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Oct. 7.
Incoming: How The Hell'd We Wind Up Like This
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