2018

These 10 Young Women Were All Allegedly Killed By Their Boyfriends Or Exes This Year
They are different ages, from different states, have different racial backgrounds, and different upbringings. But they all have one thing in common.

11 Memorable Photo Challenges For Photo Editors In 2018
Never a dull moment on the photo desk.

51 Notable And Influential People Who Died In 2018
"As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small." —Anthony Bourdain

These Are 50 Of The Biggest Fake News Hits On Facebook In 2018
A BuzzFeed News analysis found that 50 of the biggest fake stories of 2018 generated roughly 22 million total shares, reactions, and comments on Facebook.

19 Of The Most Important Immigration Stories Of 2018
Immigration continued to be a tumultuous issue under the Trump administration in a year that saw systemic family separations, deaths at the hands of Border Patrol agents, and changes to the nation's asylum system.

This Is The Year That Truly Challenged People's Trust In Amazon
But it didn’t keep people from shopping on Amazon.

29 Hoaxes We Debunked In 2018
This was the year of Monster ham, the Gorilla Channel, and a whole lot of anti-immigrant hoaxes.

13 Stories That Aren’t About Trump That Explain 2018
What it was like to live in the US in this tumultuous year.

A Dozen Can’t-Miss Investigations We Published In 2018
The Putin penthouse. The NYPD’s secret files. The women jailed for false rape claims. Bias in figure skating. And the man who "killed them all.”

Literally Just 30 Striking Illustrations From BuzzFeed UK In 2018
Explaining the stories behind the art.

17 Inspiring Health Stories That Made The World Seem A Little Less Terrible
A lot of things in 2018 were terrible. These inspiring health-related stories are not.

15 Stories From Around The World That Show What Really Happened In 2018
From a disappearing Maltese professor to hope and despair in Mexico, and from the rise of populism in Europe to Facebook getting called out across the world, BuzzFeed News was there.

16 Queer YA Books We Love
The representation jumped out (of the page).

21 Depressing AF Science And Health Stories From 2018
Just another year of climate change, sexual harassment, scientific fraud, and nuclear radiation!

The 19 Best Horror Films Of 2018
Horror has always been about trauma — this year, everyone seems to be catching on.

How We Used Public Records Laws To Tell You Stories In 2018
Our year prying loose government documents, featuring no fewer than 10 different lawsuits.

In 2018, American Tech Companies Acknowledged The Mess They’d Created In India
Silicon Valley at last conceded this year that things in India and other developing markets were far from rosy.

10 Poets On Their Favorite Poetry Collections Of 2018
Jenny Xie, Tommy Pico, Sam Sax, and seven other poets share their favorite collections of the year.

Here Are The 60 Most Truly Memorable Pictures From 2018
From the Trump baby balloon to Gareth Southgate's waistcoat, these are the UK images that stayed with us this year.

These Were Our Biggest Photo Stories In 2018
From visual perspectives on current events to historical images that inform the present, here's a look back at some of the most powerful and eye-catching pictures we published this year.

27 Pictures From 2018 That Will Restore Your Faith In Humanity
For every 2018 story of tragedy and fear, there were moments like these of joy, celebration, and perseverance.

18 Times 2018 Made Us Gag
How on earth are you still eating salad at this point?

16 True Crime Stories And Legal Dramas That Shocked Us In 2018
The true crime features and other gripping stories that shocked us in 2018.

29 Of The Best TikTok Memes And Trends Of 2018
Come with me to a strange land of Fortnite dances.

The Best Thrillers Of 2018, According To One Of The Best Crime Writers
The Real Lolita author Sarah Weinman on the crime writing that burrowed deep into her psyche and stayed there for a long, long time.

The Best Plays And Musicals Of 2018
As a character in The Prom sings, “That’s why I love the theater: It’s how I escape.”

Can You Remember What Happened In The World In 2018?
Time flies when everything is awful.

The 32 Most Important And Earth-Shattering Local Newspaper Stories Of 2018
DOG STEALS BABY'S BRIOCHE.

Why I’ve Had Trouble Buying Hollywood’s Version Of Girl Power
I get the desire to take comfort in cheerful stories of women’s triumph, from Ocean's 8 to On the Basis of Sex. But in 2018, I haven’t found them very comforting.

11 Health Stories From 2018 That Were Honestly Sort Of Shocking
Warning: Some surprising photos ahead.