That Was 2020
Here Are Some Of Those Who Died In 2020
A look back at those who died this year.
Pia Peterson
42 Books That Made 2020 A Little Less Awful
At least the books were good.
Arianna Rebolini
Here Are The Most Beautiful Book Covers Of 2020
So good you'll want to frame them.
Arianna Rebolini
The Wildest Media Corrections Of 2020
"An earlier version of this post misstated the country Lizzo twerked in."
Sarah Schweppe
These People Made Tons Of Money In 2020 As The World Fell Apart
If you still need proof that the world is built for the wealthy to succeed, just take a look at how fortunes diverged this year.
Venessa Wong
The Most Memorable Photo Stories We Published This Year
A look back at our favorites as we shut the door on 2020.
Pia Peterson
26 Of The Best Grammar Memes And Tweets From 2020
I'm going to create a meme roundup that is so self-indulgent...
Emerson Malone
3 Things That Changed Language In 2020
The BuzzFeed News copydesk is looking at three specific things that shaped our language in 2020: the coronavirus pandemic, the racial justice movement, and the QAnon mass delusion and militant groups.
Emerson Malone
I Hoped Watching Sports Would Be An Escape From The Coronavirus. It Only Reminded Me Of Our Failures.
“Sports are a meaningful part of our culture … but the question is, at what cost?”
Stephanie K. Baer
The 13 Biggest Lessons We've Learned About The Coronavirus So Far
"It’s an extraordinary virus, the likes of which I’ve never, ever seen, and I’ve been doing this now for almost 40 years,” Anthony Fauci told BuzzFeed News.
Zahra Hirji
23 Audiobooks That Were Really Popular In 2020
From memoirs to fantasy to award-winning fiction, here are Libro.fm's 2020 bestsellers.
Arianna Rebolini
Here Are 41 Muslim TikToks That People Couldn't Get Enough Of In 2020
"My agent John seeing my Muslim Pro activities."
Ikran Dahir
In 2020, Pop Culture Failed To Meet The Moment
There was no song or movie or TV show that really captured the grief and isolation of this year.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
2020 Taught Me Matt Damon’s Daughter Is The Most Relatable Character In “Contagion”
After a year like no other, my perspective of one Contagion character has changed dramatically. So I called up the actor who played her to talk about it.
David Mack
Here's All The Best Influencer Drama That Went Down In 2020
They came, they saw the coronavirus and fled, and they became canvases on which we projected our year's greatest anxieties and frustrations.
Tanya Chen
28 Books To Read Based On The Shows You Binge-Watched This Year
It's always "Netflix and chill" and never "crack open a book and chill."
Kirby Beaton
The 39 Most Defining Memes of 2020
I am once again asking you to read about these memes.
Julia Reinstein
23 Tweets And Memes That Capture The Anger We Felt This Year
“The government be like: due to the coronavirus we will be providing human rights.”
Lam Thuy Vo
29 Books We Couldn’t Put Down This Year
From stunning poetry and illuminating nonfiction to heart-wrenching novels.
Arianna Rebolini
Our Relationship With Food Changed In 2020
No degree of social and economic upheaval could shake our unrelenting need to eat.
Venessa Wong
These 8 Videos Show Just How WTF 2020 Was đź‘€
TikToking about your broken skull, being scammed out of $31,000, finding dozens of Prohibition-era whiskey bottles hidden in your home...it's been a wild year.
Derek Gardner
Here's Why 2020 Was The Kardashians' Most Controversial Year Yet
From their handling of the coronavirus pandemic to deciding to end their show, the family has had a dramatic year in 2020.
Ellie Woodward
In 2020, Disinformation Broke The US
Lies about science, civil rights, and the vote itself have turned Americans against one another.
Jane Lytvynenko
The Busiest Hurricane Season On Record Is Officially Over
This hurricane season blew through predictions from federal scientists and set a string of new records along the way.
Zahra Hirji
Here Are The Top 10 TikTok Creators Of 2020
Yes, of course Charli is on the list.
Lauren Strapagiel
Here Are The Top 10 Viral TikToks Of 2020
From a Will Smith wipe to that one coworker on Zoom.
Lauren Strapagiel
The 12 Best Episodes Of TV In 2020
From a wedding in Schitt's Creek to an out-of-this-world episode of Lovecraft Country, here are our picks for the best TV show episodes of 2020.
David Mack
Here Are 20 Photo Books That Brought Us Joy In The Very Exhausting Year Of 2020
We rounded up some of our favorites and asked for recommendations from artists on this list and other industry professionals.
Kate Bubacz
TikTok Was 2020's Only Silver Lining
What would I have done in this horrible year without everyone’s Renegades?
Scaachi Koul
25 Tech Things We Tried And Liked In 2020
The apps, gadgets, subscriptions, and other things that made 2020 not so, uh, 2020.
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