Culture & Criticism
The New "Sex And The City" Is A Giant Bummer
And Just Like That, we’ve got another cringey reboot.
Shannon Keating
The Duggars Knew Their Problem From The Beginning
Josh’s conviction is the latest fall from grace for the Duggars, who have spent the past two decades selling themselves as a wholesome family for others to emulate.
Stephanie McNeal
Let The Kardashian Kids Post TikToks In Peace
The children of original social media influencers like the Kardashians have their own accounts now. But should kids be influencers?
Stephanie McNeal
Netflix’s Christmas Movies Are Here. Here Are The Best Of The Worst.
Choose between Vanessa Hudgens playing three characters or 56-year-old Liz Hurley playing 66-year-old Kelsey Grammer’s daughter!
Estelle Tang
Why Are We Still So Obsessed With Princess Diana?
Recent art about the late princess exploits and oversimplifies the royal’s trauma.
Sandi Rankaduwa
Kim Petras Wants To Be The Next Big Pop Star
The songwriter has been making gay anthems for years. Now she's ready for her big label moment — on her terms.
Alessa Dominguez
Alice Sebold's "Lucky" Reads Very Differently Now
In 1999, writer Alice Sebold published a memoir about her brutal rape almost 20 years prior. An overturned conviction casts the book in a new, even more painful light.
Scaachi Koul
Why Will Smith Keeps Revealing Too Much
With a new confessional memoir and his growing social media presence, the actor is trying to reinvent himself for a new era of celebrity.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
We Spoke To The Cast Of "King Richard" About Black Representation On Screen
"This particular story has to come from a place of understanding that people from other places may not quite get it."
Ada Enechi
17 Festivals From Around The World That Are So Unique, They Sound Made Up
Don't forget to add these to your travel bucket list.
Palak Madlani
What Was Up With Season 4 Of “Selling Sunset”?
The new season of Netflix’s real estate reality show promised drama, but didn’t quite deliver. (Spoilers ahead.)
Scaachi Koul
A Review Of Turning 30 During The Pandemic (It's Bad)
All you need is an owl, a cassoulet, and the constant specter of looming death.
Scaachi Koul
Ann Patchett Really Is This Nice
The bestselling author’s new nonfiction collection These Precious Days is, among other things, an ode to unconventional friendships.
Hope Reese
"House Of Gucci” Is An Unambitious Mess
The highly anticipated Ridley Scott movie doesn’t remotely live up to the hype. (Possible spoilers.)
Alessa Dominguez
Christy Carlson Romano Was A Child Star. Now, She Wants To Tell Us The Truth.
The former Disney Channel actor has spent the past few decades unpacking the trauma of being a child star. Now, with a new confessional YouTube channel, she’s cashing in.
Stephanie McNeal
“30” Is The Record Adele Was Born To Make
Adele is — finally — back with a new album, and this time she’s fully in control.
Michael Blackmon
One Of K-Pop’s Brightest Stars Is Striking Out On His Own
“I like to speak my mind because I feel like, in the idol world, it's very rare to find that.”
Steffi Cao
How Are You Making Up For Lost Time?
BuzzFeed News wants to hear from you.
Shannon Keating
Taylor Swift Somehow Made “Red” Even Better
The most potent instrument Swift plays on Red (Taylor’s Version) is our knowledge of her past.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Chloe Gong Didn't Set Out To Write A YA Fantasy Novel That Mirrored Our Pandemic Reality, But Readers Cannot Get Enough
"It was bizarre reading through my own fictional passages about how the foreigners in 1920s Shanghai believed the 'madness' to be a locals-only thing, and they didn’t care about it until it hit them."
Farrah Penn
Women Are Sharing Stories Online About Sex With Celebrities
“I want it to be understood that I’m not scorned. I’m not sad because I didn’t get him as a boyfriend.”
Hallie Lieberman
She Took Photos Of New York Culture For Decades. Now She’s Getting Her Due.
“The success is bittersweet.”
Pia Peterson
Eight TV Shows We Can't Get Enough Of
From new seasons of Insecure and Big Mouth to a new drama with Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd.
Tomi Obaro
Travis Scott Fans Are Divided Over Who To Blame For The Astroworld Tragedy
“I don’t put Travis Scott at fault because [he] is the artist, and I feel like the only reason so many fingers are being pointed at him is because he’s the face [of the event].”
Michael Blackmon
The Chris Pratt Backlash Was Always Coming
He’s arguably the most famous Hollywood Chris. But now that he’s everywhere, his critics have become more vocal.
Estelle Tang
Kristen Stewart Isn’t The Perfect Diana, But She’s The Right One
Stewart’s most challenging role yet, in Spencer, is a triumph — and a reminder that she’s always been a serious talent.
Shannon Keating
These Beautiful Images Are A Harsh Critique of Gendered Violence In India
These beautiful images offer a new narrative to survivors of domestic abuse in India.
Pia Peterson
Inspiring Vintage Photos Of The New York Marathon To Mark Its 50th Year
We look back at some amazing historical photos of the best of the marathon from the very first race in 1970.
Pia Peterson
How A Grassroots Campaign Defeated Conservatives Opposed To Critical Race Theory
In Guilford, Connecticut, parents running for the town’s Board of Education on an anti–critical race theory campaign were resoundingly defeated. But that hasn’t happened everywhere.
Shannon Keating
“Eternals” Is A Mess, But There Are A Few Bright Spots
Eternals is far from perfect, but it pushes the MCU into promising new territory. Spoilers ahead.
Michael Blackmon
