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Here’s What Parents Dealing With Coronavirus Isolation Want You To Know
Everything that was once simple feels difficult, and everything that was already difficult feels impossible.
Anne Helen Petersen
The Coronavirus Outbreak Is “Like A Nightmare” For People With Eating Disorders
“Eating disorders do thrive in silence. This is kind of like the perfect storm for that silence to get as loud as humanly possible.”
Addy Baird
12 Teens On Being Stuck At Home Because Of The Coronavirus
"I’ve been doing what Gen Z does. I’ve adapted, I’ve overcome, and I've been on my phone too much."
Rachel Sanders
How To Help Your Favorite Bookstore During The Coronavirus Epidemic
The coronavirus epidemic is shuttering bookstores across the country. Here's how to help them stay afloat.
Tomi Obaro
Celeste Ng Says “Little Fires Everywhere” Is A Challenge To “Well-Intentioned” White Ladies
Ng shared what it's like to watch her bestselling novel become a Hulu series starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.
Anne Helen Petersen
The Coronavirus Hit My Home Just Behind The Tornado
After a tornado tore through our Nashville home, we're desperate to connect with our community — but the coronavirus has made that impossible.
Jennifer R. Bernstein
When The People You Love Can’t Accept That They Need To Stay Home
“I deeply value doing things for the greater good, but so many people in my life seem not to. I don’t know how to go forward with these relationships.”
Shannon Keating
Answer 6 Questions And We'll Tell You 6 New Books To Read
There are a ton of great books out this month — which ones should you grab?
Arianna Rebolini
The Coronavirus Giving You Cabin Fever? Lessons From An Introvert.
It's the introvert's time to shine, baby!
Michael Blackmon
"Barn 8" Is BuzzFeed Book Club's April Pick. Read A Chapter Here.
A small group of renegades want to steal a million chickens from an industrial farm in the middle of the night — but they'll need some help.
Deb Olin Unferth
The Best Shows To Watch When You're Feeling Anxious
We all deserve a break.
Tomi Obaro
The Coronavirus Response Shows How Crucial Accessibility Is
Seeing companies make drastic changes to accommodate working remotely during the coronavirus outbreak is great — but it’s also frustrating for those of us who could have used those accommodations much sooner.
Amy Meng
How Millennials Are Talking To Their Boomer Relatives About The Coronavirus
The big issue? So many of them don’t want to consider themselves “old” or “vulnerable.”
Anne Helen Petersen
As The Coronavirus Spreads, What Do We Really Owe One Another?
Pandemics have historically pushed humanity to undergo great moral and spiritual reckonings. This one could be ours.
Shannon Keating
Chet Hanks Is The Voice Of Reason We Desperately Need
Yes, I’m talking about Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s large adult son.
Scaachi Koul
24 New Books We Couldn't Put Down
From a new book by the author of Station Eleven to a self-help guide by Desus & Mero.
Tomi Obaro
Yes, You Actually Can Do Something About The Coronavirus
No individual can stop the coronavirus from spreading. But we can make crucial changes — big and small — to protect and help the people around us.
Anne Helen Petersen
44 Amazing Book Recommendations From Our Favorite Indie Bookstores
We asked our favorite indie booksellers about the books they're loving these days.
Arianna Rebolini
The Guy I Was Dating Asked To Be My Boyfriend. Three Days Later, He Broke Up With Me
After a devastating breakup, I tried to figure out why dating these days feels so isolating.
Michael Blackmon
How "My Dark Vanessa" Became One Of The Biggest Books Of The Year
Kate Elizabeth Russell on her new novel: “It had to be fiction. It had to be artifice. Because otherwise — how could I stand it?"
Anne Helen Petersen
Indian Aunties Are The Best Thing About "Family Karma"
The real stars of Family Karma, the new all-Indian Bravo reality TV show, aren't the hot and horny millennials — it's the aunties.
Scaachi Koul
I Spoke Out Against "American Dirt." Then Oprah Asked Me To Talk About It.
After I wrote a piece criticizing American Dirt, Oprah invited me to appear on Oprah's Book Club for a candid conversation with her and author Jeanine Cummins.
Julissa Arce
The New Hillary Clinton Documentary Is Stuck In An Old Echo Chamber
The Hulu documentary Hillary dwells on the past without shedding much new light on Clinton’s career or our political present.
Pier Dominguez
The “Love Is Blind” Reunion Was A Little Too Reasonable
Who knew everyone would be so well-adjusted? (Spoilers!)
Tomi Obaro
Oprah's No Good, Very Bad Few Months
After decades of raising questions about our national baggage, Oprah has recently become the center of controversy herself.
Niela Orr
The Salt Bae Guy Has A New Restaurant In New York. It's Not Good.
The burgers have no flavor, but that’s not really the point.
Scaachi Koul
Opinion: Bernie Sanders Is A Straight White Man. Does That Matter?
Voters don’t have to identify with Bernie Sanders to believe he’ll do the best job representing people like them — and people completely unlike them, too.
Shannon Keating
Mark And Lauren From “Love Is Blind” Shared What Being On The Show Was Like
“The crazy thing about reality TV is that it's such a brief part of your life that you're sharing with the world, and people come up to you and it's like they know you already,” Lauren told BuzzFeed News.
Michael Blackmon
Let’s Talk About The Last Episode Of “Love Is Blind”
We live-chatted our way through the Netflix show's season finale. Spoilers!
Tomi Obaro
Jada’s “Red Table Talk” Interview With Snoop Dogg Was Frustrating
Jada Pinkett Smith has created a safe space for black celebs in hot water with her Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk. But is it at the expense of holding them accountable?
Michael Blackmon
