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12 People Talk Honestly About How They Paid Off Their Debt
“When I made the final payment, I actually felt shame. I should be happy, but it seems like a lot of my cohort paid theirs off like a decade or more ago?"
Anne Helen Petersen
The Sort-Of Socialist Church Is Taking A Radical Approach To Christianity
Jubilee Baptist is a quasi-socialist, anti-racist, LGBTQ-affirming church conducting a bold experiment: focusing on debt, work, and freedom from oppression instead of fear and moralism.
Anne Helen Petersen
You Wanted Same-Sex Marriage? Now You Have Pete Buttigieg.
To a lot of progressive queer people, Buttigieg’s campaign symbolizes everything the marriage-focused mainstream gay rights movement has failed to deliver.
Shannon Keating
The Decade The Kardashians Took Over Everything
The story of how the Kardashians became A-list stars is more complicated than you remember and more surprising than you’d expect.
Zan Romanoff
"Bombshell" Wants Us To See The Women Of Fox News As Heroes
By failing to contextualize their race and class, Bombshell overlooks how complicated the real women who ousted Roger Ailes are. (Contains spoilers.)
Pier Dominguez
Four Books We Couldn't Put Down Last Month
Some recent faves, as recommended by the BuzzFeed Books newsletter.
Tomi Obaro
Harry Styles Is The Savviest Man In Pop Music Right Now
Unlike a lot of other men in pop, Styles’ willingness to indulge in fan service — and laugh at it — is what makes him such an effective star.
Pier Dominguez
HBO's "Watchmen" Is The Best Show On TV Right Now
Creator Damon Lindelof’s thriller isn’t just politically radical and formally stunning — it’s also so fun to watch.
Tomi Obaro
“The L Word: Generation Q” Is Trying To Atone For The Original’s Sins
Showtime's new iteration of an old favorite mostly makes me wish that Hollywood would take more risks and let a new generation of queer characters explore their own universes.
Shannon Keating
Trans Visibility Won’t Save Us
Trans people in 2019 are more represented in mainstream culture than ever — but that hasn’t necessarily improved our everyday lives. So what should we be fighting for instead?
Alex Verman
25 TV Episodes From This Decade We’ll Never Forget
Narrowing down the 25 best TV episodes from the past 10 years is maybe a silly thing to do. But we tried it anyway.
Adam B. Vary
The Tricky Business Of Humanizing The Monarchy
Both The Crown on Netflix and the real-life Duchess of Sussex have given the British royal family a badly needed PR boost, though in unorthodox ways.
Sandi Rankaduwa
When I Was Depressed, Watching “A Christmas Prince” Really Helped
It’s not like these movies instantly cured my malaise. But they did give me hope.
Jenna Guillaume
68 Books For Every Person On Your Holiday List
The best books from 2019 to give to every kind of reader.
Tomi Obaro
Before Syracuse, There Was Mizzou
A group of University of Missouri students forced their president and chancellor to resign in an unprecedented feat of student activism — including a headline-grabbing football team boycott after racist incidents on campus. Four years later, here what’s changed — and what hasn't.
Tomi Obaro
No One’s Gonna Miss The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Victoria’s Secret wanted to make its yearly fashion show a feminist endeavor. No one was buying it.
Scaachi Koul
Mister Rogers And The Dark Abyss Of The Adult Soul
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood is a movie about how startling it is to be brought back to an open-heartedness that most of us spend our lives unlearning.
Anne Helen Petersen
Anyone Who Cares About Gun Laws Should Pay Attention To What’s Happening In Idaho
The national war over gun control remains at a standstill. But in the small Idaho town of Sandpoint, Second Amendment activists are fortifying the rights they say are constitutionally theirs — no matter the cost.
Anne Helen Petersen
In The Age Of So-Called Cancel Culture, Jeffree Star Is Doing Fine
Having weathered repeated accusations of racism, bullying, and bad business, YouTube beauty mogul Jeffree Star is trying to convince the world he’s the good guy.
Scaachi Koul
Here Are The 2019 National Book Award Winners
Congratulations to them!
Tomi Obaro
The Smartest Women I Know Are All Dissociating
I’ve noticed a lot of brilliant women, real and fictional, giving up on shouting and taking a darkly sarcastic approach to their grievances instead.
Emmeline Clein
13 Books To Read Over Thanksgiving Break
From memoir to fiction — here are 13 books about families that may or may not be more difficult than yours, but whose stories make for great reading.
Sarah Neilson
Jami Attenberg's New Novel Is The BuzzFeed Book Club's December Pick
Victor Tuchman is angry and about to die in this excerpt from Jami Attenberg's All This Could Be Yours, the BuzzFeed Book Club's December pick.
Jami Attenberg
The Case For Renting Your Clothes
I love experimenting with style, but hate how much clothing I end up getting rid of. By renting and returning a few things each month, I think I can have it both ways.
Shannon Keating
Jennifer Aniston Is Angry Now And It’s Thrilling To Watch
On The Morning Show, Jennifer Aniston captures the rage of so many famous women of a certain age.
Anne Helen Petersen
Shia LaBeouf’s New Movie Puts His Whole Career In Perspective
The actor’s autobiographical new film Honey Boy is a heartbreaking reckoning with his own trauma. (Spoilers ahead.)
Scaachi Koul
OK, Fine. Let’s Talk About “Harriet.”
"In looking at what can a black woman bring to the film, I was really trying to create a rich and textured portrait of African Americans in America,” director Kasi Lemmons told BuzzFeed News. Spoilers ahead.
Michael Blackmon
5 Books We Couldn't Put Down Last Month
From Jasmine Guillory's Royal Holiday to Elizabeth Strout's Olive, Again. As recommended by the BuzzFeed Books newsletter.
Tomi Obaro
Antonio Banderas Finally Has A Starring Role That Shows His Depths
In Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory, Banderas reminds us that there’s an actor of rare intellect and sensitivity beneath the widespread image of the winking heartthrob.
Matthew Eng
The “Terminator” Franchise Has Let Sarah Connor Down
Linda Hamilton's iconic character is as fit and formidable as ever in Terminator: Dark Fate, but the movie ultimately squanders the opportunity to say something new.
Shannon Keating
