Life
How Quarantine Has Affected Introverts
“I need a lot more socialization than I originally thought I did.”
Michael Blackmon
Influencers' Mirror Pictures Might Not Be Mirror Pictures At All
A theory circulating on TikTok argues someone is just taking a picture of influencers holding up their phones.
Caroline Haskins
Why Jonah Hill’s Response To His Paparazzi Photos Is Radical
Larger men in Hollywood are expected to grin and bear constant jokes and scrutiny about their weight.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
It's OK To Move Back In With Your Parents After 30
Sally never expected to be living with her parents when she turned 30 — but moving back home helped her build the life she truly wanted. (An excerpt from But You’re Still So Young.)
Kayleen Schaefer
The Pleasure And Pain Of Gay Bars
These social spaces are sites of both pleasure and isolation in Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, a new book by Jeremy Atherton Lin.
Mitchell Kuga
Teachers Are Being Pushed To Their Breaking Points
“At first it was, ‘Oh we love our teachers’ and now it seems like people are sick of having their kids at home and want their babysitters back.”
Michael Blackmon
Introverts Only: Has The Pandemic Pushed You To Rethink Social Habits?
BuzzFeed News wants to hear from you.
Michael Blackmon
Lesbian Sugar Mamas And Sugar Babies Talk About Their Relationships
“Sugaring seemed fun and the taboo nature of it made it extra spicy.”
Hallie Lieberman
Are You A Teacher? How Do You Feel About Schools Reopening?
If you teach K–12, we want to know what you are most concerned about right now.
Michael Blackmon
The Reality For Men With Eating Disorders
“A lot of these guys are just excessively, compulsively exercising. We sometimes have people going to the gym, I kid you not, for 10 hours a day.”
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
For Black People Trying To Make It In Entertainment, Clubhouse Is The Place To Be
The audio-based app has become popular with the Black entertainment industry — for better and for worse.
Michael Blackmon
The Face Of QAnon Isn’t Just White Dudes With Guns, It’s Instagram #BoyMoms
Little Miss Patriot is amassing followers despite Instagram suspending her accounts for spreading disinformation. Why is her messaging so potent?
Stephanie McNeal
How Are You Or Your Family Members Detangling From QAnon?
With President Joe Biden's inauguration, many QAnon followers are having doubts. If you know someone who was a QAnon supporter but is now detaching from the collective delusion, we'd love to hear from you.
Scaachi Koul
Six Trans People Talk About Their Pandemic Bodies
“In a way, the pandemic has been a very, very small positive to me, as it has allowed me to just reflect on myself and come to terms with my identity.”
Fancy Feast
I Lost My Sense Of Smell In My Twenties. Here’s My Advice To COVID-19 Survivors.
Complications of COVID-19 have caused many people to lose their sense of smell. I lost mine years ago and have some suggestions on how to get by.
Jessica Garrison
Couples With Different Body Types Exist. Here Are Their Stories.
“I knew she wasn’t 120 pounds, which wasn’t my type.”
Laura Bogart
Who Taught Women That They Should Only Eat 1,200 Calories A Day?
“Women especially need more than 1,200 calories just to breathe and exist, let alone exercise and function throughout the day like a normal human being.”
Scaachi Koul
These Women Want Curves. And They’re Taking A Dangerous Drug To Get Them.
Apetamin, an unregulated weight supplement that has been aggressively marketed to Black women on social media, has dangerous side effects.
Ade Onibada
Veneers Are Becoming An Essential Accessory For Influencers
“Having a perfect white smile and shiny teeth is like the equivalent of having the latest designer bags these days.”
Michael Blackmon
TikTok Makes Me Want To Have A Big Butt
The world is burning in almost every way possible. What better time for me to fixate on my relatively mediocre donk.
Scaachi Koul
Men Have Eating Disorders Too. Are You One Of Them?
We want to hear from you for an upcoming BuzzFeed News story.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Has The Pandemic Changed How You Use Social Media?
We want to hear how you've been using your phone lately.
Shannon Keating
My Breast Reduction Surgery Finally Gave Me The Body I Was Meant To Have
We’re told breasts should inspire lust and envy — but what about self-loathing?
Olivia Niland
I Keep Getting Tattoos Because Nothing Matters
Tattoos are a reminder, when nearly everything else is out of your control, that your body is your own to do with what you will.
Shannon Keating
Why Is Celebrity Weight Loss So Complicated?
As recent conversations about Adele and Lizzo's detox diet show, we need to come up with more nuanced ways to talk about public weight loss.
Lauren Strapagiel
What It Feels Like To Mourn Your Ideal Body
I spent years living in a dangerous and restrictive world that I had constructed for myself. Then I learned how to tear down those walls.
Addy Baird
The Pro-Trump Mob Was Doing It For The ’Gram
The assault on the Capitol, and on democracy, also felt like a meme-making social media performance.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud
There’s A Straight Line From Charlottesville To The Capitol
Wednesday’s attempted coup is just the natural extension of a presidency spent giving insurgents permission to come inside, kick their feet up, and tear down democracy.
Scaachi Koul
I Thought I Would Find Myself In The Wilderness. Then I Spent Four Months Living In It.
A summer working on trails in the burned-out Oregon backcountry taught me that while humans may find profound beauty in nature, it does not exist for us.
Leo Schwartz
Meet The Wedding Planners Queering The Industry
Same-sex marriage in the US has been legal for years now, but queer couples still face wedding hurdles. Meet the planners who want to change that.
Hilary Weaver
