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“I've done dozens of videos, and I've had times before where I've panicked and thought that I couldn't get out of something, but I've always pushed myself through it, no matter how bad it hurts.”
Ade Onibada
Over the past four years, the star musical composer has become a symbol of millennial cringe.
Meha Razdan
Rights for the LGBTQ community in the United States have come a long way — but that isn't the case everywhere in the world.
Pia Peterson
Like Carhartt beanies before it, Stanley, founded in 1913, has become the benefactor of an online fervor that began completely organically.
Stephanie McNeal
In one part of this week's newsletter: How über conservative spousal TikToks, however genuine or satirical, have become effective growth hacks.
Tanya Chen
"My mom actually asked me, 'Was it harder to come out to me, or to tell me you wanted to wear your hair different?'"
Ellie Bate
"I never thought I was lonely. But, turning 40 this year, I was like, ‘No, I don’t want a husband that lives in a completely different state.’”
Ellie Woodward
Women who stream told BuzzFeed News the pressure is still on to be sexy or be a “real” gamer.
Lauren Strapagiel
This week's public hearings into Title IX and campus sexual assault are part of the Biden administration’s review of regulations introduced by Betsy DeVos. How much will he ultimately change?
Amber Jamieson
Judge Zahid Quraishi will serve as a district judge in New Jersey.
Zoe Tillman
A two-year legal fight over testimony from a former top Trump administration official ended with little fanfare.
Zoe Tillman
The big undertone of New York's mystery box of a mayor's race is authenticity and identity, about who matters most in American cities in the postpandemic moment.
Katherine Miller
The oil sands pipeline faced fierce opposition since it was first proposed in 2008.
Zahra Hirji
Police said Muhammad Rauf Ahmed stole blank vaccine cards while working as a nonclinical contract employee at a Los Angeles County site.
Stephanie K. Baer
Rep. Byron Donalds, who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election win, hasn’t heard back from the powerful CBC.
Kadia Goba
Feuerkrieg Division, whose previous American members plotted political assassinations and mass-casualty attacks, advocates for a race war and the collapse of modern society.
Christopher Miller
The violent dispersal of protesters outside the White House as Trump prepared for a now-infamous photo op was a defining moment in his presidency.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Family secrets, popular culture, literary experimentation, and more to love in these new and forthcoming books.
Wendy J. Fox
The alleged victims told similar stories, but misinformation about video evidence and a feud between political rivals have put the case in legal limbo for years.
Salvador Hernandez
The home surveillance camera company owned by Amazon has also partnered with more than 1,800 police departments.
Caroline Haskins
"They didn't decide to rework the pilot because the script leaked...that wasn't what happened."
Ellie Bate
"His mission was to spread joy and spread that sense of freedom of expression."
Kate Bubacz
Wayne Couzens has yet to enter a formal plea in Everard’s killing.
Ade Onibada
A spokesperson for Starbucks told BuzzFeed News that the specific items affected will vary by market and store.
Ikran Dahir
By announcing new tools to help people make money, Instagram seemingly wants to woo back some of its disgruntled influencers.
Stephanie McNeal
Most defendants are looking at sentences that fall far below the maximums.
Zoe Tillman
Smiles tweeted that she "never planned to release" their recorded call, but she believes Hanna has continued to lie about her relationship with Curtis Lepore.
Tanya Chen
Deadline reported that Harrison, who hosted the franchise for nearly two decades, will receive an eight-figure payout.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Fake vaccine card merchants are rampant on Telegram. Meanwhile, fake vaccine card listings continue to fall between the cracks on Amazon, despite a ban on them.
Caroline Haskins
"What more diversity do they want in this reunion? The cast is the cast."
Ellie Bate