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Being Winona In A World Made For Gwyneths
BuzzFeed I should have foreseen that things between James and me would end in violent chaos on the night of my 29th birthday when he, my best friend Phoebe, and I were each contemplating who our No. 1...
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24 Things No One Ever Tells You About Book Publishing
Ten years ago, my first novel Prep came out. Here’s what I’ve learned about the publishing industry and writing since then. My first novel. Via amazon.com 1. When it comes to fellow writers, don't buy...
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Why I Don't Want My Miscarriage To Stay Secret
Alice Mongkongllite/BuzzFeed I thought my first ultrasound would go like this: My doctor would point out the baby and I’d turn to my husband, Brendan. He’d tear up, and I’d whisper, “Can you believe...
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My Friend Wears A Hijab, And I Judge Her For It
In Karachi, Pakistan, where I live, it’s difficult to reconcile my antipathy toward religion with making friends. Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed The first woman who arrived was wearing a bright-yellow hijab....
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Here's Why It's OK To Turn Up On MLK Day
I get the outrage over flyers that use King’s image to get people into the club. But that anger is misplaced. getyourpeople.tumblr.com Around a week before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the internet...
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The True Tragedy Of "American Sniper"
Warner Bros. I love war movies: not for the explosions or the patriotism, but because they gave me a window into the world that structured the days of my onetime boyfriend and best friend Luke, who...
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Barbara Boxer's Retirement And The Myth Of The "Year Of The Woman"
In 1992, the election of six women to the Senate seemed to herald a new era of gender equality. Twenty-two years later, it’s clear we still have a long way to go. Sen. Barbara Boxer Chip Somodevilla /...
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The Trouble With "It Girls"
Vanity Fair On the cover of the February issue of Vanity Fair, Rosamund Pike gives her best icy blue-eyed Grace Kelly. The cover’s intro — "From Bond Girl to Gone Girl to 2015’s It Girl" — is banal:...
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This Is What One Man Learned From Wearing Makeup For A Week
One guy, five days, lots of mascara. Photograph by Lauren Zaser for BuzzFeed Life / Design by Jenny Chang for BuzzFeed I cut myself shaving. A little bit of blood slides down my upper lip into my...
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The First Date That Changed Everything
Jenny Chang/BuzzFeed Everything that comes with a relationship can be counted — in years, losses, gains, money, friends, family. The end of a marriage deserves an accounting. The numbers matter. We...
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The Whiteness Of "Public Radio Voice"
As a black man, do I need to code-switch to be heard? A slightly different version of this piece originally appeared on Transom.org. Chenjerai Kumanyika Linda Tindal Last summer, I produced my first...
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"Empire,""Jane The Virgin," And The Nonwhite Family Melodrama
Chuck Hodes / FOX The first scene of Fox’s new, ratings-demolishing series Empire doesn’t introduce the cast of characters that will make up the tapestry of the show. It doesn’t tour the mansions that...
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Here's Why "Coloured" Is Not The Same As "People Of Colour"
It’s not that hard. Really. This has come up before, so let's try to keep it brief. Generally speaking: Referring to black people as "coloured" is not cool. It hasn't been for a good long while....
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Life After Debt
Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed It was my fifth hour in the Royal Motors car dealership, and I was sitting alone at the only table in a small and stuffy room. I tossed around the wrinkled magazines spread out...
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My Life In The Blogosphere
One of the first, and last, great bloggers pulled the plug today. John Gara/BuzzFeed I first really understood the secret power of the early 2000s political blogosphere in February 2005, when Josh...
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Hollywood's Diversity Problem Isn't Just With "Selma"
The problem is how rarely people of color are cast in major roles that are not explicitly written for people of color. Selma director Ava DuVernay. Tami Chappell / Reuters The reaction of pretty much...
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Why I Don't Want My Miscarriage To Stay Secret
Alice Mongkongllite/BuzzFeed I thought my first ultrasound would go like this: My doctor would point out the baby and I’d turn to my husband, Brendan. He’d tear up, and I’d whisper, “Can you believe...
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24 Things No One Tells You About Book Publishing
Ten years ago, my first novel Prep came out. Three novels later, here’s what I’ve learned about the publishing industry and writing since then. 1. When it comes to fellow writers, don't buy into the...
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Being Winona In A World Made For Gwyneths
BuzzFeed I should have foreseen that things between James and me would end in violent chaos on the night of my 29th birthday when he, my best friend Phoebe, and I were each contemplating who our No. 1...
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Marshawn Lynch And The Future Of Sports Celebrity
\ AP Elaine Thompson Marshawn Lynch is a “complete crybaby,” a “fool,” “ungrateful,” a “thug.”Or he’s a national treasure, a marketing genius, or legend. Or maybe just an introvert.Much has been...
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