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The Future Of The Future Of Books
Thoughts on Amazon, e-books, and the future of how we read words. Nathan Pyle / BuzzFeed The year I graduated high school, the media was overrun with speculation about a new technology set to shake...
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The Cleavage Of Consent Between Bollywood's Leading Ladies And Their Voyeurs
Objectifying Deepika Padukone without her consent has implications far beyond Bollywood: It endangers every single Indian girl and woman. kartari.tumblr.com I remember laughing out loud the first time...
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The Books That Made Me Who I Am
I am the product of endless books. Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed Nearly every day, a friend or acquaintance tags me on Facebook, asking me to share a list of 10 books that have influenced me. Nearly every...
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Baby's First Photo: The Unstoppable Rise Of The Ultrasound Souvenir Industry
Keychains, lifelike dolls, photo studios… all before the child is even born. Search results for #ultrasound on Iconosquare. Via iconosquare.com Recently, an acquaintance posted an ultrasound image to...
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The Trouble With Treating Female Characters Like Meat
Liam Neeson’s new crime drama, A Walk Among the Tombstones , turns female characters into gruesome cannon fodder in a way that feels outdated, not retro. Liam Neeson in A Walk Among the Tombstones....
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I Had a Stroke at 33
Illustration by Perrin for BuzzFeed There was a cascade of input — triangles and sky and gravel sound and music on the radio and wind and the feeling of rough cloth near my hands. I could not make...
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This Indian Does Not Owe You
Photo by Wendy Red Star I am here before you, a living Indian, upright and animated, full of blood. I am a young Cowlitz woman, not one of the dead chiefs flattened into history books. I have come to...
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How Cleaning Out My Closet Helped Me Embrace My Body
After years of keeping clothing that didn’t fit, I finally decided to kick the bad habit with some help from a professional stylist. What I found was that there was more to what I wear and don’t wear...
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When I Wasn't Paying Attention, My Pregnancy Almost Killed Me
Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed Born seven weeks premature with failing lungs and a hole in his heart, my 10-day-old son lay in an incubator in neonatal intensive care, tiny earmuffs over his ears to protect...
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Missing — And Finding — The Magic Of Haruki Murakami
The incredibly popular Japanese writer just released his latest book in English . It’s a departure for him, and for me. (Minor spoilers, insofar as a Murakami book can be spoiled.) Chris Ritter for...
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Here's Why The New York Times' Television Criticism Is So Bad
How a decades-long blind spot culminated in the “Angry Black Woman.” Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed How did the New York Times, the national paper of record, and the recipient of 114 Pulitzer Prizes, find...
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What Being A "Pageant Girl" Is Really Like
The reigning Miss America has been accused of hazing pledges in her former sorority, which has shed unwanted light on a system that some consider sexist and outdated. A former “pageant girl” on what’s...
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Why We Need To Fight Online Trolls, Not Just Ignore Them
People say to “just ignore” men like Ed Champion who attack women like me on the internet. Why that’s not OK. Jenny Chang / BuzzFeed "Develop a thicker skin." It's a phrase I've heard a lot over the...
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Missing Church, Not Religion: Why I Read Marilynne Robinson
Returning to the incredible sensory memories of church — and the feel of religion without evangelism. Picador Picador Farrar, Straus and Giroux View Entire List ›
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When I Wasn't Paying Attention, My Pregnancy Almost Killed Me
Chris Ritter / BuzzFeed Born seven weeks premature with failing lungs and a hole in his heart, my 10-day-old son lay in an incubator in neonatal intensive care, tiny earmuffs over his ears to protect...
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My Boyfriend Came Out To Me After We Dated For Six Years
“You can’t hide from me. I see you.” Jenny Chang for BuzzFeed The first time I had sex, I kept my shirt on. I was 15 years old, two weeks shy of 16, and my boyfriend and I weren't altogether prepared...
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I Had a Stroke at 33
Illustration by Perrin for BuzzFeed There was a cascade of input — triangles and sky and gravel sound and music on the radio and wind and the feeling of rough cloth near my hands. I could not make...
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This Indian Does Not Owe You
Photograph by Wendy Red Star I am here before you, a living Indian, upright and animated, full of blood. I am a young Cowlitz woman, not one of the dead chiefs flattened into history books. I have...
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Bored Cops, "Suspicious" Women: On Getting Arrested In America
I’m a black woman who was arrested while out with my white male friend. The cops said it was a case of mistaken identity, but eight years later, I find that hard to believe. BuzzFeed I like my name....
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Why I'm Still Coming Out To My Twin Sister After Five Years
My sister and I finally have “the talk” we’ve been avoiding, because although my sister’s acceptance means everything to me — I’ve never been sure that I’ve had it. Chris Ritter for BuzzFeed Almost...
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