Last November, BuzzFeed News writer and media studies scholar Anne Helen Petersen did what she’s known for and what she’s paid to do: She profiled a celebrity, taking a critical deep dive into their fame. This one was about Armie Hammer, who was in the spotlight for his turn in Call Me by Your Name. However, Hammer’s fans saw it as … Read more
1. Rosalind Franklin Many people haven’t heard of her, or did not know about her until college, and it’s sad because she is the reason we know what the structure of DNA looks like. Watson and Crick stole her x-rays for the structure, and used it so ‘they could be first’. She never received her … Read more
In emergency situations, a human’s more animal instincts sometimes take over. People just want to get themselves and their family to safety—even at the expense of others facing the same dangerous situation. Fortunately, it is possible for regular people to be selfless in the face of danger. When a terrible storm hit one family, they … Read more
When some people enter the room, it’s like someone opened a window and flooded the space with sunshine. Tony Adkins is a physician assistant at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County in California, and he’s definitely the kind of person who brings the sunshine wherever he goes. Tony grew up the child of a single mom … Read more
Mac Miller died on Friday of a suspected drug overdose, PEOPLE confirms. He was 26. The rap star was found unresponsive at his home in San Fernando Valley, California, around noon on Friday after a call was made for an “immediate dispatch” for a patient in cardiac arrest, according to a 911 call obtained by The Blast. A source … Read more
Mario Unger is a digital artist and a photographer from Austria who works on restoring and colorizing old photographs. He says that the reason for doing all of this work was to reduce the distance of time a little bit. He loves black & white photography, but he thinks that for some photos color is … Read more
Whether it’s a national landmark seen with our own eyes for the first time or an animal seen only on TV, we’ve all been stunned by the sheer size of something. It’s almost impossible to size something up accurately without first seeing it in person—but these photos make it happen… Using humans for scale, these … Read more
IHOP is most famous for its delicious pancakes (complete with that little ball of butter on top) and 24-hour service. But Abilene, Texas IHOP server, Millie Young, has given the chain a new claim to fame thanks to her act of kindness. On August 21, 2018, Regina Thomason, her parents, and her brother, Dwayne Roach, … Read more
Krista Shanelle is a 29-year-old woman from Georgetown who writes articles about topics involving womanhood, relationships, and social issues. Her recent Facebook post about ‘non-traditional’ women and how they are expecting to meet ‘traditional men’ (and how it doesn’t make sense) went viral, and when you check it out, you’ll see why. Krista hopes to … Read more
No one can keep track of every single thing in their attic or backyard. You’re bound to come across a mystery hiding in your own home sooner or later. The real challenge is figuring out exactly what the heck you’re dealing with, especially when it’s really weird. These 20 curious redditors had no clue what … Read more