[ Jurnee Smollett’s first date was a family affair. At 18, she’d gotten someone’s number “randomly, on the street” and agreed to go out with him — she’d been banned from dating until she was legally an adult. Her four brothers didn’t love the idea, and literally tagged along, unbeknownst to the guy. “We went … Read more
[ Young tech entrepreneur Tiffany Zhong believes we have a loneliness epidemic on social media. “What I see right now is all social media is just media — it’s not social anymore,” Zhong, 27, tells Bustle. Everyone is ogling at each other’s lives and personalities, but no one is engaging with them.” That’s why she … Read more
[ Ava and Adam brushed off the first Venmo request. The Brooklyn couple, who asked to go by pseudonyms, had been invited to a house party by one of Adam’s close work friends, Steven.* Before the party, they got a text from Steven: “Hey, if you’re coming to the party, please Venmo me $20-$25 or … Read more
[ Beth, 25, has been on Hinge since 2022 but has only ever sent one or two roses, the app’s super-like function. “One time I sat there for 20 minutes, determined to send one, and I just couldn’t,” Beth says. “It feels like you’re being desperate, even though you’re not.” Hinge users receive one free … Read more
[ “If you’ve got it, flaunt it,” was once the mantra of dressing. Take the fabled Gucci Marmont belt, for example. In 2018, it was a $450 status symbol, stamped on the midriffs of celebrities, influencers, soccer moms, and sorority sisters alike. A few short years later, however, the accessory was deemed “cheugy” by Gen … Read more
[ If I have one consistent rule as a reader, it’s that when I travel, whether it’s to a small town a couple hours away or a city on the other side of the globe, I will check out as many local independent bookstores as I can find. Each one is uniquely indicative of the … Read more
[ “The problem with being a wife is being a wife,” writes Carmela Ciuraru in The Lives of Wives, her recent book about five literary marriages. The role has historically been unglamorous, she continues, requiring women to play the part of “chattel, cook, housekeeper, and nursemaid,” while enduring the type of struggles you’d expect when … Read more
[ There’s only one silhouette that suits every aesthetic from coquette to mob wife — ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the corset top. The corset is as on-trend as ever: a little bit sexy, a little bit edgy, and, truthfully, a little bit difficult to shop for if you’re larger-chested (like me). Fear … Read more
[ While most folks on BeautyTok spent 2023 trying to master the art of the #cleangirlaesthetic, celebs were quietly entering their blue period. In the last few months, Hailey Bieber complemented her glazed-donut skin with “ocean eyes,” Selena Gomez decorated her lids with icy blue pigments, and Zendaya rocked blueberry milk nails. Always the trendsetters, … Read more
[ In this guest story, the lawyers and Real Housewives aficionados behind the podcast “The Bravo Docket” take on the question: How did white collar crime becoming a recurring theme in the franchise? The news broke on March 30, 2021. Jen Shah, a star of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, was arrested and … Read more
