There's pretty much no way that any one person can watch every new Netflix original series that comes out. Due to the streaming site's multibillion dollar investment strategy in original content, there are new series premiering constantly, and it's…

One of the biggest names in music right now is Ariana Grande. She just released her long-awaited studio album, Sweetener, and it's all fans have wanted and then some. But it turns out that the whole world has been pronouncing Ariana Grande's last…

The forthcoming Virgo season will usher in a wave of abundance for signs that are willing to actively work with the universe to manifest positive opportunities. Because this requires a lot of consistent mental energy, some signs will have an easier…

Seeing a YA book turned into a film is not exactly a rare occurence. Some of the biggest and most lucrative films of the last 10 years — Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight — were stories pulled directly from the pages of young adult books.…

It's the middle of August, which means one thing: it's really hot outside, and the weather has probably never been so humid. Falling asleep without something that will keep you cool simply isn't an option. Not only will you find it a lot harder to…

There are a lot of things that book-lovers argue over — like whether physical books are better than e-books, or whether or not listening to audiobooks actually counts as reading. But perhaps one of the most hotly debated topic among bibliophiles is…

At some point or another, you may be asked to be a bridesmaid in your friend’s wedding — or perhaps you’ve already been one, and maybe more than once. As a bridesmaid, you’ve probably been asked to help the bride with various wedding-related tasks,…

If you have trouble dropping off, you've probably dipped your toe into the world of sleep playlists: soft jazz, calming classical, whale noises, white noise and other sounds intended to drift you off to dreamland. Curiously, Spotify reported in 2015…

In Bustle's Braving BRCA column, writer Sara Altschule opens up about all the emotions she experienced after finding out she was BRCA positive, and how she dealt with them. It was 2 a.m. on a Sunday night when I looked at my 23andMe results. It said…

Female friendships can be some of the most defining relationships of our lives. From our own siblings, to our childhood best friends, to our college roommates, to the friends we may make as adults, the women in our lives often end up as the most…

If you asked me to name five adjectives that describe myself, “rule-breaking” would hardly top the list. (Those five adjectives would be “friendly,” “driven,” “loyal,” “hungry,” and “really hungry," in case you were curious.) But as I delved into…

Janelle Monáe is utterly composed as she tromps through the mud in many lengths of banana-hued silk organza and a pair of rain boots from Lowe’s. Handlers and helpers hold her hem high, their umbrellas lofted to protect the Mongolian lamb fluff on…

Harnaam Kaur isn't here to make you comfortable. In, fact, she likes making you nervous. As a motivational speaker, bearded lady, and advocate for those with PCOS, Harnaam Kaur has made a living out of challenging societal perceptions. She speaks…

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh didn't grow up in a community of young Muslim women — that's why she made her own. Proud of her culture and frustrated with the perception of Islam in a post-9/11 word, Al-Khatahtbeh decided to create a space where Muslims and…

Michelle Wolf just got her makeup done, but she's not wearing a perfect smoky eye crafted from the ashes of lies, like Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Wolf's now-infamous 2018 White House Correspondents' Dinner speech. The comedian is standing in the…

Chavonna "Bang" Rhodes is full of contradictions. The 28-year-old is quiet, but undeniably feisty. She is thoughtful with her words, yet a little rebellious in her nature. And the Atlanta-based artist is a black woman who tattoos. Though that last…

There are plenty of topics women are told not to discuss publicly. Sex, politics, really anything that shows we have an opinion at all — we live in a society that’s all too eager to have women be seen and not heard. But even as women continue to…

Almost everyone has heard of it, 52 percent of adults have reportedly tried it, it's legal (to varying degrees) in many states, it's poised to become a $50 billion industry, and yet it's still tricky to talk about weed. It's a fact that was made…

When it comes to breaking rules, Francia Raísa knows a thing or two. Sure, as we begin our phone conversation, she's a little iffy on how she'd define the term "rule breaker," but as we dive deeper, it's clear she's been challenging the status quo…

It's not easy being funny. Sure, having dozens of people keeled over in laughter while you're up on stage is amazing, but getting there isn't easy. It takes practice and, according to Ally Bruener, one of Bustle's Rule Breakers, being just a little…

Janelle Monáe is utterly composed as she tromps through the mud in many lengths of banana-hued silk organza and a pair of rain boots from Lowe’s. Handlers and helpers hold her hem high, their umbrellas lofted to protect the Mongolian lamb fluff on…

If being a fan means passionately obsessing over something, devoting one's life to that thing, and making friends and family suffer through niche references thrown into casual conversation as if everyone should just know that Nicholas Flamel is the…

Sarah Paulson is killing me. I’ve asked to read the text chain she has going with her Ocean’s 8 co-stars (weeks before it was reportedly deleted), and though she’s given me a firm “nope” because she doesn't "want to get kicked off the chain,” she’s…

Janel Parrish has just gotten off the plane from Toronto, where she wrapped up performing her dream role: Sandy in a production of Grease. "Growing up, because I didn’t look like Olivia Newton-John, which is the Sandy you expect, I always wanted to…

When Deadpool 2 and Atlanta star Zazie Beetz travels on her own dime, you won't find her in first class. She wants you to know the truth about her airline status, because she's noticed that — among other false assumptions — people tend to presume…

This is how you’re supposed to begin: You’re supposed to say that Samira Wiley is down for whatever. Need her to hang upside down, jump on a box, or lie on the cold concrete floor in sequined Marc Jacobs to get the perfect shot? No problem. The…

If you've ever had a difficult time shopping for a plus size swimsuit, you're certainly not alone. It's a soul-sucking voyage that I am intimately familiar with. I've been plus size my entire life, all the way back to childhood. Shopping for a…

Huda Kattan's Instagram account boasts 25.7 million followers and over 13,000+ posts. All of the photos and videos on @HudaBeauty highlight beauty — everything from hair to makeup to skin care. And although Kattan's makeup line shares the same name…

You probably feel like you know Sophia Bush. For nine years, she starred as quintessential cool girl, Brooke Davis, on One Tree Hill. She plays a superhero in the recently released Incredibles 2. And, as we all see on Instagram, she’s using social…

For many women, the search for a swimsuits for small busts can feel like it's about one thing and one thing only: Making that small bust look bigger. In the past, brands marketed swimsuits as "creating the illusion" of a large bust, or "accentuating…