All articles tagged with #trends
A BuzzFeed Rewind roundup collects Millennials’ memories of the 2000s, from family-friendly fast-food designs and arcade-era hangouts to Napster, dial-up, and the rise of MySpace and iPods, illustrating a pre-smartphone, more social era and offering a window for Gen Z into how that decade felt to those who lived it.
A BuzzFeed Health roundup listing 28 trends that worry medical professionals, highlighting risks from accessible but dangerous substances like kratom, unsafe prenatal beliefs, extreme dieting (orthorexia), excessive protein intake, burnout, social-media-driven self-diagnoses, and risky at‑home remedies—emphasizing real harms and the need for evidence-based guidance.
Wired headphones are resurging as consumers opt for affordable wired models that rival the sound quality of pricier wireless options. Factors driving the shift include better value for money (e.g., budget wired models offering 24-bit/96kHz audio), Bluetooth battery drain and interference, and a broader tech fatigue that fuels nostalgia for simpler, non-AI-enabled gadgets. Celebrities adopting wired headphones have also helped frame them as a fashion statement, though compatibility across devices (dongles, ports) remains a hassle and wireless still holds a clear market lead.
BuzzFeed Community collects 24 boomer opinions on popular 2024 home-design trends, with complaints ranging from front-facing garages that hurt curb appeal to all-gray interiors, open floor plans that feel noisy and cluttered, glass showers that show water spots, and other features like high-elevation decks and TVs above fireplaces. The piece gathers anecdotes from seniors about practicality, comfort, and aesthetics, and invites readers to share their own hot takes in the comments.
A roundup of doctors’ warnings about dangerous health trends, ranging from cannabis-related conditions (CHS) and THC-induced psychosis in young people, to rising vaping, ketamine misuse, and GLP-1 drug abdominal pain. The piece also highlights risky behaviors like energy‑drink overuse and sleep deprivation, unsafe sexual practices with lifelong treatment needs, heavy reliance on social media and screens affecting development, overuse of tablets in patient care, and nitrous oxide abuse. Together these trends illustrate how pop culture, access to medications, and modern technology are shaping troubling health patterns across age groups.
BuzzFeed crowdsourced 17 modern home trends they hate, including gray-on-gray interiors, open-concept layouts, removing cabinets for shelves, microwaves over the stove, and front-facing garage doors, with commenters arguing these choices hurt practicality, storage, safety, and traditional charm.
A BuzzFeed Community list compiles 17 underrated or “ugly” design trends—sunken living rooms, parlors, bold tile, wood cabinets, and vibrant color schemes—arguing these features add personality and warmth to homes that feel too cookie-cutter with modern minimalism.
Uber’s 10th annual Lost & Found Index catalogs a decade of quirky rider leftovers from an ankle monitor to live butterflies and breast milk. The report notes New York City as the most forgetful city and Sundays as the busiest forgetful day, highlights evolving trends (AirPods, vaccine cards and masks, Ozempic, Labubu plushies), and underscores Uber’s dominance in the U.S. rideshare market with over a million phones reported lost in the past year.
Gallup data show US alcohol consumption hitting an 85-year low in 2025, with 54% of Americans reporting they drink and abstention rising across demographics (notably women, youth, and lower-income groups). A majority—53%—now say moderate drinking is bad for health, and among drinkers the average is 2.8 drinks per week, signaling a broad health-driven shift away from alcohol.
Vox’s Explain It to Me explains how weddings evolved from simple community celebrations to display-driven events after World War II, a shift amplified by Vogue’s wedding photo essays and a rapid social-media trend cycle that magnifies prices. Costs vary widely by location and vendor, with New York weddings often around $100,000 and Midwestern weddings closer to $30,000–$40,000, though budget can be managed by focusing on what matters most and keeping things authentic rather than chasing every trend.
The 2026 Masters field (91 players) is filtered through Augusta’s traditional trends, using 10 historical patterns to identify likely winners. Key signals include the rarity of first-time champions since 1979, the expectation that winners are usually top-ranked with recent top-10 finishes and strong driving distance, and that most past champions had multiple PGA Tour wins. After applying these filters, the pool narrows to three contenders: Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau and Xander Schauffele.
Social-media beauty trends range from salmon sperm DNA injections to nightingale-droppings facial masks and PRP ‘vampire facials.’ Science suggests purified fish DNA fragments and growth-factor–rich plasma may modestly improve hydration, texture and wrinkles, but evidence is limited and often industry-funded. Experts caution against DIY uses of bird droppings and emphasize that real benefits come from proven routines (sunscreen, moisturisers, retinol) while researchers explore collagen optimization and microbiome–based therapies.
FX’s Love Story about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has sparked a CBK fashion revival, with social media and brands reviving belted coats, tortoiseshell headbands, and minimalist prep styles—proving you don’t have to look like JFK Jr. to enjoy the look.
BuzzFeed gathered reader anecdotes on 19 highly anticipated items that didn’t live up to the hype, from Black Friday deals and subscription TV to air fryers, vinyl, Dubai travel, brunch, Disney remakes, and superhero movies, highlighting how inflated expectations often clash with reality.
BuzzFeed rounds up popular hype that fizzled, listing tech and media phenomena like the Segway, 3D TV, Google Glass, and Fyre Festival as examples of things once widely embraced that didn’t stand the test of time, with readers adding more items in the comments.