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A professional makeup artist watches, reacts, and sets the record straight on what’s brilliant—and what’s just plain bad.
No matter how nostalgic you feel, it's hard not to admit that the 2000s were a decade of cringe. Recently, the BuzzFeed Community shared the pop culture moments from the '00s that they shudder the ...
Social media is undermining the power of protest by framing it as "cringe," making the front line of change weaker.
Trends come and trends go, but nowhere is that more apparent than in the world of fashion and beauty. It seems like only ...
"Cringe has become a social trap that is very hard to escape," writes Myisha Battle.
When I went to prom years ago, nothing could have prepared me for how much I'd cringe at my photos over a decade later. From the stiff curls to the dramatic eyeshadow, I can say with confidence ...
A handful of designers are fessing up by sharing the most cringe-worthy designs in a home.
A viral video has left people in stitches after a 32-year-old shared the list of things her Gen Z sister said are "cringe" for Millennials. "I asked my sister to tell me all the things that are ...
It’s time to leave your cringe word era behind. Period. Every year, Lake Superior State University releases its Banished Words List, a tradition that dates back to 1976, highlighting words and ...
Gen Z daters are so terrified of looking cringe, they’re scrubbing all sincerity from dating profiles — and it could be why so many are still swiping solo.
Some of the best TV shows are ones that make us cringe the hardest, and here are 30+ examples of small-screen awkwardness at its best.
Cringe comedy forever altered the TV landscape. But was this change for the worse or the better? Here's our take.