Bustle Presents Evolution, A Holiday Issue About Where You've Been & Where You're Going

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Colton Underwood’s New ‘Bachelor’ Promo Will Legit Have You On The Edge Of Your Seat

On Tuesday evening during a commercial break for the Dancing With The Stars finale, Colton Underwood's first Bachelor promo was revealed — and it was as dramatic as you'd expect. For one, the 90 second teaser revealed that Underwood's virginity is…
By Caroline Burke

An Open Letter To Stacey Abrams From Domestic Workers: We'll Keep Fighting With You

In this op-ed, Care in Action, which works on behalf of more than two million domestic and care workers across America, explains what Stacey Abrams’ campaign meant to domestic workers. Dear Stacey, In October 2017, a small group of us — nannies,…
By Care In Action

Mandy Moore Reportedly Got Married In A Ceremony That Sounds So Sweet

She might be part of one of the most heartbreaking love stories on TV, but now it sounds like she's living her own happily ever after. According to E! News, This is Us star Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith got married on Sunday in Los Angeles after…
By Nicole Pomarico

Serena Williams Posted The Sweetest Selfie With Alexis Ohanian For Their 1st Anniversary

Alexis Ohanian and living icon Serena Williams have just about the best celebrity relationship there is. To celebrate their first anniversary, they posted photos of each other on Instagram that are the absolute best. Seriously, Serena Williams'…
By Sophy Ziss

Jessie J Addressed *Those* Jenna Dewan Lookalike Comments In A Moving Instagram

Jessie J has taken those lookalike comments down like a domino (sorry). In a powerful Instagram post that went up on Friday, Jessie J responded to the Jenna Dewan comparisons that have been circling overhead ever since the singer reportedly began…
By Kristie Rohwedder

OMG, Ariana Grande Has Short Hair Now — And No Ponytail

Ariana Grande's ponytail is iconic. Arguging against that fact is futile. While the singer is known for her outrageous voice, she's also known for her famous hairstyle. However, on Instagram, Ariana Grande's short hair is making a splash because not…
By Shea Simmons

Lisa Vanderpump May Be Leaving 'RHOBH' For Good After Season 9

Here is some shocking news for Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans. Lisa Vanderpump might be leaving RHOBH, according to E! News. It appears that Season 9, which is slated to return sometime next year, could very well be LVP's last season. When…
By Allyson Koerner

Khloe Kardashian Addresses The Cheating Controversy From Her Hospital Room In This 'KUWTK' Clip

The Kardashians are already one of the most talked-about families in the world, and Khloé Kardashian's response to giving birth mid-cheating controversy has been one of the hottest topics yet. Though she remained pretty tight-lipped at the time, a…
By Alexis Rhiannon

The Royal Family Showed Their Fun Side In These New Clarence House Portraits

The royal gang's all here, and this time, they're actually reminding us of the average, non-royal clan. (AKA, ourselves.) On Tuesday, the Prince Charles' Clarence House shared the new royal family portraits in celebration of his 70th birthday. The…
By Taylor Ferber

Fans Think 'Stranger Things' Is Ending Soon, Based On The Cast's Emotional Instagrams

Halloween is over, but Stranger Things fans are definitely scared right about now. After sharing a series of emotional photos and videos, Millie Bobby Brown has fans speculating that Stranger Things Season 3 will be the last. On Monday, Nov. 11,…
By Taylor Ferber

HBO Just Announced The Premiere Month For The Final Season Of ‘Game Of Thrones’

Winter may finally be hitting Westeros, but it's the springtime where fans will be seeing all the action take place. After months and months of waiting and wondering, the Game of Thrones Season 8 premiere month has finally been revealed, and the…
By Kelly Schremph

Leta’s Storyline In ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Is The Last Straw For Me As A Black 'Harry Potter' Fan

By Kadeen Griffiths
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Kim Porter Shouldn't Be Remembered Just For Diddy, But For Her Impact On Women In Hip-Hop

For Black women who were obsessed with Mary J. Blige and her leather outfits, who breathed the fusion of hip-hop, R&B, and high glamour, who came of age during the '90s and early '00s Bad Boy Era, the news of Kim Porter’s death on Nov. 15, rocked…
By Melissa Kimble

The Week's Best Beauty Sales Include Tarte Makeup Brushes & A ColourPop Highlighter Trio For Under $20

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday looming, there are still plenty of other sales you can take advantage of — for yourself or for others — right now and before the holiday madness starts. This week's best beauty sales are pretty awesome and potent.…
By Amy Sciarretto

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram Reveals Everything You Never Knew About Congress

If anyone had any doubts about how the youngest congresswoman in history would communicate with her constituents, they've been answered. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Instagram is one of many outlets that she is using to solidify her reputation as a…
By Caroline Burke

The ‘Christmas Prince’ Sequel Trailer Will Give You Major Meghan Markle Vibes

It's time to get royally excited for this holiday season. From the looks of Netflix's A Christmas Prince 2 trailer, it's clear that Aldovia is the place to be, as Amber (Rose McIver) and Prince Richard (Ben Lamb) get ready to say "I do." In fact, it…
By Shannon Carlin

Bath & Body Works Released 40 Scents For The Holidays & Here's What Each One Smells Like

Bath & Body Works are one of those rare brands that are both nostalgic and modern, throwing us back into our pre-teen stages and staying relevent in our adulthood beauty routines. How can they not be with such good smells? And now Bath & Body Works…
By Marlen Komar

Melissa & Joe Of 'RHONJ' Could Be In Trouble Next Season, According To 'Bustle Breakdown'

By Angelica Florio

Why Danielle's Wedding Might Not Air On 'RHONJ' This Season

Danielle Staub has flitted in and out of Real Housewives Of New Jersey for a few years now, appearing as a “friend of” the full-time Housewives. It’s nice to see that she’s buried the hatchet with women like Teresa Giudice, with whom she had a…
By Lindsay Denninger

Creator Dana Gould Says Season 4 Of 'Stan Against Evil' Might Have A Musical Episode

Another equal parts slapstick and spooky season of IFC's Stan Against Evil is coming to an end. Although it premiered on Halloween night, it feels like just yesterday that Season 3 made its debut on the small screen. Stan and his unofficial partner,…
By Kayla Blanton

Here's When 'Greenleaf' Will Be Coming Back To OWN

If you’re dying for more Oprah Winfrey produced projects in your life — and really, who isn’t? — you’re in luck. Just a few weeks after its third season debuted on OWN, Greenleaf was renewed for Season 4, according to TVLine. The drama, which…
By Taylor Maple

Jackie Goldschneider's 'RHONJ' Instagram Proves This Mommy Blogger Never Takes A Day Off

New Housewives need a few weeks to break themselves in to Real Housewives fans, because being new and fresh on a reality show comes with quite a learning curve. So far, Jackie Mark Goldschneider has taken it all in stride — two episodes in on her…
By Lindsay Denninger

Kate Channeled Her "Jack Pearson Magic" In Her Girl Talk With Tess On 'This Is Us'

Jack Pearson was the magic man in the Pearson household, and his death left not only a huge hole in the makeup of the family but also a void as to who would be the cheerleader, the maker of special things, the one to fix it all. Each Pearson kid has…
By Lindsay Denninger

Bianca’s Hearing Is Part Of Her ‘Creed 2’ Story, But It’s Not All Of It

Creed II takes Adonis Creed and Bianca Porter's love story to the next level. But as things move forward for the couple, they each still have their separate careers and their own personal issues to contend with. In Creed II, Bianca's hearing loss is…
By Lia Beck

'Creed II' Has A Surprising Cameo From A Classic 'Rocky' Character

Spoilers for Creed II ahead. Creed II, obviously, is a sequel to 2015's Creed. But, it's also a sequel to Rocky IV, in which Rocky defeated Soviet boxer Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren) after Ivan's fight with Rocky's friend Apollo Creed left Apollo…
By Lia Beck

You Don’t Have To Stay Through The Credits To See This Extra ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Scene

Spoilers ahead for Ralph Breaks the Internet. If you’re a Disney fan, you know it’s usually worth sticking through the credits to watch the post-credits scene, where there’s either a funny bonus scene that isn’t directly tied to the plot, or a hint…
By Tatiana Tenreyro

Stassi Schroeder’s Boyfriend Agreed To Be On ‘Vanderpump Rules’ For This Sweet Reason

Beau Clark didn't want to be on the spinoff born to The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, but the person who doesn’t know what she did to you (but she’ll take a pinot grigio) changed his mind. So how did Stassi convince her new boyfriend to be on…
By Kristie Rohwedder

lifestyle

For decades Black Friday was the day that people lined up — sometimes hours in advance — and rushed the doors the second the stores open. Black Friday offered not just a jump on holiday shopping, but sales and deals galore. But then something…
By Amanda Chatel

Ariana Grande Just Had The Best Exchange With Reese Witherspoon About 'Legally Blonde'

Fans are on quite a nostalgic Easter egg hunt piecing together this songstress' epic new project. As of Tuesday afternoon, audiences have about 75 percent of Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" music video figured out, as the singer has posted nods to…
By Taylor Ferber

We Need To Talk About That Brutal Disney Song Parody In ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’

Here’s the thing about Disney making fun of itself in its latest movie, Ralph Breaks The Internet: it’s so good, I’m almost mad about it. Almost. As a lifelong Disney kid, I’ve often prided myself on my ability to lovingly take jabs at the Disney…
By Kelsea Stahler

Millie Bobby Brown Just Clarified The Meaning Of Her Emotional 'Stranger Things 3' Comments

Fans felt their words turn upside down when Millie Bobby Brown hinted that Stranger Things Season 3 would be the last a week ago. Thankfully, the demogorgons shall return as Brown confirmed the epic series isn't ending just yet. On Monday night's…
By Taylor Ferber

'The Cry' Star Jenna Coleman Explains Why Being a Good Mom Is So Subjective

Spoilers ahead for The Cry Episodes 1-4. It's no secret that motherhood is difficult, but in movies and TV, the more grueling aspects are often glossed over in favor of pleasant depictions of happy, made-up moms pushing bespoke strollers around the…
By Rebecca Patton

Ben Higgins' Reaction To Lauren Bushnell Having A New BF Will Please 'Bachelor' Nation

Bachelor Nation, gather' round, because you're going to want to hear how Ben Higgins reacted to Lauren Bushnell dating Chris Lane. As Bachelor fans will recall, Higgins proposed to Bushnell during Season 20 in 2016, but they ended up splitting in…
By Allyson Koerner

This Video Of Mandy Moore & Taylor Goldsmith Singing At Their Wedding Is The Sweetest

She wore a pink dress for the ceremony, a black dress for the reception, and a microphone in her hand when it was time to get on stage with her husband for a duet. Mandy Moore and Taylor Goldsmith sang at their wedding this past weekend, and yes,…
By Kristie Rohwedder

The ‘Creed’ Series Could Last Forever — If It Doesn’t Fall Into These Sequel Traps

Creed was an unexpected success in every aspect, being the the second feature from a young director just off an indie success, a revival of a franchise so sequeled-out it was repeatedly mocked for the fact in pop culture, and a star-making role for…
By Danielle Burgos

Why Netflix's 'The Final Table' Is Unlike Any Cooking Show You've Seen Before

These days, you can’t swing a bag of sunchokes without hitting a dozen cooking shows of varying degrees of intensity. From the relatively friendly competition of Guy’s Grocery Games, to the contained pressure of Chopped, to the over-the-top drama of…
By Lindsay Denninger

This Video Of Michael B. Jordan Admitting He's Slid Into Fan DMs Will Make You Swoon

You might wanna check the status of your social media notifications, because Michael B. Jordan just admitted that he's slid into fans DMs and the actor appears to be making no apologies for it, according to People. On the Tuesday November 20 episode…
By Nina Bradley

Alison Sudol Has A Message For Fans Who Dislike Queenie's Storyline In 'Fantastic Beasts 2'

Warning: major plot spoilers ahead! The new Fantastic Beasts film, titled The Crimes of Grindelwald, saw the return of many beloved characters, including Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne), Tina Goldstein (Katherine Waterston), and lovable No-Maj Jacob…
By Kelly Schremph