Lifestyle news summaries — Page 3
Essential facts and source links for recent lifestyle stories.
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Readers share 24 private habits, from cat chats to sleeping in closets
BuzzFeed Community members shared 24 private habits, including pretending to host a cooking show, talking to cats in different voices, eating dry ramen without seasoning and pacing around a coffee table while thinking. Some submissions came from Reddit. -
Colorado rescuer cuts bullsnake free as bird netting tightens
Colorado rescuer Seth Baker cut a bullsnake free from bird netting that tightened as it struggled. He warns entangled wildlife can be seriously injured or killed, and advises keeping netting taut and off the ground if used, or avoiding it when possible. -
Karen Eubanks Jackson founded Sisters Network after finding no breast cancer helpline for Black women
While undergoing breast cancer treatment in 1993, Karen Eubanks Jackson found no national helpline for Black women and created one. Sisters Network became a national organization in 1994 and now has more than 25 survivor-run chapters. -
Redditors recall childhood meals with fewer snacks and more home cooking
People responding to an r/AskOldPeople question recalled childhood food habits in a BuzzFeed roundup of 16 posts: snacks and eating out were less routine, portions and soft-drink servings were smaller, and many families ate home-cooked dinners together. -
Tomales Bay property with Marshall Store enters market at $13 million
A 16.7-acre waterfront property on Tomales Bay that includes the Marshall Store restaurant is on the market for $13 million, the first time it has been offered for sale. The site has 2,500 feet of shoreline, four parcels, multiple buildings and two docks. -
Virginia woman claims $2 million lottery prize anonymously after lunch-break win
An anonymous Virginia woman won a lottery game's $2 million top prize on her lunch break, then returned to work without sharing the news. She chose a $952,000 lump sum before taxes; a law that took effect over the summer let her claim anonymously. -
EcoFlow user links overnight battery drain to inverter left on
A Reddit user reported that an EcoFlow Delta 3 Classic powering a garage freezer fell from 60% to 30% overnight—even with the freezer switched off from midnight to 7 a.m.—and said the inverter, left on, appeared to account for about 300 watt-hours of loss. -
Ettore, named for Chef Boyardee, is planned for Cleveland in early 2028
Chef Douglas Katz will lead the menu at Ettore, an Italian restaurant planned for downtown Cleveland in early 2028. Named for chef Ettore Boiardi, known as Chef Boyardee, it is slated for the Rose Building, where he once ran the Chef Hector Restaurant. -
A Miniature Pinscher settles into the bed spot her owner prepares
An Instagram reel shows Mrudula Murali arranging pillows and blankets around her Miniature Pinscher’s favorite place on the bed, then tucking the dog in and stroking her head. The pup waits, noses into the bedding and settles with only her head and ears showing. -
Service dog Korra turns a public outing into a playful skills demo
A video shows Korra, a service dog with trainer Arthur Serafim, showing her skills after noticing other working dogs practicing in a large public building. She stays close and responsive as her handler moves; the nearby dogs included Atlas and Sadie Wojewnik. -
Wallaby joey Yasmin leaves hospital to continue recovery with a carer
A red-necked wallaby joey named Yasmin has left Australia Zoo Wildlife Hospital with a dedicated wildlife carer after specialized care and medicated baths for grazes, digestive trouble and sensitive skin. Her mother was killed in a vehicle accident. -
Ashlea Blackborough says she is cancer-free after ovarian cancer treatment
Ashlea Blackborough, 34, says she was cancer-free in September after a hysterectomy and four rounds of chemotherapy for stage 1A ovarian clear cell carcinoma. She linked early symptoms to postpartum changes, then thought burning and fever meant a UTI. -
San Francisco home once owned by Newsom’s grandfather lists for $4.5 million
A San Francisco house once owned by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s grandfather is listed for $4.5 million. His mother inherited it, the listing agent says; the family that bought it in the 1970s kept it for over 40 years before its $2.8 million sale in 2019. -
Boys & Girls Clubs staff find 1962 time capsule in exhibit search
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tampa Bay staff found a welded-shut copper box while searching storage for its centennial exhibit. Opened with a hammer and crowbar, it held programs and photographs from the 1962 opening of Tampa’s Interbay Boys Club. -
After leaving a five-year business, Celia Perdios starts a new venture at 45
After leaving a business she built for five years, Celia Perdios, 45, is documenting a six-month effort to start another. She says she has no job, money is a major stress and her Instagram following has risen from 148 to over 4,000, toward her goal of 5,000 women by Oct. 19. -
A Dog Snatched Sasha Hekimian’s Bouquet at Her French Wedding
At her late-August wedding in Sancerre, France, Sasha Hekimian tossed her bouquet from a balcony for the men to catch, but her mother-in-law’s dog, Burpy, darted in and snatched it after it hit the ground. Video of the surprise grab went viral on Instagram. -
Leashed Golden Retriever Buoy refuses both a walk and going back inside
The clip shows Buoy, a leashed Golden Retriever, sitting on a verandah while his owner calls him for a walk, then tries to bring him back inside. He stays where he is through both attempts, even as she gently tugs the leash, and yawns. -
Two captive alligators eat a donated 14- to 15-foot Burmese python
Wildlife biologist Rosie Moore shared an Instagram video Sept. 15 showing two captive alligators in the Everglades eating a dead male Burmese python donated as food. The snake measured about 14 to 15 feet, and the alligators quickly snapped it up. -
Rebecca Santos took son Jordi to Mexico for stem cell treatment after severe HIE diagnosis
Rebecca Santos took her son Jordi, who has severe oxygen-related brain damage, to Mexico at 10 months for Dezawa MuseCells stem cell therapy, unavailable in the U.S. at the time. He recovered quickly from sepsis and pneumonia; Santos believes MuseCells helped. -
Benedict Arnold’s English Church Crypt Is Now Part of a Kindergarten Classroom
Benedict Arnold, the Continental Army officer who switched allegiance to Britain, was buried in the crypt of St. Mary’s of Battersea in England after his 1801 death. The crypt is now in a basement classroom rented by a private kindergarten program. -
After six decades helping brides, Madison shop owner Vera Stillmank dies at 96
Vera Stillmank, owner of Madison’s Vera’s House of Bridals, has died at 96. She spent six decades helping brides find gowns, starting with alterations for women who had polio on her family farm in Janesville, Wisconsin, and working into her 90s. -
Reddit users recount 30 petty disputes from family court cases
BuzzFeed compiled 30 stories shared in response to a Reddit question about petty family-court behavior. Commenters—including people who said they worked in family law—described disputes over custody, child support, possessions and even a child's dinner. -
25 Reddit users recount why relatives disowned them
BuzzFeed has compiled 25 Reddit users’ accounts of being disowned by relatives, with reasons ranging from gender identity and religious differences to abuse and family disputes. The accounts span estrangement, expulsion from home and, in some cases, renewed contact. -
Redditors recount the blunt comments children made to adults
A BuzzFeed roundup collects 27 Reddit anecdotes about children’s blunt remarks to adults: one child at a wedding said her own dress was better, while a three-year-old asked a man, “Why are you ugly?” The submissions were edited for length and clarity. -
Heather Perez seeks $100,000 sanctuary for 50 to 70 stray cats
Heather Perez is seeking $100,000 for an acre, fencing and shelters to establish a permanent home for the 50–70 stray cats she cares for in Charleston, S.C. She hopes to move them by winter; her fundraiser had raised more than $26,100 at publication. -
GoFundMe for 81-year-old Texas worker’s wife raises $87,000 for cancer care
Donald Johnson, 81, has delivered lost luggage for three years to help pay for wife Josephine’s cancer care. After Erin Howell saw him struggling with heavy bags, she launched a fundraiser; it had raised $87,000 of its $150,000 goal by Wednesday morning. -
HazelJo is being transferred for tests as mother Robbinjo Odum stays hospitalized
Robbinjo Odum and infant daughter HazelJo are being treated in separate Oklahoma hospitals: Odum for necrotizing pancreatitis, HazelJo for conditions diagnosed at birth. Her husband, Cameron, travels between them while caring for their 2-year-old at home. -
Reddit commenters cite everyday hazards, from batteries to river currents
Replies to a Reddit question for medical professionals cited hazards such as children swallowing button batteries, falls on stairs or around pets, escalators and powerful water currents. The roundup presents commenters’ accounts, not research findings.
