Why Is the Slack Hold Music So Haunted and So Good?

When Danny Simmons finished his first Slack Huddle, the same thing happened to him as did me: He didn’t hang up, the music faded in, and he went hunting for the source. Only he wasn’t looking for a random auto-playing browser tab. He was trying to figure out how a long-ago basement recording session from … Read more

People Are Sharing The Unforgettable WTF Moments They’ve Witnessed Or Experienced, And It All Feels Like A Fever Dream

The world can be a wild and unexpected place, so I’m not surprised to know that people have encountered some comically bizarre things. When BuzzFeed Community members started sharing the inexplicably strange moments they’ve witnessed or experienced, I was truly invested. Here are some of the best and oddest stories that people still think about … Read more

‘Saltburn’s most WTF moments: From the bathtub to ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’

All hail Emerald Fennell! The English writer/director who brought us the critically heralded and Academy Award-winning, candy-colored revenge thriller Promising Young Woman, was sure to draw notice with whatever she made her follow-up. But who could have predicted Saltburn? Described by Fennell as a “vampire movie,” this 2000s-set thriller about class conflict, jealousy, obsession, and … Read more

WTF is going on at OpenAI? We have theories

In perhaps the most unexpected tech news of the year, billionaire and AI evangelist Sam Altman has been ejected from his CEO role at OpenAI by the company’s board after an apparent vote of no confidence. Its exact wording in a release issued this afternoon: Altman’s “departure follows a deliberative review process by the board, … Read more

‘The Idol’ finale: The ten most WTF scenes

The Idol wrapped up its reign as essentially the most WTF-worthy present on TV with an absolute doozy of a finale. Titled “Jocelyn Eternally,” the fifth and last episode of The Idol’s first season noticed pop star Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) seemingly finish her relationship with cult chief Tedros (Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), obtain nice success, … Read more