Birthdays

gifts Apr. 5, 2024

A Gift for Every Type of Mother-in-LawPicks for even the pickiest MIL.

By Ambar Pardilla

appreciations Dec. 6, 2023

A Lifetime of Norman LearRita Moreno, John Amos, Valerie Bertinelli, and other collaborators reflect on working with the 101-year-old TV legend.

By Josef Adalian, Stuart Miller, and Dan Reilly

l to the e-o Nov. 14, 2023

No One Asked for a Video of Leonardo DiCaprio RappingSomeone leaked the birthday-party footage anyway.

By Zoe Guy

style Apr. 21, 2022

Hey Fashion Friend: Help! I’m Having an Existential Style CrisisI’m celebrating a big birthday, and I want to change my wardrobe.

By Emilia Petrarca

double digits Jan. 7, 2022

Blue Ivy Stan Tina Knowles Celebrates 10-Year-Old’s Birthday“God it seemed like yesterday you came into the world running things.”

By Jennifer Zhan

mysteries Dec. 27, 2021

Maybe Jared Leto Really Is a VampireThis man is somehow 50?

By Mia Mercado

dreams Dec. 14, 2021

Oh, to Have a Joint Birthday Party With Taylor SwiftShe recently shared pictures of her combined party with Alana Haim on Instagram.

By Mia Mercado

happy bey day Sept. 24, 2021

Beyoncé Really Loves Being 40“This has absolutely been the best I’ve felt in my life. I’m so grateful to be GROWN, GROWN!”

By Mia Mercado

gifts June 7, 2021

Jay-Z and Meek Mill Make a Grandfather’s Dream Come TrueThat grandfather being Robert Kraft, and his dream being to own the most absurd rich-person car imaginable.

By Halle Kiefer

drew’s news Feb. 23, 2021

David Letterman Pranked Drew Barrymore on Her Birthday and Made Her Weep“You’re actually crying! Oh, that breaks my heart. God bless you!”

By Rebecca Alter

tributes Feb. 8, 2021

A Letter to Nick Nolte on His 80th BirthdayYou always were a character actor who just happened to be blessed with a movie-star face.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

birthdays Jan. 18, 2021

Betty White Celebrates Her 99th With Carol Burnett Feeding a Baby ElephantJust because she’s almost 100 years old doesn’t mean the hustle stops for even a second.

By Halle Kiefer

support this girl Dec. 12, 2020

Clap Along to Regina Hall’s 50th Birthday Anthem“Shoutout to all my not-so-pretty bitches.”

By Rebecca Alter

coronavirus Nov. 2, 2020

Kendall Jenner Had a Birthday Party and It Wasn’t Even on a Private Island“All we can do is live our lives the best way we know how,” mom Kris told Andy Cohen about the backlash.

By Rebecca Alter

cut opinion pages Sept. 25, 2020

Just Celebrate Your Winter Birthday NowWhy not?

By Emilia Petrarca

twins Sept. 6, 2020

Beyoncé Posts Baby Photo of ‘Herself’ on Her BirthdayThis has to be Rumi.

By Charu Sinha

birthdays Sept. 4, 2020

10 Photos of God for Her BirthdayHappy birthday, Beyoncé.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

birthdays Aug. 11, 2020

10 Exquisite Photos of Viola DavisHappy birthday to a Hollywood legend.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

hmm… June 27, 2020

Ariana Grande Threw Herself a Midsommar-Themed Birthday PartyFlower crowns abound.

By Charu Sinha

self-isolation May 14, 2020

7 Ways to Celebrate Your Birthday in QuarantineThe key is to realize that nothing will likely make this thing you do every year feel like normal. Once you do that, it might even seem fun.

By Cut Staff

dirty pop May 6, 2020

Guess Who Wasn’t at Lance Bass’s *NSYNC-o de Mayo Birthday Bash?Was JT even invited?

By Devon Ivie

happy birthday! May 6, 2020

Adele Emerges From Eternal Social Distancing to Say Happy Birthday to HerselfNo evidence of new music though.

By Justin Curto

birthdays Apr. 29, 2020

The Only Logical Reaction to Beyoncé Wishing You a Happy BirthdayMay I present Lizzo’s birthday tears of joy.

By Hannah Gold

time Apr. 27, 2020

I’m Embracing Mariah Carey’s Concept of TimeIt’s relevant now more than ever.

By Emilia Petrarca

literature Apr. 23, 2020

10 Hot Pictures of Shakespeare for His BirthdayHappy 456th to The Bard.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

celebrity Apr. 9, 2020

15 Hot Photos of Kristen StewartHappy birthday to Chanel’s dirtbag muse.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

coronavirus Mar. 15, 2020

An Oral History of a Social-Distancing Birthday PartySee? You can still have fun.

By Allison P. Davis

coincidence?! Mar. 2, 2020

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Husbands Were Born One Day Apart?We all have our types…

By Claire Lampen

birthdays Feb. 20, 2020

12 Exquisite Photos of RihannaAn icon turned 32 today.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

keeping up with kylie Feb. 2, 2020

Kylie Jenner Celebrates Stormi’s Birthday With a Carnival of HeadsWelcome to Stormi World.

By Claire Lampen

culture Dec. 18, 2019

10 Beautiful Photos of Brad Pitt in Middle AgeHappy birthday to this very pretty man.

By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz

blessings Dec. 18, 2019

Behold, a ‘Super Magical’ Gift From the OlsensThey sent Ashley Benson a personal birthday video.

By Emilia Petrarca

roll clip! Dec. 2, 2019

Dakota Johnson Wastes Zero Time Calling Out Ellen’s BullshitThe talk-show appearance took a weirdly contentious turn when Johnson’s birthday party was brought up.

By Devon Ivie

cut opinion pages Nov. 13, 2019

Your Birthday Is One DayYour weeklong celebration is tormenting everyone you love.

By Katie Heaney

keeping up with kylie Aug. 6, 2019

Excuse Me, Who’s Going to Clean This Up?For Kylie Jenner’s birthday, Travis Scott covered her home in loose flower petals.

By Madeleine Aggeler

let them eat (sad) cake July 29, 2019

Sometimes Alex Rodriguez’s Sad Birthday Cake Is the Best You Can DoAppreciating this sad cake that’s doing its best.

By Madeleine Aggeler

birthdays June 27, 2019

Ariana Grande Had an Aggressively Normal Birthday PartyExcept for the shout-outs from Barbra Streisand and Larry King.

By Anne Victoria Clark

grub guides May 29, 2019

40 Ideas for an Adult Birthday PartyA handy list of less-obvious options, from an open bar at a greasy spoon diner to natural wine on the Rockaway boardwalk.

By Margaret Rhodes

celebrity Apr. 19, 2019