Christen A. Johnson
Senior Lifestyle Editor
Christen A. Johnson is the senior lifestyle editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers health and wellness, home, sports, astrology, food, travel and more for print and digital. She also dabbles in culture writing, and wrote Cosmo's first-ever digital cover story. Before joining the magazine, Christen was a lifestyle features reporter at the Chicago Tribune. Several of her health and style stories made the paper's front page. When Christen isn't digging through antique stores, she's likely drooling over home renos on HGTV, sharing her latest therapy revelation, redoing old workouts from her college basketball days, or trying to perfect her homemade buttermilk biscuit recipe. Follow her on Insta for BTS ~ editor life ~ tingz!
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Latest from Christen A. Johnson
Billie Jean King Changed Women’s Sports, but She’s Not Done Yet (Exclusive)
So much of today’s women’s athletics can be traced directly to this woman. In honor of the reissue of her iconic Blue Suede Shoes, BJK talked to Cosmo about that history-making win over Bobby Riggs and how it set the groundwork for women today.
Cosmo Editors Confess Their Wildest “Hear Me Out” Crushes
I am biased but these all make perfect sense to me!
Should Men Get Their Dates an Uber?
This has become one of the biggest questions—and ongoing sagas—in modern dating.
40 Hobby Ideas for Adults That Will Instantly Upgrade Your Free Time
Say so long to doomscrolling and Netflix bingeing.
Hinge’s Newest Feature Is All About Your Friends Gassing You Up
It really does take a village, you know?
Everyone on ‘Love Island USA’ Was Obsessed With Calling Each Other “Lustful”
Respectfully...girl, what???
I Tested SheaMoisture’s New Silk Press Cream in Miami Humidity, and My Hair Stayed Shockingly Sleek
I fear it has earned a starting position in my haircare lineup.
Everyone Is Horny for the Men in ‘Nemesis’
We can only pray that season 2 will bring even more fine cast members than season 1. Amen.
No One Likes How AI Is Impacting Dating
Gen Z and millennials are not with the bots trying to play Cupid.
The TikTok Nuns Have Everyone in a Chokehold
It’s the happiest, most wholesome corner of the internet right now.
