Table of Contents April/May 2014
FEATURES
The New Queen of Comedy
Amy Schumer’s brand of real, raunchy, standup is making more room for lady business in show business.
By Lisa Butterworth
Picture Perfect Photographer
Vivian Maier’s journey from anonymous artist to posthumous legend will blow your mind.
By Phoebe Magee
The Braid-y Bunch
Trendy tress tips for twisted sisters.
By Alison Brislin Back
With a Bang
Even though her Blossom days are behind her, actor, author, and neuroscientist (!!!) Mayim Bialik has still got plenty of flower power.
By Lisa Butterworth
The Price of Fashion
The true cost of cheap, mass-produced clothes is steeper than consumers want to admit.
By Kelly Maxwell
Karma Chameleon
Colors, patterns, shapes, and shades collide in looks guaranteed to psych you out.
Photographed by Jeaneen Lund, Styled by Kime Buzzelli
BROADCAST
- Gia Coppola joins the family business
- The Kind Campaign stands up to girl-on-girl crime
- Animation fans go to bat for Bee and Puppycat
- Pop Quiz Frida Kahlo 4 Ever. By Emily Rems
- The Hotness Pop culture on a platter. By Emily Rems
- Boy du Jour Ike Barinholtz’s chest hair will mesmerize you. By Sara Benincasa
- Bra-ometer Women’s news for all of yous. By Kara Buller and Solange Castellar
- Museum of Femoribilia There’s no “dick” in these dictionaries. By Lynn Peril
REAL LIFE
- How To Make Reusable, Chemical-Free Cleaning Wipes
- Craft up a rack worthy of your swag
- I decided to sell my eggs
- Guide to aggressive thrifting
- Bird-watching 101
- The best bikes evs
- Eat Me Perfect poached eggs—every time. By Chef Rossi
- What is Lucid Dreaming? By Mahendra Singh
- Around the World in 80 Girls Chiang Mai, Thailand is a wonderland! By Mai Nguyen
LOOKS
- Fashion tips from super stylist Barbie Beach
- Scent-sational floral beauty prods
- Sweet Sumertime Dresses
- 4/20 gifts that will give any stoner a lady boner
- Good Stuff Glamping gear for the high-maintenance nature gal in you. By Stephanie J.
THE BUST GUIDE
- Music Reviews Cibo Matto’s new releas; the return of Kelis.
- Movies The Night Moves of Belle the Nymphomaniac.
- Books Reviews; plus Amber Tamblyn’s Poetry Corner.
SEX FILES
- The surprising etymology of queefing
- Questions for the Queen Chasing that “Wahoo!” feeling. By Dr. Carol Queen
- 90 One-Handed Read Girls Interrupted. By J. L. Gaynor
THE BACK
- Event Pics Snaps of our frisky hijinks at Museum of Sex and Babeland!
- BUSTshop
- X Games “Petit Four” Play. By Tracy Bennett
- The Last Laugh Catching rays with Tammy Pierce! By Esther Pearl Watson