- 41. Looking Beyond the Bechdel: 5 Tests that Examine Equality in Film
- (Movies)
- Most people have heard of the Bechdel test. It's a popular, three-step model that examines how under-represented women are in films and TV. The criteria is simple but an absurd number of films don't pass. ...
- Created on 08 August 2016
- 42. 15 Coming-Of-Age Books Featuring LGBT Teens
- (Books)
- LGBT teens often don't see themselves in the coming-of-age books that are taught in schools. Here are 15 YA novels that fix that: 1. When Everything Feels like the Movies by Raziel Reid For ...
- Created on 14 July 2016
- 43. 'So Sad Today' Writer Melissa Broder Talks New Book 'Last Sext,' Mental Health, And Internet Fame: BUST Intervi
- (Books)
- ... Lesbrarian: My 15-Year-Old Daughter Has A Crush On Her Female Teacher — What Should She Read? 8 YA Novels Written By Women That Pass The Bechdel Test Why Are There So Many Governesses In Classic Novels? ...
- Created on 13 July 2016
- 44. Ask Your Friendly Neighborhood Lesbrarian: My 15-Year-Old Daughter Has A Crush On Her Female Teacher — What Should She Read?
- (Books)
- Welcome to the first BUST installment of Ask Your Friendly Neighborhood Lesbrarian! This is a column I’ve been running on my book blog for about a year, and I am really excited to move it to BUST and ...
- Created on 08 July 2016
- 45. Aubrey Plaza Comes Out As Bisexual
- (TV)
- ... via NBC More From BUST 8 YA Novels Written By Women That Pass The Bechdel Test Sarah Silverman Writes Poignant, Funny Post About Her Recent Near Death Experience There's A New Iron Man And She's A 15-Year-Old ...
- Created on 08 July 2016
- 46. 8 YA Novels Written By Women That Pass The Bechdel Test
- (Books)
- If you’re reading BUST, you probably already know that the Bechdel test asks whether a work of fiction 1) features at least two women 2) who talk to each other 3) about something other than a man. It ...
- Created on 07 July 2016
- 47. 'Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping' Is The Bieber Mockumentary Of Our Dreams: BUST Revie
- (Movies)
- ... care. I know what you're thinking: Why would BUST, a feminist magazine, review a movie that has relatively few female characters, and barely passes the Bechdel test? Well, those female characters aren' ...
- Created on 01 June 2016
- 48. 'Hamilton' Star Renée Elise Goldsberry on Bringing Feminism and Diversity to Broadway: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- ... its central characters are female, and they pass the Bechdel Test. But along with sexual diversity, the show has also embraced racial diversity — an action that took Goldsberry by surprise. She recalled ...
- Created on 03 May 2016
- 49. The 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' Trailer Is Inspiring All The Male Tear
- (Movies)
- ... Jyn quips, “I rebel.” Ooooh, so right away we know this movie passes the Bechdel test: in the trailer, we have two women (whose characters both have names BTW) talking about something that isn’t a ...
- Created on 08 April 2016
- 50. ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Is Great, But Would Be Even Better If The Women Got To Talk More: Movie Review
- (Movies)
- ... might guess, Hail, Caesar! doesn't pass the Bechdel test. I understand that not every movie has to center around women, but what frustrates me about Hail, Caesar! is that the female characters had so much ...
- Created on 05 February 2016
