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Beth Ditto Talks Switch To Acting, and Latest Role In The Country Music Drama "Monarch." Plus, New Music From Gossip? ...
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(TV)
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... with an old-fashioned Dallas twist. Monarch isn’t Ditto’s first acting gig, but it’s certainly her most high-profile one—and she’s not ashamed to admit that she wanted it badly. “Gigi’s description was ...
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Created on 12 September 2022
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"Legends of Drag" Pays Homage To Drag Icons "Of A Certain Age" Who Paved The Way For The Queens of Today ...
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(Books)
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... from the AIDS epidemic and substance abuse. Like Dallas drag queen Tasha Kohl, who was very open about her “demons and struggles with anxiety and depression.”
“I was a desperate alcoholic and addict. ...
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Created on 21 June 2022
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"Petite Maman": A Little Girl, a Witchy House, and Why Grief Needs a Container—BUST Revie
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(Movies)
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... roof on a side street near downtown Dallas that was just big enough for my mom, my dad, and me. Once I’d sold the house, my brain and body sped up like I was a computer whose owner had finally force-quit ...
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Created on 22 April 2022
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5 Great Things You Can Get From Your Local Library -- Besides Books!
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(Books)
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... a power drill, a telescope, and a set of bongo drums. The Keokuk Library in Iowa has a considerable collection of cake pans available, and Texas’ Dallas Library offers fishing poles you can take to the ...
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Created on 24 February 2022
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St Vincent Speaks to Carrie Brownstein About Their New Film "The Nowhere Inn," Their Feelings About Feminism, and the Dangers of Believing Your Own Hyp
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(Music)
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... Dallas, Clark got her start as a member of the experimental, symphonic rock group the Polyphonic Spree, before briefly touring with Sufjan Stevens in 2006. A year later, she released her debut studio album, ...
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Created on 30 November 2021
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Netflix's "Avatar the Last Airbender" Prioritizes Asian American & Indigenous Representation In Recent Cast Updat
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(TV)
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... waterbender Katara, alongside Cherokee actor Ian Ousley as her sarcastic brother Sokka. The final member of the core four, firebender Zuko, is played by PEN15’s Dallas Liu.
On November 3rd, actor and ...
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Created on 04 November 2021
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Growing Up MLM: LuLaRich, The Sticky Ideology Of MLMs, and Reflections on Being the Child of a Mary Kay Recruit
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(Living)
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Mary Kay came into our house with a host of life-style advice, inspirational magnets on the family fridge (pinks isn’t a color, it’s an attitude), stadium-style “training” conventions (Dallas, yearly), ...
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Created on 23 September 2021
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Mutual Aid To The Rescue: Check Out These Seven Pro-Choice Organizations Providing Resources in the Midst of Texas' Near-Total Abortion Ban
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(Feminism)
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... Equal Access Fund (TEA Fund) offers abortion funding for low-income communities, mainly in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the Pandhandle, and Waco. TEA provides step-by-step instructions for contacting clinics, ...
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Created on 09 September 2021
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Sha'Carri Richardson Is The Newest Olympian And The Fastest Woman In America: “I Just Want The World To Know That I’m That Girl
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(Living)
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On Saturday, Sha’Carri Richardson was named the fastest woman in America. The 21-year-old hailing from South Dallas burned up the track with her fiery orange hair and as she completed the 100-meter ...
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Created on 24 June 2021
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Texas High School Valedictorian Tosses Prepared Graduation Speech, Delivers Passionate Pro-Choice Talk Instead
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(Feminism)
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... by Dallas TV station WFAA.
“I have dreams, hopes and ambitions,” Smith said during her speech. “Every girl here does. We have spent our whole lives working towards our futures, and without our consent ...
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Created on 03 June 2021
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BUST’s Editors Debate The Cultural Impact Of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” Franchise And Give An Introductory Crash Course For Newbies On The “Poptarts” Podcast!
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(Poptarts)
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Few reality shows are as popular or as divisive as Bravo's Real Housewives, a franchise that has included casts in Orange County, New Jersey, New York, Atlanta, Beverly Hills, DC, Miami, Potomac, Dallas, ...
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Created on 28 May 2021
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Here's How To Help Texans Right No
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(Living)
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... — 34 people have died so far — and if you can help, here are a few links to ways to send emergency aid.
VENMO: @feedthepeopledallas @mutualaidhou @austinmutualaid @trinitymutualaid @dawaheals
DONATE: ...
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Created on 19 February 2021
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Social Impact Fashion Startup Oluna Is Fighting Period Poverty, One Pair Of Pants At A Time
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(Style)
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... partnered with the nonprofit Days for Girls as well as 10 homeless shelters in the Dallas area to ensure that those in need receive menstrual health products. “I think that every business should have a ...
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Created on 08 January 2021
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What Not To Say To Someone At Risk During A Global Pandemic
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(Living)
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... from the news. Who knows! But either way, opening the door for them to respond as they see fit is always a good move.
Top photo by Dallas Athent
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Study Shows That COVID-19 Disproportionately ...
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Created on 08 October 2020
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Halle Berry Apologizes for Considering Playing Trans Role, But Hollywood Still Has a Problem
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(Entertainment)
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... Girl and Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers Club. Having a cis person play a transgender person reinforces the false idea that being transgender is a costume, as transgender actress, writer, director, producer, ...
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Created on 07 July 2020
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8 Incredible People to Replace Racist Statues With
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(Living)
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... have been taken much more seriously.
Dallas, Texas A Texas Ranger statue that went by the name “One Riot, One Ranger,” was removed from Love Field Airport on June 11. A statue of Texas Native Juanita ...
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Created on 24 June 2020
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Make Some B-Movie Magic With Josie Cotton's Groovy New Tune, “Girl In Gold Boots”: BUST Premier
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(Music)
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... · Girl in Gold Boots
Born in Dallas, Texas with killer pipes and a mind to use them, Cotton made the obligatory rock n roll pilgrimage to Los Angeles in the late 70s, just as the new wave scene ...
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Created on 30 April 2020
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Cyote's Video For New Single "Red" Illustrates The Uncertainty Of Human Nature: BUST Premie
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(Blog)
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... the Hill Country of Texas, Cyote, fantasized while listening to Stevie Nicks, Fiona Apple and fellow Dallas' Arts Magnet High School alum, Erykah Badu. A decade later, Cyote presents “Red,” evoking hints ...
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Created on 24 February 2020
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“The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia” Star, Paulina Chávez, Talks Girl Power and Latinx Representation: BUST Interview
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(TV)
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... my mom to travel and take me to acting classes. We would go to Dallas a lot. It’s like a five hour drive and we would do a daily trip. Five hours there, take an acting class, and come back. I’m really ...
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Created on 21 February 2020
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Rape Kits Aren’t Getting Tested, But Kamala Harris Has A Plan To Fix That
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(Feminism)
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... evidence of mold on their exteriors, the Dallas News reported in 2017.
My plan to clear the rape kit backlog would: ✅Require states to annually report the number of untested rape kits ✅Require testing ...
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Created on 12 July 2019