- 21. Puerto Rican Artist iLe Is Making Music For The Revolution: BUST Premiere
- (Music)
- ... to thank them for," iLe told BUST. "I think that now we are paying attention to what is going on. Suddenly we are little by little seeing the empire being destroyed." Activism is not new to her or her ...
- Created on 19 September 2019
- 22. Samara Weaving Plays Badass Bride Taking Down The Patriarchy In Slasher “Ready or Not”
- (Movies)
- ... her handsome prince, Alex Le Domas, heir to the Le Domas gaming empire. Soon after the “I dos” Grace must be inducted into the family through their long-standing tradition; a family game at midnight that ...
- Created on 11 September 2019
- 23. Real-Life Issues Meet Fantasy Worlds On "Carnival Row
- (TV)
- Since the rise of civilization, empires of man have always forced innocent people to be displaced. There are many names we give those seeking a new home after displacements. Refugee, asylee: but no ...
- Created on 23 August 2019
- 24. “Rough Magic” Is A Fierce, Feminist Adventure
- (Books)
- ... a journey that becomes at once an exploration of the self and a critical look at the notion of empire. The thread of her haughty American competition, a woman named Devan, as well as a potential romance ...
- Created on 16 August 2019
- 25. Marianne Williamson Isn’t The Spiritual Feminist We Need Right Now
- (Living)
- ... to roll with Louise Hay, who built a publishing empire claiming she cured her own vagina cancer with positive thinking. Like Williamson, at times she heavily implied that one causes one’s own illness through ...
- Created on 01 August 2019
- 26. "Captain Marvel" And The Joy Of Owning One's Pow
- (Movies)
- Captain Marvel is a joyride. A classic origin story of the best kind, this recent addition in the Marvel Cinematic Universe tells the story of how Vers (Brie Larson), a resident of the Kree Empire, ...
- Created on 26 April 2019
- 27. A Comprehensive History Of Women's Underwea
- (Style)
- ... that remains the most iconic. In this era the empire waists of earlier periods were dropped and, with more emphasis now on the natural waistline, the corset really came into its organ-crushing stride. ...
- Created on 12 April 2019
- 28. The C-Words Of Coachella: Capitalism, Consumerism, And Cults
- (Living)
- ... place in Indio, California at the Empire Polo Club in the Coachella Valley. This year marks its twentieth anniversary (although the festival skipped one year, 2000 due to financial troubles) and its seventh ...
- Created on 10 April 2019
- 29. These Women Fought For Sex Workers' And Women's Rights In The 19th Centur
- (Sex)
- ... Prostitution was the fourth largest occupation for working women* and it grew along with the boom of the British Empire. This bombastic empire expansion led to thriving new trading routes and ...
- Created on 29 March 2019
- 30. Taraji P. Henson On Committing To Her Relationship, Ignoring Her Age, and "Seeing Her Money
- (Entertainment)
- Taraji P. Henson became a household name playing Cookie Lyon on Empire. And with her lead role in the new big-screen biopic The Best of Enemies, her star is continuing to rise. Here, the outspoken actor ...
- Created on 24 March 2019
- 31. "The World According To Fannie Davis" Is A Stunning Tribut
- (Books)
- ... now, the Numbers were illegal, which makes Fannie’s empire the kind of history lesson you don’t get in school. Davis breaks down the Numbers’ importance for Black communities, which benefited from the ...
- Created on 13 March 2019
- 32. Taraji P. Henson on Her Relationship, Finding Therapy, and #TimesUp: BUST Sneak Peek
- (Entertainment)
- It’s still cold in NY, but our March/April 2019 cover gal, Taraji P. Henson is HOT! Well before Empire and Hidden Figures, many of us have been fortune enough to have witnessed Taraji’s versatility ...
- Created on 25 February 2019
- 33. Jussie Smollett Attacked In Racist and Homophobic Hate Crime
- (General)
- ... 2019 Top credit: Empire (FOX) More from BUST Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Are Rising Drastically In The U.S. Trump's Congressional Black Caucus Answer Shows He's Not, In Fact, 'The Least Racist Person' ...
- Created on 30 January 2019
- 34. "Gentlemen Prefers Blondes" Is A Feminist Buddy Comed
- (Movies)
- ... Paris Hilton, laughing all the way to the bank with her one-zillion dollar empire while everyone speculates about her lack of intellect. Many have noted that not one scene in the movie passes the Bechdel-Wallace ...
- Created on 24 January 2019
- 35. A Look At Ladies' Shawls In Classic 19th Century Literature
- (Style)
- ... age. Portrait of Olimpia Losiowa, 1818-1820 The lightweight Empire-style gowns of the Regency era provided little protection against the elements. As a result, shawls and wraps were a practical necessity. ...
- Created on 15 January 2019
- 36. Lucilla: The Ex-Empress Who Tried To Murder Her Brother
- (Living)
- ... Empire's most powerful and influential women. But then Lucius Verus died and, sans husband, Lucilla was stripped of her role as Empress. Overnight, all Lucilla’s power and influence turned to ...
- Created on 14 January 2019
- 37. "The Future Is Female!" Celebrates Women Sci-Fi Writers Of The 1920s-1960
- (Books)
- ... with Leigh Brackett—aforementioned writer of “All the Colors of the Rainbow—contributing to the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back, shortly before her death. Wilmar H. Shiras, whose contribution “In ...
- Created on 08 January 2019
- 38. FREE GIVEAWAY: Win All Three Books In "The Witchlands" Series By Susan Dennar
- (Sponsored)
- ... warring empires, political machinations, and mercenaries who seek to use their magic for selfish gain. Red Queen author Victoria Aveyard calls the series "so good it's intimidating," and Seven Realms ...
- Created on 31 October 2018
- 39. 25 Top Feminist Pop-Culture Moments From The Past 25 Years
- (Entertainment)
- ... to world domination. Her empire grows to include Private Practice, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder, and she becomes known for casting people of color and airing storylines that tackle abortion, ...
- Created on 23 July 2018
- 40. The Aston v. Elliot Case Had Noblemen, Adulterers, And All Kinds Of Regency-Era Drama
- (General)
- ... that Aston’s desire soon cooled and “his ordinary perceptions resumed their empire,” writing, “Then it was he saw his error; and subsequent circumstances, it is stated, convinced him that having entrusted ...
- Created on 10 July 2018
