- 1. 9 Times Women Smashed The Patriarchy in Interviews
- (Entertainment)
- ... or gag. Back when she was performing as Lady Macbeth in 1975, Michael Parkinson, a notoriously sexist TV personality, thought it would be a fine idea to ask the actress if her "physical atributes" may be ...
- Created on 13 March 2020
- 2. Occultists Weigh In On The Meaning Of The Three-Eyed Raven in "Game of Thrones
- (TV)
- ... Sisters of Macbeth were another famous threesome, and their name is sometimes interpreted to have been derived from the Old English word ‘wyrd’ which means fate. The three-eyed raven can therefore be considered ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 3. This Mother-Daughter Duo Challenged Expectations For Women In The Early 1900s
- (Entertainment)
- ... as much wow factor as when Britain’s best loved stage actress, Ellen Terry performed them. D-R-A-M-A: Ellen as a stonkingly scary Lady Macbeth, painted by John Singer Sargent And if you want a quick ...
- Created on 08 March 2019
- 4. The Play "Mary V" Shows The Power Of Women's Ang
- (Entertainment)
- At 33, playwright Rebekah Carrow dramatically altered her career path. She had moved to New York City to become an actor, and after her move, received some advice from a casting director that caused ...
- Created on 23 October 2018
- 5. This Brooklyn Theater Troupe Is Staging A Gender-Swapped "Macbeth
- (Entertainment)
- The witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth come across as less than spellbinding. Cackling, “Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble,” they’re often hunched over bubbling cauldrons filled with eyes of newt ...
- Created on 31 October 2017
- 6. "The Destruction of Hillary Clinton" Is A Painfully Satisfying Explanation: BUST Revie
- (Feminism)
- ... you’re struggling to buy the “people just weren’t inspired” line, considering how inspired you were; if you can’t comprehend where this “Lady MacBeth” carticature came from, or how it caught on so fiercely, the ...
- Created on 19 June 2017
- 7. Never Bring A Dog Into A Drawing Room, And More Victorian Pet Etiquette
- (Living)
- ... if he be dirty and offensive, and if, like Macbeth’s crime, ‘he smell to heaven,’ never speak of it. A family are always sensitive on this point. They will defend the dog at the cost of their lives, and ...
- Created on 21 February 2017
- 8. Why Cats Are Responsible For All Of English Literature (Really!)
- (Books)
- ... In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, one of the three witches calls out the name Grimalkin when summoning her familiar: “I come Graymalkin!” Contentment by Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821-1909) And in 19th century ...
- Created on 06 December 2016
- 9. Don't Find Hillary Clinton 'Likable'? Here's
- (Feminism)
- ... She’s at best “the lesser of two evils” and at worst a scheming Lady Macbeth hungry for power. Which brings me to my final point and perhaps the biggest elephant in the room: Sexism. Personally, I’m ...
- Created on 03 October 2016
- 10. BUST's Top 10 Books Of 201
- (Entertainment)
- ... Groff has a knack for misdirection, casting Mathilde as the wife left behind, when she’s really out ahead: think a less murderous Lady Macbeth whose fingerprints are all over Lotto’s good fortune. The ...
- Created on 15 December 2015
- 11. BUST Ten Best Books of 2015
- (Books)
- ... a knack for misdirection, casting Mathilde as the wife left behind, when she’s really out ahead: think a less murderous Lady Macbeth whose fingerprints are all over Lotto’s good fortune. The couple’s marriage ...
- Created on 14 December 2015
- 12. Are the Sexual Politics in House of Cards Ass-Backwards?
- (TV)
- ... between Majority Whip Frances Underwood (Spacey) and his wife Claire (Wright) is like a more symbiotic version of the Macbeths’, and up-and-coming political journalist Zoe Barnes (Mara) is far removed ...
- Created on 05 March 2013
- 13. Your Cat Might Kill You (1 in 5 Americans Infected With Creepy Cat Parasite)
- (General)
- ... day without doing so, but it’s easy to block out the fact that cats track litter with them wherever they go. So if you have a cat, maybe start obsessively washing your hands all the time, a la Lady Macbeth– ...
- Created on 07 September 2012
