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Lysol's Horrifying History Of Marketing Cleaning Products As Birth Contro
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(Living)
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... Marilyn Monroe had been dead for 10 years before the reproductive rights of unwed women were recognized. It’s also worth noting that the Comstock Act has never been repealed.
Comstock’s ban on contraceptive ...
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Created on 25 March 2021
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Lana Del Rey's "Chemtrails Over the Country Club" Is Her Least Controversial Album — And One Of Her Be
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(Music)
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... breathless whisper, on both “Tulsa Jesus Freak” and the Mazzy Star–informed “Yosemite.” The lyric is a clear reference to Elton John’s 1973 ballad about Marilyn Monroe (and later performed at Princess ...
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Created on 24 March 2021
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Making Sense Of The #FreeBritney Movement
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(Entertainment)
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... next Marilyn Monroe???? No ma’am! #freebritney pic.twitter.com/dMWei8bRum
— J (@spearsweetie) August 26, 2020
The Blast reported that Spears was supposed to be in court on July 22 but that the hearing ...
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Created on 28 August 2020
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Why I Spend Three Hours a Day Looking in The Mirror
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(Living)
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... that will eventually form zits. They don’t look like anything right now, but that’s because they’re dormant. You’d never be able to tell, but the Marilyn Monroe-esque mole on the left side of my face causes ...
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Created on 14 April 2020
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"Pose's" Billy Porter Slays By Always Paying Homage To The Past: BUST Intervi
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(Entertainment)
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... the “father of theatrical jazz dance” who was the first man to impersonate Marilyn Monroe and helped launch her career. And during our interview, he pays tribute to queer black novelist and activist James ...
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Created on 22 July 2019
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What's Your May Horoscope
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(Sex)
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... by the new moon on June 3, followed by Venus’ ingress on June 8, squashing your insecurities.
Gemini (May 21 to June 20) It’s time to let loose, Gem! Just like your fellow twin, Marilyn Monroe, ...
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Created on 01 May 2019
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"Gentlemen Prefers Blondes" Is A Feminist Buddy Comed
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(Movies)
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When I noticed Hulu recently added the 1953 Marilyn Monroe classic, Gentlemen Prefers Blondes, I scoffed. While I find Monroe to be a complex and misunderstood icon (notably her friendship with Ella ...
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Created on 24 January 2019
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Gloria Steinem And Kathleen Hanna On Feminism, Riot Grrrl, And The Sexual Revolution: From The BUST Archives
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(Feminism)
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... she took all the symbols of Marilyn Monroe—things that had been used to make Marilyn Monroe something of a victim—and said, “I’m taking control of these symbols and I’m nobody’s victim.” I thought that ...
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Created on 15 August 2018
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The History Of Pin-Up Girls
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(Entertainment)
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... and men’s calendars.
But there was a problem — now the public wanted real women.
Photography was the order of the day. By the late '50s, the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell were decorating ...
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Created on 26 March 2018
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How Women Are Using Color To Protest In 2018
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(Feminism)
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... Fast-forward to 2017 and the bright, full-blooded pink of the pussy hat has reimagined the sexy 1950s fuchsia of Marilyn Monroe’s gown in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes for a more empowered time. “In normal ...
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Created on 22 January 2018
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Laurie Simmons Lets You Escape The Real World In “My Art” : BUST Review
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(Movies)
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... being them,” the Jimmy Stewarts, the Marlene Dietrichs, and the Marilyn Monroes. Ellie recruits Frank, Tom, and her failed date John (Rothman) to help her with these improbable recreations. Together they ...
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Created on 03 January 2018
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The Secret Lives Of The Ziegfeld Follies, "The Most Beautiful Girls In The World
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(Living)
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... Peggy is the inspiration for the Marilyn Monroe character, Lorelei Lee.
OLIVE THOMAS
Olive Thomas was to be the first in what would be a long line of starlets — beautiful, young, talented, on ...
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Created on 22 November 2017
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French Actress Jeanne Moreau Dies At 89 But Leaves Behind A New Wave Legacy
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(Feminism)
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... Jeanne Moreau in Eva, 1962
More From BUST
Marilyn Monroe: A Sex Symbol's Anger
7 Reasons Anita Pallenberg, Muse Of The Rolling Stones, Was A Controversial Goddess
Yoko Ono Will Finally Get A Co-Writing ...
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Created on 31 July 2017
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Susan Sarandon #Slays in this Interview from BUST's Archiv
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(Entertainment)
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... beautiful, they were so attractive. I didn't feel that they were victims; I just thought that they were very brave. As opposed to Marilyn Monroe, who came a little bit later, where sexuality suddenly becam ...
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Created on 24 March 2017
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Interview with Junior High’s Faye Orlove: The Girl And Gallery Changing The Art World
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(Arts)
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... dare be confronted with a vagina that’s behaving as a bodily organ. It’s like that Marilyn Monroe quote everyone says wrong, “if you can’t handle my vagina at its bloodiest, you don’t deserve it at its ...
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Created on 09 February 2017
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The Legacy Of Clara Bow, America's First Sex Symbo
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(Movies)
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... famous than even Marilyn Monroe. Extremely flirtatious, strikingly vibrant, and utterly authentic, Clara Bow was a lightning rod for fervent celebration and outraged criticism. Her journey set a template ...
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Created on 18 August 2016
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Before Ghostbusters, There Were These 20 Knee-Slapping Comedies With Female Leads
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(Movies)
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... gem.
Clueless
With its ups, downs and as-ifs, this '90s classic is a must-see for all gal besties.
How To Marry A Millionaire
Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe may be the original ...
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Created on 17 July 2016
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"Love And Basketball" Director Gina Prince-Blythewood Says, "We Need To See Black Women Reflected Onscreen": 52 Weeks Of Directo
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(Movies)
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... R&B music. The portrayal of a young woman as a sexualized star was loosely based on the lives of Marilyn Monroe and Judy Garland, as well as a number of singers. Prince-Bythewood, who had developed a relationship ...
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Created on 07 April 2016
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Melania Trump: "As a Feminist, I Cannot Vote for My Husband.
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(Feminism)
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... models in my life," she told the show's host, Jan van Lirpasloof. "Gloria Steinem, Marilyn Monroe, and Bella Abzug." When asked whether she would consider casting her vote for Ted Cruz, or even a Democrat, ...
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Created on 01 April 2016
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Lauren Bacall, Spitfire And Style Icon
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(Style)
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... sense of the term. With peers such as Katharine Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Ava Gardner, Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly, Lauren cemented her place among the leading ladies of the Hollywood Golden Age, undoubtedly ...
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Created on 31 March 2016
