- 1. The Persian New Year, or Nowruz, is the Perfect Way to Refresh and Reset—And Also a Great Excuse to Stuff Your Face with Amazing Food (Family Recipe Included!)
- (Living)
- ... back approximately 5,000 years. Although it has roots in Zoroastrianism—an ancient religion that predates both Islam and Christianity—Nowruz is not considered a religious holiday. Instead, it’s observed ...
- Created on 18 March 2022
- 2. From Rupi Kaur to Emi Mahmoud: Here Are Five Women Poets to Celebrate During National Poetry Month
- (Arts)
- ... Woman of the World Poetry Slam champion will leave you feeling empowered and seen. Her most notable work: “Box” 4. Jae Nichelle Performing in poetry slams since she was a teenager, Jae Nichelle’s ...
- Created on 09 April 2021
- 3. "We Persist, We Flourish": Artist Candice Hoyes Opens Up About Her Newest Single ...
- (Music)
- ... as a community center in Harlem where there were poetry slams, writing sessions, and even her debut for the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, where she performed with Joel Ross. A longtime fan of Hughes, Hoyes’ ...
- Created on 05 March 2021
- 4. Rock Out Your Lockdown Angst With The Lippies’ New “On My Mind” Lyric Video: BUST Premiere
- (Music)
- ... scream. Need a little inspiration to form your own mosh pit of one? Peep this video, and soon you'll be slamming whatever liquor you have left in your apartment while guitarist Taylor Shupe's grinding riffs ...
- Created on 17 April 2020
- 5. 5 Spooky Feminist Publications To Read This Halloween
- (Entertainment)
- ... anti-immigrant sentiment, Islamophobia, TERF nonsense…basically, don’t send us bigoted nonsense of any kind, full stop.” Blood Bath Zine Blood Bath Zine is a Scotland-based print publication started ...
- Created on 30 September 2019
- 6. Mary Lambert Proves The Power Of Vulnerability, Self-Doubt, And Self-Love In Her New Poetry Collection: BUST Interview
- (Books)
- ... trauma, recovery, and body positivity for years, performing at poetry slams and music venues alike. She’s quick to explain, though, that this kind of openness is just who she is. “I don’t know how to ...
- Created on 23 October 2018
- 7. Seattle Music Festival TUFFEST Is Combating The Patriarchal Status Quo In Electronic Music
- (Music)
- ... Laureate Leija Farr, and a talk from former mayoral candidate, lawyer, and slam poet Nikkita Oliver on the intersection of arts and activism. Sharlese Metcalf, workshop manager, said that this year she ...
- Created on 13 July 2018
- 8. Poet Olivia Gatwood Writes Like Teen Spirit: BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... women at astounding rates. But now, the 25-year-old Gatwood has a much bigger platform from which to fight back. Since 2015, she’s worked professionally as an award-winning author and slam poet. Her first ...
- Created on 09 February 2018
- 9. A Response To Steve King's 'Somebody Else's Babies' Tw
- (Living)
- ... of other cultures and knowledge. It has nothing to do with being white or homogeneity. Had it not been for the acceptance and fascination by the Islamic world of our two closest cultural ancestors, the ...
- Created on 29 March 2017
- 10. The Weird And Wonderful Austin, Texas: BUST Travel Guide
- (Living)
- ... slams to burlesque performances and punk rock. A trip to Austin wouldn’t be complete without a Sunday visit to The Little Longhorn Saloon (5434 Burnet Rd.) for “Chicken Shit Bingo,” which is exactly what ...
- Created on 21 March 2017
- 11. Men’s Work, White Work, Trauma, And Never Ever Surrender: An Interview With Slam Poets Lauren Whitehead And Ashley August
- (Arts)
- ... push myself to do uncomfortable work and not cower from vulnerable and difficult situations. We all have our own work to do. I sat down with two stunningly fierce black poets from the Bowery Slam Team, ...
- Created on 25 August 2016
- 12. This Video About Breastfeeding Shame Will Blow You Away
- (Entertainment)
- ... filmmaker Jake Dypka and together they address how tremendously shameful and limiting it is to breastfeed in public toilets. In McNish's slam poetry style video, she expressed why she initially hid in ...
- Created on 15 August 2016
- 13. Sia, Jessica Williams, Leslie Jones Set To Perform At Abortion Rights Event
- (Music)
- ... occur across the country and include everything from dance parties to slam poetry contests, providing abortion rights activists visible and active platforms to speak up. “All Access is such an inclusive ...
- Created on 09 August 2016
- 14. How To Get Rid Of A Fuckboy In 5 Steps
- (Sex)
- ... in your ears, you might be tempted to keep this fledgling flirtationship afloat. But he said he wanted to meet my dog. But he said he wanted to see me my feminist slam poetry. He said he wanted to watch ...
- Created on 30 June 2016
- 15. Amber Tamblyn And Janet Fitch Talk Poetry, Fame And Death: BUST Interview
- (Books)
- ... of my 2007 novel Paint It Black. Tamblyn has been writing poetry nonstop since age 11 and has published two other collections, Free Stallion (2005) and Bang Ditto (2009). She’s toured the slam circuit ...
- Created on 20 April 2016
- 16. Seeing MotherStruck! Is A Small Act of Rebellion
- (Entertainment)
- ... performance, part-poetic slam, part-performance art, describes Staceyann Chin’s personal journey of coming into herself, accepting where she comes from and discovering the unconditional love of parenthood. ...
- Created on 13 January 2016
- 17. "When My Rapist Showed Up Under The 'People You May Know' Ta
- (Arts)
- ... But other times, it can knock the wind right out of you. Kevin Kantor got gut punched by People You May Know. In his performance at CUPSI (College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational) this year, the spoken ...
- Created on 21 April 2015
- 18. Gloria Steinem: Live Chat Today, Oct 7, at 3PM EST!
- (Feminism)
- ... and between men, new novelists from Africa, young people who rescued poetry by performing it in jams and slams—and many more stories that belong to all of us. Writers like Alice Walker restored the persona ...
- Created on 07 October 2014
- 19. Honey, I Shrunk Myself: A Woman's Struggle to Stay Thi
- (Feminism)
- ... suddenly became clear after I watched a Poetry Slam video entitled “Shrinking Women” Here is a Bust Blog written about it. In this poem, Lily Myers talks about how all the women in her life ...
- Created on 08 July 2014
- 20. Why My Body is Not a Flexing Ocean
- (General)
- Writing good poetry requires talent, but being able to deliver at Poetry Slams and bring people to tears is another thing entirely. A performance done by a woman named Samantha Peterson called “Dead Men ...
- Created on 22 May 2014
