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"Nothing That Restricts": Ashley C. Ford Gives Us A Peek Into The Practice That Produced Her Memoir: BUST Intervie
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(Books)
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Journalist, podcaster, educator, and social-media maven Ashley C. Ford has written one of the most anticipated memoirs of the season. Somebody’s Daughter (out June 1) chronicles her upbringing in Indiana ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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5 Rad Reading Recommendations From Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning
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(Music)
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... and surreal non-sequiturs delivered spoken, with canny dryness—steals the show. We thought Shaw, who has a background as a visual artist, researcher, and drawing lecturer, might have good reading recommendations, ...
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Created on 25 May 2021
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Does Julia Cameron Do "Morning Pages"? We Asked "The Artist's Way" Author About Her Writing Process: BUST Interv
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(Books)
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Julia Cameron is known for helping readers tap into their creativity to improve every aspect of their lives. She is the best-selling author of more than 40 books, most notably The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual ...
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Created on 13 May 2021
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"Little Amal," A 12-Foot Syrian Girl Puppet, Will Travel 5,000 Miles As Part Of A Public Art Project About The Plight Of Refugee
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(Arts)
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Nine-year old Amal is not a typical girl. Standing almost 12 feet tall, "Little Amal" is a puppet that's set to travel across Turkey and Europe in search of her mother.
This ambitious public art project, ...
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Created on 12 May 2021
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BUST's Spring Issue Is Out! Featuring Rachel Brosnahan, Andra Day, Abigail Cowen and Much Mor
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(Entertainment)
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Here at BUST, Spring is in the air and a new, more hopeful year has already begun! To celebrate, we’ve got sunny, smart, and super-talented actor Rachel Brosnahan gracing our cover and getting us psyched ...
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Created on 03 March 2021
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Genya Ravan’s “I Who Have Nothing” Melds Gold, Gravel, And Guts
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(Music)
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Voice is a mysterious thing. Was iconic singer/producer Genya Ravan born with that impossibly rich, heart-wrenching tone, or did she somehow inherit it along the way, picking up flecks of gold and gravel ...
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Created on 05 February 2021
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The Women Of "Sesame Street" Share Their Behind-The-Scenes Storie
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(TV)
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For puppeteers, working for Sesame Street is the ultimate career achievement. Here, the women who bring the show’s fiery felt females to life reveal what it’s like working on the world’s most beloved ...
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Created on 17 July 2020
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This Russian Artist is Facing Six Years in Prison for LGBTQ+ Rights Instagram Posts
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(Arts)
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... 800 US dollars) under the charges of distributing “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors” (despite the fact that her accounts were clearly labled at 18+ due to Russian law) as well ...
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Created on 17 January 2020
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What We Learn From The Story (And The Myth) Of Franceska Mann
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(Feminism)
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Ballerina Franceska Mann became legend when she killed an S.S. guard on the way to the gas chamber. But who was she? And what does her mythologizing truly tell us about life as a woman during the ...
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Created on 22 November 2019
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Dumpster Diving 101: What To Know Before You Go
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(Living)
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The first 20-plus times I went dumpster diving, it was out of necessity. I was raising three small children and to supplement our meager grocery budget, I’d sometimes make use of the “expired” goods ...
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Created on 13 February 2019
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This Artist's "Plastic Bag Store" Is A Trashy Treasu
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(Arts)
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In a world that suggests nothing lasts, plastic is forever. That’s why Brooklyn-based artist Robin Frohardt, 37, is exploring the discrepancy between how briefly we interact with plastic versus how ...
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Created on 16 January 2019
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Feel It All With Peaches' New RUB Massage Oil
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(Style)
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If you’re looking for something equally sensual and punk rock for the bedroom, iconic Canadian performance artist and electropunk musician Peaches has got you covered—in all-natural massage oil, that ...
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Created on 13 November 2018
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The Story Of Fanny Eaton, The Forgotten Jamaican Pre-Raphaelite Muse
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(Arts)
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Fanny Eaton was an amazing woman. She moved from Jamaica to London, where she became a model for the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (them famous dandy painting types). But before we get to that bit, let’s ...
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Created on 04 September 2018
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Erykah Badu On Aging, Motherhood, And Living "One Breath At A Time
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(Music)
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Visionary pop-culture icon Erykah Badu has been breaking barriers since her debut neo-soul album, Baduizm, became a phenomenon in 1997. Here, she reflects on music, motherhood, and living at a higher ...
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Created on 20 July 2018
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Alice Bag On Getting Older, Being Brash, And How Artists Can Fight Back Against Trump
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(Music)
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Alicia "Alice" Armendariz, a.k.a. Alice Bag, is more than a riotous vocalist with a sharp tongue and explosive delivery. Yes, she is known for igniting a fierce femme fire within the late '70s L.A. punk ...
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Created on 12 July 2018
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"Your Art Will Save Your Life" Tells Artists How To Survive Any Political Shitstorm: BUST Revie
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(Books)
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The prolific painter Edgar Degas once said, “Painting is easy when you don’t know how, but very difficult when you do.” Certainly, to be an artist is to struggle — but there are ways to cultivate that ...
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Created on 09 April 2018
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These 10 RuPaul Quotes Will Inspire You to Live Boldly
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(TV)
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No one can rock both a suit and a ballgown better than the iconic RuPaul. But one of her other many talents is dishing out absolutely pitch perfect life advice. As host of RuPaul's Drag Race, she has ...
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Created on 11 September 2017
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You Know That Almost-But-Never Relationship? So Do Karen & The Sorrows : BUST Premiere
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(Music)
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... So do Brooklyn-based “queer country trailblazers” Karen & the Sorrows, and their single “I Was Just Your Fool” from their upcoming album, The Narrow Place (out August 25th), will have you swaying back ...
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Created on 07 July 2017
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This Artist's Photos Celebrate Drag Queens And Queer Cultur
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(Arts)
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Multimedia artist Jeremy Kost has become synonymous with queer culture and its legacy. His salacious portraits, which capture the red-blooded eroticism of masculinity - as well as his narratives of ...
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Created on 29 June 2017
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11 Cat Related Gifts That Will Get You More Excited Than Catnip
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(Living)
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If you've got a cat lover on your list this holiday season, you have to check out these feline-centric clothes, accessories, and household items. Each gift on this list is totally unique and available ...
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Created on 07 December 2016
