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New Biography of Warhol Superstar, Nico, Explains It All: BUST Review
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(Books)
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Warhol Superstar Nico has always been an enigmatic figure in Pop culture. Now there is a new biography about her, You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone. The Biography of Nico, (Hachette Publishing) written ...
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Created on 10 August 2021
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Autumn de Wilde Talks “Emma.,” Antiheroines, And Female Friendship: BUST Interview
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(Movies)
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Jane Austen once described the protagonist of her 1815 novel, Emma, as “a heroine whom no one but myself will much like.” What she meant, of course, was that the spoiled, scheming Emma Woodhouse isn’t ...
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Created on 28 February 2020
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Hail Satan! Satanists Hit Back at Televangelist Paula White’s “Satanic Pregnancies” Remark
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(Feminism)
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... the “female Trump,” she continued, “We declare that anything that’s been conceived in satanic wombs that it will miscarry, it will not be able to carry forth any plan of destruction, any plan of harm.” ...
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Created on 29 January 2020
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Apparently, Rapists Cannot Come From “Good Families”
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(Feminism)
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In the basement of a high school party in New Jersey, a foosball table barricaded the door, so that a 16-year-old boy could rape an extremely intoxicated 16-year-old, stumbling and slurring as ...
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Created on 03 July 2019
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Why Female Bootleggers Ruled During The Prohibition
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(General)
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Booze! Who doesn’t love it? Trick question – we all do! But what happens when this universal love suddenly becomes illegal? Well, you drink it anyway…just very craftily.
During the prohibition ...
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Created on 31 May 2019
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Lucilla: The Ex-Empress Who Tried To Murder Her Brother
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(Living)
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The life of Empress Lucilla is one that can be read a myriad of ways, and history has had a crack at all of them. She’s been a scheming bitch, a jealous scheming bitch, and also an innocent (and occasionally ...
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Created on 14 January 2019
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19 New Books By Women And Nonbinary Authors To Read In October 2018
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(Books)
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A new month is here, and it's a great month for books! See which October books by women and nonbinary authors we're most excited about—we'll note when we've reviewed or covered them, or have coverage planned. ...
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Created on 02 October 2018
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The Legend Of The Unicorn Goes Back Almost 2,500 Years
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(General)
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According to historians, the legend of the unicorn first emerged in 398 BC, courtesy of the Greek physician Ctesias. Ctesias wrote an account of India, titled Indica. In it, he attests that all recorded ...
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Created on 18 September 2018
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Hannah Gadsby's "Nanette" Isn’t Funny—Here's Why You Should Watch It Any
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(TV)
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If you haven’t watched the complete Hannah Gadsby comedy special Nanette—as in, you shut it off partway through because, though her comedy was amusing, it just didn’t speak to you—you’re about to miss ...
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Created on 13 August 2018
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10.
Lord Byron's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Caroline Lamb Had A Fascinating Li
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(Living)
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Caroline Lamb has been remembered by history thanks to her tenure as mistress to the poet Lord Byron. Rather than the several books she published, it is her love life that remains her legacy. Countless ...
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Created on 30 July 2018
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Hayley Williams Of Paramore, Before "After Laughter": From The BUST Archive
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(Music)
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... measures, Hayley Williams, the lead singer of the pop-punk band Paramore, seems like a fairly regular 25-year-old. She crafts her ass off, shops at thrift stores, and loves to experiment with hair dye. ...
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Created on 25 July 2018
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These Older Women Instagram Stars Prove You Can Be A Fashionista At Any Age
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(Style)
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We have new Instagram style inspirations for your feed, and the subjects put the extra in extraordinary. These over-60 fashionistas have active Instagram style accounts, where they flaunt their confidence ...
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Created on 25 June 2018
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13.
Samira Wiley On Gay Weddings, Gilead And God
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(TV)
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"Is this ladder safe?” Samira Wiley asks before gamely climbing up the rickety rungs leaning against a lemon tree on location at our L.A. cover shoot. The 30-year-old actor is almost unrecognizable in ...
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Created on 18 May 2018
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14.
The Secret Sex Lives Of Witches
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(Sex)
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From riding greased-up broomsticks to weaving seduction spells, the secret sex lives of witches are the stuff both wet dreams and nightmares are made of
By Kristen J. Sollee
Sex is the X factor ...
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Created on 30 October 2017
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The Fascinating History Of Peacocks, From The Devil's Assistant To "The Most Beautiful Bird In The Worl
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(Living)
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In his 1836 book On the Mental Illumination and Moral Improvement of Mankind, Reverend Thomas Dick calls the peacock “the most beautiful bird in the world.” There are few that would dispute this ...
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Created on 04 October 2017
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16.
Why America Needs To Stay Divided
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(Living)
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The United States of America is dead. It died the moment White supremacy became the favored currency. It was demolished when it was understood that White America has to remain White — no matter what. ...
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Created on 06 April 2017
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This 19th Century Advice For Young Husbands Is A Reminder Of The Bad Old Days
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(Feminism)
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The Waning Honeymoon by George Henry Boughton, 1878.
Published in 1837, The Young Husband’s Book is described as a “manual of domestic duties.” Written by “a mentor” it contains within its pages advice ...
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Created on 10 January 2017
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This Election Has Broken My Brain, But The GOP Platform Is In Black And White
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(Living)
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This election has broken my brain. I feel like I am definitely dumber than I was a year ago. The election’s endless toxicity — and my dark, insatiable participation in it — has deadened my ability ...
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Created on 04 November 2016
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Queer I Am: Fighting For Our Existence In South Korea
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(Feminism)
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The 17th Queer Festival opened with a colorful program and parade in Seoul on June 11, under the slogan, “Queer I Am — Fighting for our existence!” It is the largest and most important queer festival ...
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Created on 30 June 2016
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This DIY Book Purse Is Perfect For A Literary Lady
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(DIY)
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Wear After Reading
Do you have a book that’s already made the rounds with all your friends? Or a thrift store score with a beautiful cover that’s missing a few pages? With this super-easy craft, you ...
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Created on 13 June 2016
