- 1. Swedish Pop Singer-Songwriter Skott Discusses The Inspiration Behind Her New EP "Chapter 1 (Acoustic)," Her Strong Folk Music Roots, And More: BUST Intervie
- (Music)
- ... the reasons for this become clear—there is no hint of anything contrived about her as an artist; she seems, instead, to be guided by an intuition that translates into self-contained musical gems with their ...
- Created on 24 June 2021
- 2. Don't Forget Your Story: Why Kink Will Always Belong in Prid
- (Living)
- The thunder vibrated up through the soles of my feet, and the exhaust pipes blasted through my ear drums, rattling my skull. Like a swarm of black hornets in the distance, I watched them rolling in. ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 3. Detoxify Your Hair With Some Mermaid Inspired Seaweed-Centric Care
- (Living)
- EVER WONDER WHY mermaids have the best hair? If the effects of this all-natural DIY mask for your locks (from my book, Wild Beauty, $18, captainblankenship.com) are any indication, my guess is it has ...
- Created on 27 May 2020
- 4. “The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia” Star, Paulina Chávez, Talks Girl Power and Latinx Representation: BUST Interview
- (TV)
- Meet Paulina Chávez, a 17-year old actress from El Paso, Texas, and the star of a brand new Netflix Original: The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia. The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia follows ...
- Created on 21 February 2020
- 5. Author Michelle Tea Opens Up About Queer Parenting, Politics, and Polyamory On BUST's Poptarts Podcas
- (Poptarts)
- ... Mermaid in Chelsea Creek, Girl at the Bottom of the Sea, and Castle on the River Vistula, and she’s now penning gorgeous astrology books for little ones. She’s written for Harper’s, The Believer, Artforum,Cosmopolitan, Lenny ...
- Created on 18 October 2019
- 6. Moana's Auli'i Cravalho To Star in ABC's The Little Mermaid Live Musi
- (TV)
- ABC just announced that they have cast Auli’i Cravalho, the breakout Moana star, as Princess Ariel in a new live production of The Little Mermaid. Cravalho’s voice acting and singing stole the spotlight ...
- Created on 06 August 2019
- 7. Fat Roles and Fat Rolls: What the Ursula Casting Tells Us About Roles for Fat Women and Femmes
- (Movies)
- You may have heard that Disney has cast Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in the upcoming Little Mermaid live action movie. If your timeline is anything like mine (full of fat people who are especially protective ...
- Created on 02 August 2019
- 8. Danielle Paige Is Bringing Women’s Stories To The Forefront Of Comics
- (Books)
- During the dawn of comics we usually learned the origin story of female characters through the point of view of their male counterparts. Lois Lane exists in relation to Superman, and the same goes ...
- Created on 18 April 2019
- 9. Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries Feed Our Grrrl Gang Cravings
- (Music)
- You enter the crumb-laden church of Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries ready to laugh, cry, and maybe even catch a flying slice of pizza with your mouth. Kathleen Hanna knew that to witness Fatty Cakes ...
- Created on 14 February 2019
- 10. Feminist Folklore Gets Feted and Flamed on the "Poptarts" Podcas
- (Poptarts)
- Folklore: from Cinderella to The Little Mermaid, these stories are the basis of much of the pop culture we consume today. But are the outdated attitudes about women at the core of these stories ...
- Created on 25 January 2019
- 11. The Zodiac Signs As Pop Culture Witches
- (General)
- ... Harper, and Rochelle Zimmerman from The Craft Picking a favorite character from The Craft is extremely hard (although we are partial to Rochelle Zimmerman), which is why we enlisted the whole cast. Each ...
- Created on 30 October 2018
- 12. The Legend Of The Unicorn Goes Back Almost 2,500 Years
- (General)
- 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 ...
- Created on 18 September 2018
- 13. 11 New Books By Women To Read This Summer
- (Books)
- ... All The Names They Used For God: Stories By Anjali Sachdeva (Spiegel & Grau) “He waits for me to tell him what I want, what to do. What comes next,” concludes the fifth story in Anjali Sachdeva’s ...
- Created on 25 June 2018
- 14. When Mermaid Sightings Were Treated As Fact
- (Living)
- According to historians, tales of mermaids and mermen can be traced back to the Babylonian sea deities Oannes and Atargatis in 1000 BCE. Since then, mermaid folklore has appeared in every era and every ...
- Created on 04 April 2018
- 15. Women With Shaved Heads Are Having A Pop Culture Moment — Showing How Political Hair Can Be
- (Style)
- There is a meme making the rounds at the moment. It reads, "The future is female and it doesn't have time for styling products," and it's accompanied by four photos of shaven-headed women: three fictional characters ...
- Created on 28 March 2018
- 16. Victorian Governesses Were In Danger From Their Employers
- (Feminism)
- A governess occupied a unique position in a Victorian household. She was neither servant, nor family member. She existed in a sort of in-between world which often left her feeling isolated and alone. ...
- Created on 20 February 2018
- 17. Mermaids Are A Lot More Murderous Than Disney Would Like You To Think
- (Entertainment)
- Society has been obsessed with these fancy fish ladies for thousands of years, and we’re going to look at some of the legends that gave birth to these aquatic marvels. Just in case you haven’t come ...
- Created on 12 February 2018
- 18. Blogger Kailey Flyte On Her Magical Mermaid Style
- (Style)
- In our latest Fashion Nation column, Kailey Flyte of the blog Mermaidens tells us all about her pink personal style. How did you get into fashion? When I was really little, I used to ...
- Created on 11 January 2018
- 19. The "Arm Vagina" Is Another Bullshit Body-Shaming Tren
- (Feminism)
- Every now and then, I stumble across a trend on the internet that is so absurd my jaw drops and I literally say, "Are you kidding me?" And so it is with the "arm vagina" fad on social media. Like other ...
- Created on 21 December 2017
- 20. BUST's Holiday Gift Guide For The Best Presents At Every Price Poin
- (Living)
- Looking for gifts in a variety of price ranges, from thrifty to splurge-worthy? Want to support women-owned businesses and charitable causes with your holiday shopping dollars? Then look no further ...
- Created on 18 December 2017
