- 1. Tap In: This Beginner’s Guide To Tap Dancing Will Keep You On Your Toes
- (Arts)
- ... like tap is popping up everywhere these days, from the opening ceremony of the recent Tokyo Olympics to the collection of tap stamps the USPS just released. Feel like dipping a metal-tipped toe into the ...
- Created on 13 January 2022
- 2. How the US Criminal Justice System Failed Olympic Gold Medalists: the Botched FBI Investigation of Former Team USA Doctor Larry Nassar
- (Feminism)
- ... he would have her change into shorts without underwear and touch her during training. During a Team USA trip to Tokyo in 2011, Nassar had given Maroney a sleeping pill during the flight and would proceed ...
- Created on 24 September 2021
- 3. Everybody Skate: Photographer Lanna Apisukh Highlights Female and Queer Skateboarders in New Photo Project
- (Arts)
- Lanna Apisukh started her Everybody Skate photo project in 2018 to highlight the diversity of New York City’s skateboarding scene, in particular, to show off the growing numbers of female and queer ...
- Created on 10 August 2021
- 4. USA Fencing Team Wears Pink Masks in Protest of Teammate Accused of Sexual Assault, and In Support of Survivors
- (Living)
- On July 30th, Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald and Yeisser Ramirez, members of the USA Fencing team, wore pink masks in support of sexual assault victims and in protest of teammate, Alen Hadzic. #TeamUSA ...
- Created on 06 August 2021
- 5. What US Shotputter Raven Saunders' Olympic Podium Protest Means For Her and Her Message to the World
- (Entertainment)
- On Saturday, American shot-putter Raven Saunders stepped up to the Olympic podium in Tokyo to receive her silver medal and rose her arms in an X above her green and purple-dyed hair. In an interview ...
- Created on 04 August 2021
- 6. "I have to focus on my mental health," says Simone Biles, Who Withdrew From the Women's Team Gymnastic Finals at the Tokyo Olympi
- (Entertainment)
- In a shocking conclusion for the American gymnastic team, Olympic gold medalist gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from the gymnastic team final at this year’s Tokyo Olympics. Her withdrawal from ...
- Created on 27 July 2021
- 7. A Few Good Women: Female Athletes to Keep an Eye Out For In The 2021 Tokyo Olympics
- (Entertainment)
- ... it'll be her first as a mother. She gave birth to her daughter, Camryn, via emergency C-section at 32 weeks in 2018. The two celebrated together after Felix qualified for Tokyo last month ❤️ @allysonfelix ...
- Created on 26 July 2021
- 8. Norwegian Women's Team Fined for Refusing to Wear Bikini Bottoms, Sporting Shorts Instead ...
- (Living)
- ... in the next month as the Tokyo Olympics put sexist athletic uniforms on full display. Top Photo Credit: Screenshot via YouTube More from BUST She's A Barbie Girl: Mattel's Naomi Osaka Barbie Doll Sells ...
- Created on 23 July 2021
- 9. She's a Barbie Girl: Mattel's Naomi Osaka Barbie Doll Sells Out Ahead of Tokyo Olympi
- (Feminism)
- ... Tokyo in the 2021 Olympics. While the Naomi Osaka dolls are currently out of stock, you can be notified on the Mattel website of any restocks. Fingers crossed, that you can snag one of your own soon. ...
- Created on 15 July 2021
- 10. Olympian Activist Gwendolyn Berry Turns Her Back During National Anthem: "The Anthem Doesn't Speak For Me. It Never Has
- (Living)
- ... to “demonstrate peacefully in support of racial and social justice.” The International Olympic Committee (IOC), however, will not allow such demonstrations at the Tokyo Olympics after deciding to uphold ...
- Created on 28 June 2021
- 11. Sha'Carri Richardson Is The Newest Olympian And The Fastest Woman In America: “I Just Want The World To Know That I’m That Girl
- (Living)
- ... Flo-Jo had long nails, there was no excuse why I couldn’t have long nails.” At the end of her third year at LSU, Richardson will represent Team USA this summer in Tokyo. She’ll be known not only for ...
- Created on 24 June 2021
- 12. Watch Avril Lavigne Channel "Sk8er Boi" Energy With Tony Hawk In Her Viral TikTok Debu
- (Entertainment)
- Break out your heavy black eyeliner and plastic bracelets. “Sk8r Boi,” the 2002 pop-punk anthem, is once again making a splash—this time, on TikTok. On June 21st, Avril Lavigne made her iconic TikTok ...
- Created on 23 June 2021
- 13. Simone Biles Continues Absolute Dominance, Makes History Yet Again In Recent Competition
- (Entertainment)
- ... Tokyo, Japan beginning in late July, unless they are once again postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Photo credit: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons More from ...
- Created on 24 May 2021
- 14. Nike Releases Official Olympic Skate Uniforms And We Want In
- (Style)
- Nike’s official skater uniforms are out and ready for the world to see as the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo approach. Charged with the responsibility of designing uniforms for three countries—U.S.A., ...
- Created on 25 February 2020
- 15. 5 Ways Women Are Already Making History At The 2020 Olympics
- (Feminism)
- ... diverse, and it’s looking like the Summer 2020 Olympics are already seeing a wave of firsts for women’s history. 1. Tokyo 2020 will mark the most gender-balanced games in Olympic history For the ...
- Created on 19 February 2020
- 16. Tennis Champ Naomi Osaka is Coming to Netflix
- (Entertainment)
- ... point in 2018 to her continued tournaments and her preparations for this summer’s 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, where she will represent for Japan. In a prepared statement to Variety, Osaka said, “To be able ...
- Created on 18 February 2020
- 17. The U.S. Men's Soccer Team Is Rallying Behind The Women's Team ...
- (Feminism)
- ... in this year’s summer Olympics in Tokyo. The 28 members of the 2015 World Cup winning team will have their day in court on May 5 of this year. The men’s national team’s player association was adamant ...
- Created on 14 February 2020
- 18. Political Protest Ban at 2020 Olympics Will Not Silence Megan Rapinoe
- (Feminism)
- ... (IOC) have announced that they are placing a ban on protesting during this year’s 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The rules are as follows: No taking a knee, no political hand gesture and no “disrespect” during ...
- Created on 13 January 2020
- 19. Kyoto Bans “Geisha Selfies” Because Tourists Don’t Know How To Behave Themselves
- (Feminism)
- ... soon as they come within about half a mile of Gion. With next summer’s Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s tourism boom is expected to continue long after the international sporting event. Hopefully Kyoto’s recent ...
- Created on 05 November 2019
- 20. Simone Biles Made History Again
- (Entertainment)
- This weekend, Simone Biles made history—twice. When Biles arrived in Kansas City, MO for the 2019 US Gymnastics Championships, she already had 5 all-around title medals at home. And arguably, even ...
- Created on 12 August 2019
