- 1. Rachel Berry, Diane Nguyen, and Me: My Journey Through Feminist Television to Find Representation, Identity, and More
- (TV)
- ... television shows have several things in common – they have a female protagonist, pass the Bechdel test, have a majority of female writers and creators behind the scenes, and storylines focused on character ...
- Created on 25 February 2022
- 2. Comedian Grace Kuhlenschmidt is Here, She's Queer, and Her Social Media Fans are Into I
- (Entertainment)
- Pop quiz: What rom-com would Grace Kuhlenschmidt remake with a gay twist? “That’s a tough one,” she says after a beat. “Romantic comedies are my favorite genre and they’re all straight. But I think Meet ...
- Created on 27 May 2021
- 3. Looking At The Groundbreaking "Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians," Decades Later: BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- To say JEB is a trailblazer is accurate but inadequate. As she puts it, “We were outlaws, literally, because of the laws against us.” Today, it's difficult to imagine the chutzpah it took for JEB to ...
- Created on 12 March 2021
- 4. Sarah Paulson on Tig Notaro’s Podcast Was Everything I Ever Wanted
- (Entertainment)
- A former therapist of mine said she used to work as a switchboard operator. Only once, she admitted, did she ever eavesdrop on someone’s conversation: when Lionel Richie was on the line. Technically, ...
- Created on 19 February 2021
- 5. You Didn't See SNL's Best Dan Levy Sketch, Lampooning Toxic Masculinity, Because It Was Cut for Time. So Watch It No
- (TV)
- Some of Saturday Night Live’s “Cut for Time” sketches are as noteworthy, if not more so, than the ones that make it to air (here’s looking at you, Kyle “Cut for Time” Mooney). On February 6, 2021, Schitt’s ...
- Created on 15 February 2021
- 6. When Mother is an Astronaut, in Alice Winocour's "Proxima:" BUST Interview ...
- (Movies)
- ... in the face of devastating emotional strain is like a reassuring hug in particularly stressful times. What's more, Proxima passes the Bechdel test with flying colors and will give any viewer a good cry. ...
- Created on 06 November 2020
- 7. From "Captain America" to "Captain Marvel": Why Representation Matters ...
- (Entertainment)
- ... catch up on the past decade or so of Marvel movies. Turns out many of them are as bad as I had feared all along. Most of them do not pass the Bechdel Test, which is a bare minimum for gender representation ...
- Created on 10 April 2019
- 8. 10 Podcasts To Empower You Through Valentine’s Day (And Every Other Day)
- (Entertainment)
- ... are some empowering podcasts to get you through. 1. The Bechdel Cast, hosted by Jamie Loftus and Caitlin Durante, details the portrayal of women in film. They use Alison Bechdel’s Bechdel Test as ...
- Created on 30 January 2019
- 9. "Gentlemen Prefers Blondes" Is A Feminist Buddy Comed
- (Movies)
- ... Paris Hilton, laughing all the way to the bank with her one-zillion dollar empire while everyone speculates about her lack of intellect. Many have noted that not one scene in the movie passes the Bechdel-Wallace ...
- Created on 24 January 2019
- 10. The Complicated Feminist Legacy Of "Sex And The City
- (TV)
- ... “[an] example that feminism is dead.” And Alison Bechdel’s claim that the show doesn’t pass the Bechdel Test further underscores the characters’ singular obsession with men. While it's certainly a frustrating ...
- Created on 27 June 2018
- 11. Tristen Calls For Women's Voices To Be Heard With Her New Music Video And Essay: BUST Premier
- (Music)
- ... as I read about the Bechdel Test. A little more than half of movies currently pass this test, which requires a movie to have at least two women in it, who talk to each other, about something besides a ...
- Created on 16 February 2018
- 12. Greta Gerwig On Directing Her Oscar-Nominated Movie "Lady Bird" And Why She Doesn't Write Stories That Revolve Around Men: BUST Interview ...
- (Movies)
- ... gender play in art-making? It’s fascinating, and I think we’re just starting to dismantle it.” Gerwig’s scripts for Frances Ha, Mistress America, and Lady Bird all pass the Bechdel test with flying colors: ...
- Created on 23 January 2018
- 13. BUST’s Top 27 Movies Of 2017
- (Movies)
- ... to imagine a film that more thoroughly passes the Bechdel Test than Novitiate, a period drama about nuns coming to terms with the changes Vatican II brought to the Catholic Church in the 1960s,” writes ...
- Created on 18 December 2017
- 14. "Star Trek" Has Always Been Political - And The "Discovery" Trailer Promises It Will Continue To
- (TV)
- ... Trek: Discovery has passed the Bechdel test. And passed with flying colors. These two women of color are revealed to be the Captain and First Officer of the series. This trailer alone hearkens back to ...
- Created on 30 May 2017
- 15. 4 New Graphic Memoirs By Women You Need To Read Right Now
- (Books)
- Graphic novels can be a lot more complex than Archie. And in the vein of Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel, these four new graphic memoirs and graphic novels by women get ...
- Created on 23 March 2017
- 16. 7 Things to Watch Besides The Super Bowl This Sunday
- (TV)
- ... Grace' To 'Parks & Rec,' Megan Mullally Is Scandalizing Audiences In The Best Way Possible Looking Back At Mary Tyler Moore's Legacy Looking Beyond The Bechdel: 5 Tests That Examine Equality In Film ...
- Created on 03 February 2017
- 17. '20th Century Women' Is A Refreshing Feminist Story From A Man's Perspective: BUST Review ...
- (Movies)
- 20th Century Women is refreshing, beautiful, and feminist. Director and writer Mike Mills takes us back to 1979 Santa Barbara: punk is on the rise and feminism is seeping into the mainstream. He brings ...
- Created on 23 December 2016
- 18. The Ultimate Guide To Feminist-Friendly Horror Movies
- (Movies)
- ... even made a handy key so you can tell right away which ones are gory, which ones need a trigger warning for rape, and which ones actually pass the Bechdel test. We’ve also sprinkled in some recipes for ...
- Created on 12 October 2016
- 19. 'Come What May' Is A New Type Of War Movie: BUST Revie
- (Movies)
- ... Top Photo: Joshio Marlon as “Max” and Alice Isaaz as “Suzanne" Photos courtesy of Cohen Media Group More from BUST Looking Beyond the Bechdel: 5 Tests that Examine Equality in Film Ruba Nadda ...
- Created on 08 September 2016
- 20. Why Haven't We Heard About These 14 Missing Girls in the Bronx
- (Feminism)
- Something rotten is going on in the Bronx and not many people are noticing. Last month, New York City councilman Andy King publicly voiced his worries about teenage girls in the Bronx. Sine July 2014, ...
- Created on 09 August 2016
