- 1. The 11 Most and Least Feminist Moments of The Oscars 2023
- (Movies)
- ... Ruth E. Carter’s Win for Best Costume Design, Making her the First Black Woman to Win 2 Oscars Ruth E. Carter took home her second Oscar for Best Costume Design for her work on Black Panther: Wakanda ...
- Created on 13 March 2023
- 2. “Wednesday”’s Christina Ricci Opens Up About Mental Health, Motherhood, and Being a ‘90s Icon: BUST Exclusive Interview
- (TV)
- ... who’s blackmailing them in the present day while coping with the trauma of whatever happened out in the woods. “I’m happy that this show has had such success. It’s definitely good for me,” Ricci says. ...
- Created on 23 February 2023
- 3. Here Are All the Women Who Were Nominated—and Snubbed—for This Year’s Grammys
- (Music)
- ... with her holiday album I Dream Of Christmas (Extended). One notable snub from the pop categories is the South Korean girl group BLACKPINK, who have seen incredible success in the pop genre, and will even ...
- Created on 30 January 2023
- 4. Women-Led Films Recognized, But Women Directors Ignored, at Latest Oscar Noms
- (Movies)
- ... Once receiving some much-deserved recognition is great to see. And both Women Talking and Tár feature female protagonists, as well. Some names missing from the list: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Nope, ...
- Created on 27 January 2023
- 5. 10 Fanstastic New Books by Women to Make Catching Up on that New Year's Resolution to "Read More" a Breeze! ...
- (Books)
- ... white? Artist, musician, activist, ceramicist, and writer Osa Atoe set out to upend the punk paradigm when she launched the Shotgun Seamstress ’zine in Portland, OR, in 2006, celebrating everything Black ...
- Created on 24 January 2023
- 6. BUST’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
- (Sponsored)
- Check out BUST's Holiday Gift Guide! We rounded up the best small-business buys and holiday finds to make your winter merry and bright! BLACK PHOENIX ALCHEMY LAB Celebrating its 20th year as an ...
- Created on 22 November 2022
- 7. Queer Period Pieces Like Abbi Jacobson's "A League Of Their Own" Are A Reminder That LGBTQ Rights Are Still Under Atta
- (TV)
- ... needlework or baking as a form of protest. Operation Save Abortion has plenty of resources and tips on actionable steps to take to protect reproductive rights. Black, trans-led collective, For the Gworls ...
- Created on 13 October 2022
- 8. Beth Ditto Talks Switch To Acting, and Latest Role In The Country Music Drama "Monarch." Plus, New Music From Gossip? ...
- (TV)
- ... disco pants, and thick, artfully smudged black eyeliner. Gossip is not really what we’re here to talk about, though—at least not yet. Some fans may not realize that Ditto is also an actor, and she’s ...
- Created on 12 September 2022
- 9. 5 Times Pretty Little Liars Was Problematic As Hell
- (TV)
- ... Fans of the original series and new viewers alike are gearing for the 28th by brushing up on their Rosewood lore and grabbing their black hoodies out of storage. As we rewatch, we’re reminded of all of ...
- Created on 12 July 2022
- 10. Jewel Is Back With The R&B and Folk-Influenced "Freewheelin' Woman," Her First Album in 7 Years ...
- (Music)
- ... uncomfortable, right? Because they both did something that’s very uncomfortable. (laughs) B: Absolutely. J: In a really black and white world, I saw the unity [between Young and Rogan]. It’s just ...
- Created on 02 May 2022
- 11. Annie Murphy On The Importance of Imperfect Female Characters, Life After Alexis, And Her Top-Secret Role On Season 2 of Russian Doll
- (Entertainment)
- ... that Murphy seems to be leaning in to #wfh attire as well. She’s sporting a black sweatshirt, with her hair in a topknot. If she’s wearing any makeup I can’t tell. Instead, the light from a nearby window ...
- Created on 14 April 2022
- 12. Remembering The Late, Great, bell hooks. How Well Do You Know The Feminist Author and Activist?
- (Feminism)
- ... black women and feminism d.) Happy to Be Nappy 3. What author was the subject of bell’s English doctoral dissertation at the University of California, Santa Cruz? a.) Zora Neale Hurston b.) Toni ...
- Created on 07 April 2022
- 13. Lizzo, Melanie Lynskey, Barbie Ferreira, And More Are Calling Out Body-Shamers
- (Entertainment)
- ... fat body promotes obesity. This sort of toxic, black and white thinking is also ripe within the body-positive movement, where there is an assumption that if you exist in a bigger body you’re promoting ...
- Created on 14 March 2022
- 14. Rachel Berry, Diane Nguyen, and Me: My Journey Through Feminist Television to Find Representation, Identity, and More
- (TV)
- ... Jenji Kohan’s Orange is the New Black is one notable example, having received critical acclaim upon its release in 2013 for its honest and varied approach to telling the stories of black and brown incarcerated ...
- Created on 25 February 2022
- 15. Phoebe Robinson on her Comedy Special, Book Release, and Starting a Publishing Imprint, Tiny Reparations
- (Entertainment)
- ... topics, including love and sex, race, pizza, New York, Black hair, Black nerdiness, bikini lines, Billy Joel, and other “sexy-ass content.” During these shows, the Queens also featured standup sets by ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 16. 13 Women of Color-Owned and Operated Bookstores You Can Support Right Now
- (Books)
- ... for it. You can visit: www.duendedistrict.com for a specially curated list of books. Wepa! SemiColon Bookstore: Chicago, IL Semi Colon Bookstore is a one-of-a-kind Black woman-owned bookstore and ...
- Created on 04 February 2022
- 17. 10 Must-Watch TV Shows To Get Your Cathartic Coming-Of-Age Fix Now That ‘PEN15’ Is Over
- (TV)
- ... the new teen superhero drama series, Naomi. Based on DC comic books of the same name, this coming-of-age story follows the cool, confident, and comic book-loving Naomi McDuffie (Kaci Walfall), a Black ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 18. The 10 Best Feminist and Female-Centered Books of 2021 to Cozy Up With This Christmas Break, According to BUST
- (Books)
- ... her unique perspective as a black woman on the racism and misogyny in the world of TV. The core of the book is a speech she gave at the 43rd MacTaggart Lecture. She was only the fifth woman to take the ...
- Created on 21 December 2021
- 19. Celebrated Author and Intersectional Feminist bell hooks Has Died
- (Feminism)
- ... Gloria Jean Watkins— published her first book, Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism in 1981, under her adopted pen name “bell hooks.” A name that proudly honors her great-grandmother’s name, Bell ...
- Created on 15 December 2021
- 20. Season Two of HBO's "Love Life" Co-Starring Former BUST Covergirl Jessica Williams, Puts Modern Black Love on Full Display ...
- (TV)
- ... hopelessly looking for love. Last month season two dropped. This season used the same ‘romance-per-episode’ structure, but instead we follow a young Black man. Enter: Marcus Wadkins (William Jackson ...
- Created on 09 December 2021
