- 1. 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
- 2. From Rupi Kaur to Emi Mahmoud: Here Are Five Women Poets to Celebrate During National Poetry Month
- (Arts)
- ... writes articles centered around mental health within the Black community. Her most notable work: “Friends with Benefits” 5. Emi Mahmoud “She has debated with presidents, been confronted by the Dalai ...
- Created on 09 April 2021
- 3. Week Of Women: The Crown, Ammonite, I Am Greta
- (Entertainment)
- Week of Women: Ariana Grande, Tierra Whack, Dua Lipa It’s the week you’ve been waiting for: not only is The Crown is back, and queer period drama Ammonite is here, too. Many of us are hunkering down ...
- Created on 12 November 2020
- 4. Amber Tamblyn's Poetry Corner: "Lilith, But Dark" by Nichole Perkins ...
- (Books)
- ... and illuminating portrait of a Black woman’s life in her essential collection, Lilith, But Dark (Publishing Genius Press). These poems shine on every page, whether in the shadows or in the light of life’s ...
- Created on 26 May 2020
- 5. Jaquira Díaz On "Ordinary Girls," Home, And Telling Her Story: BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- ... I am. In relation to the colonization of Puerto Rico, I’m always thinking of myself as racialized in the United States, but I’m also a queer woman, I’m black, and I’m biracial. My mother’s family is white, ...
- Created on 03 January 2020
- 6. Just A Few Of History's Baddest Queer Bitche
- (Feminism)
- ... living as a gay, black woman in America during periods of huge upheaval. Hell… Mabel IS the reason we know so much now. The Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York are full to the brim, thanks to Mabel. ...
- Created on 07 June 2019
- 7. This 19th Century English Poet Laureate Gave His Cats The Most Elaborate Names
- (Living)
- ... Rumpelstiltzchen, Marquis Macbum, Earl Tomlemagne, Baron Raticide, Waowhler, and Skaratch. There should be a court mourning in Catland, and if the Dragon wear a black ribbon round his neck, or a band ...
- Created on 12 December 2018
- 8. Reconsidering Virginia Clemm Poe, Edgar Allan Poe's "Little Wif
- (Books)
- ... anything else. She was a pretty young woman with dark eyes, hair as black as midnight, and pale skin—the embodiment of the women who graced Poe’s stories. Mayne Reid also wrote of Virginia's ghostly beauty: “[…] ...
- Created on 30 October 2018
- 9. “Lesbians Will Always Be Here And Have Always Been Here”: Talking Queer Visibility, Butchness, And Sinister Wisdom With Writer Carina Julig
- (Feminism)
- Sinister Wisdom is a cornerstone of lesbian publishing and feminist culture. Founded in 1976, Sinister Wisdom is home to generations of lesbian writing and queer art—making Sinister Wisdom the longest-running ...
- Created on 25 October 2018
- 10. Mary Lambert Proves The Power Of Vulnerability, Self-Doubt, And Self-Love In Her New Poetry Collection: BUST Interview
- (Books)
- ... like there’s this school of thought with body positivity that’s super black and white, like all of a sudden, you’re going to wake up one day and you’re just going to love yourself and love your body. ‘Just ...
- Created on 23 October 2018
- 11. Afropunk 2018 Stayed True To Its Punk, Activist Past While Looking To The Future
- (Music)
- The flagship Brooklyn Afropunk Festival happened again on August 25 and 26. Now in its thirteenth year, the festival has exploded exponentially from a community-based weekend of love and black pride ...
- Created on 31 August 2018
- 12. Rosario Dawson Works For Puerto Rican Hurricane Recovery With Comic In "Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico": BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- ... level awareness and empowerment. Parts of Puerto Rico are still blacked out, and this blackout is the worst in U.S. history. Thousands of people are still without power and some lack access to clean, ...
- Created on 17 July 2018
- 13. There’s Now A Frida Kahlo Barbie: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... States’ second openly bisexual Governor. Read more at NBC. Donors Pledge $2.5 Million To Elect Stacey Abrams As The First Black Female Governor USA Today reports that a San Francisco-based philanthropist ...
- Created on 07 March 2018
- 14. 11 Feminist Tattoo Ideas
- (Style)
- A tattoo can be a great way to show the world what you believe in, the things you love, and the causes you feel strongly about — but it can sometimes be difficult to find the perfect design to ...
- Created on 19 October 2017
- 15. The Batshit Life Of Hortense Mancini
- (Living)
- ... who practiced black magic (specializing in necromancy), and their uncle was Cardinal Mazarin, both Cardinal and Chief Minister to Louis XIV (the real power behind the French throne) – it’s safe to say ...
- Created on 02 October 2017
- 16. These Women Want You To Have A Better Death
- (Feminism)
- ... “If you are a young black man shot by police, or a trans victim of violence, a ‘good death’ may seem like a myth,” Doughty says. The melding of activism and the death-positive movement is something the ...
- Created on 02 August 2017
- 17. Behind The 19th Century Obsession With Auburn Hair
- (Style)
- ... For a more professional application of hair color, some hairdressers in Paris are reported as having produced a cosmetic preparation which was able to convert “any hair not positively very black” into ...
- Created on 05 July 2017
- 18. Amber Tamblyn, Before She Painted It Black: From The BUST Archives
- (Movies)
- BUST’s muti-talented poetry editor Amber Tamblyn has been on a self-actualizing blitz recently. In 2017, she made her directing debut with Paint It Black—a dark, daring film adaptation of the novel ...
- Created on 25 May 2017
- 19. Feminist Art Pioneer Carolee Schneemann Looks Back On 50 Years Of Work: BUST Interview
- (Arts)
- Legendary feminist artist Carolee Schneemann has just been awarded Venice Biennale's prestigious Golden Lion prize for lifetime achievement for her 'direct, sexual, liberating and autobiographical' ...
- Created on 19 April 2017
- 20. Lyon, France Will Sweep You Off Your Feet: Travel Guide
- (Living)
- ... by Elise Julliard More from BUST Here's How Victorian 'Science' Explained Cat Ladies Rep. Maxine Waters: 'I'm A Strong Black Woman And I Cannot Be Intimidated' The Outrage Against Childfree Women I ...
- Created on 11 April 2017
