- 1. 10 Fanstastic New Books by Women to Make Catching Up on that New Year's Resolution to "Read More" a Breeze! ...
- (Books)
- ... Let’s Move, to those crazy first days of AIM, to women of size on TV shows being relegated to mere comic relief with zero interest in sex. The book is as complete a review as has ever been seen on the ...
- Created on 24 January 2023
- 2. After the Should-Be 50th Anniversary of Roe, Organizations like We Testify are More Important than Ever
- (Feminism)
- ... of sharing their experiences. They also partner with artists for projects, like their award-winning Comics for Choice anthology which connected illustrators with abortion storytellers to create a comic ...
- Created on 23 January 2023
- 3. 6 Cancelled Shows That Left Us Shook
- (TV)
- ... being a geek. A couple of kids click within their groups, with some going to comic conventions (geeks) or delving into the punk style of music (freaks). Creating ‘80s nostalgia while set at a Michigan ...
- Created on 04 January 2023
- 4. Pioneering Cartoonist Lynda Barry is Back With 3 New Re-Releases Of Her Coming-of-Age Strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek
- (Books)
- This is a big year for legendary painter, cartoonist, writer, illustrator, playwright, teacher, and MacArthur “genius” fellow Lynda Barry. Drawn & Quarterly is re-releasing three collections of her ...
- Created on 13 June 2022
- 5. Issa Rae and Jenny Slate Are Back With Brand New Projects: Our Top 10 Pop Culture Picks For Summer
- (Entertainment)
- ... isn’t a big payoff. 5. Ms. Marvel on Disney+ Coming to Disney+ June 8, Ms. Marvel is the first Pakistani-Muslim-American superhero to have her own comic book and series. The show stars Iman Vellani ...
- Created on 02 June 2022
- 6. Legendary Comic Book Artist Nina Bunjevac Flexes Her Feminism And Takes A Stand Against Predatory Porn On BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
- (Poptarts)
- Nina Bunjevac is an incredible comic book artist, author, illustrator, and educator. She spent her formative years in the former Yugoslavia, where she began studying art. But when war broke out in the ...
- Created on 17 April 2022
- 7. "The Worst Person In The World" Subverts the Classic Rom-Com Genre, Instead, Explores Loss Through a New Len
- (Movies)
- ... old comic artist who is drawn to her “flakiness” and carefree nature. They are in love, but their 15-year age gap creates distance between them, which draws Julie into the arms of Eivind (Herbert Nordrom), ...
- Created on 22 February 2022
- 8. 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
- 9. The 10 Best Feminist and Female-Centered Books of 2021 to Cozy Up With This Christmas Break, According to BUST
- (Books)
- ... Bren lets us into the private rooms of these women in her new book. Graphic Novels/Comics This is how I Disappear - The French illustrator, Mirion Malle, depicts a portrait of all-consuming ...
- Created on 21 December 2021
- 10. Emilia Clarke Is Set To Release "M.O.M.: Mother of Madness," A New Comic Book Series About A Woman Who Gets Superpowers From Her Perio
- (Books)
- The Mother of Dragons, a.k.a. Game of Thrones actor Emilia Clarke, is set to release the first issue of her three-part comic book series, M.O.M.: Mother of Madness, on July 21st. Far from simply starring ...
- Created on 30 June 2021
- 11. Comedian Iliza Shlesinger tells the true tale behind her hilarious new film “Good On Paper” on BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast!
- (Poptarts)
- ... ever win NBC’s Last Comic Standing, she’s had five Netflix comedy specials and her own Netflix sketch show, and she’s currently finishing her second book, hosting the podcast Ask Iliza Anything, and developing ...
- Created on 27 June 2021
- 12. Jenny Slate's Film "The Sunlit Night" Is An Earnest And Honest Attempt At Translating Creative Thinking Onto The Screen: Revi
- (Movies)
- ... other characters. It’s just a shame that it’s not a particularly enjoyable film. After being subjected to a comically brutal art school critique (which opens the movie with a bit of a satire fake-out ...
- Created on 25 June 2021
- 13. Issa Rae To Play Spider-Woman In Upcoming Marvel Film, And We're Here For I
- (Movies)
- ... grade, I’ve loved Spider-Man, comic books, memorabilia, everything,” she gushed to Variety. Rae is currently filming the fifth and final season of the hit HBO show Insecure, which earned her three Emmy ...
- Created on 07 June 2021
- 14. 9 Books By International LGBTQ+ Authors For Present And Future Pride Celebrations
- (Books)
- ... through a comic yet tragic voice. With a wide range of topics and styles, the poetry in this book confronts loneliness, love, oppression, and joy. His first book of short stories, Happy Stories, Mostly, ...
- Created on 03 June 2021
- 15. TV Writer Danielle Henderson Gets Personal With Her New Memoir, "The Ugly Cry": BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- ... forms of abuse), the comic (a song to accompany outdoor peeing), and the tragicomic (her grandmother’s penchant for slasher movies and straight talk). This tonal variety runs through Henderson’s entire ...
- Created on 26 May 2021
- 16. 5 Rad Reading Recommendations From Florence Shaw of Dry Cleaning
- (Music)
- ... often in fiction. I love this book. 2. Melody: Story of a Nude Dancer by Sylvie Rancourt This is a collected series of comic books made when Sylvie Rancourt was working in a Montreal strip club ...
- Created on 25 May 2021
- 17. 8 New, Inclusive YA Rom-Coms You'll Fall For This Sprin
- (Books)
- If, like me, you've spent the past 14 months finding comfort in feel-good YA, you have a lot to be excited about this spring. Some of your soon-to-be favorite additions to your bookshelf are out now ...
- Created on 11 May 2021
- 18. Jennifer Mack-Watkins's Newest Exhibit is An Ode to the Beauty of Black Yout
- (Arts)
- Art is a medium that has the power to bring people together and to share the lives and experiences of those who may feel unheard and forgotten about. With her talents as both an artist and a storyteller, ...
- Created on 08 April 2021
- 19. In "Hysterical," Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, and Others Discuss the Contradictions of Being a Woman in Comed
- (Movies)
- ... male comics have to think too much about while traveling for work, performing late-night gigs in dingy basement clubs, or staying in seedy motels in close quarters with men who are, in some cases, unhealthily ...
- Created on 17 March 2021
- 20. The Kind Of Miscarriage We Don't Talk About: "Catalogue Baby" Excer
- (Living)
- Myriam Steinberg's Catalogue Baby is a graphic novel about an indomitable spirit who, like so many women, lives through fertility struggles, miscarriages, and the deep-seeded ...
- Created on 12 March 2021
