- 1. Sundance 2023: Women Directors Tackle Themes of Frankenstein, Introverts and Little Richard
- (Movies)
- ... town, a quiet and melancholy woman named Fran, (played with deadpan perfection by Daisy Ridley, also a producer on the film), spends her days pushing spreadsheets and daydreaming of death. She lives alone ...
- Created on 21 January 2023
- 2. From Cabaret Shows to Premium Cable, Performer and MC Murray Hill is Everywhere—and That’s Just The Way He Likes It
- (Entertainment)
- ... part he recently didn’t get. “It was to play a deadpan starfish,” he says. “And guess what? I couldn’t do it. I actually could not do it. [The casting director] was like, ‘Wait, you sound happy again.’ ...
- Created on 16 June 2022
- 3. Issa Rae and Jenny Slate Are Back With Brand New Projects: Our Top 10 Pop Culture Picks For Summer
- (Entertainment)
- ... their deliciously deadpan, self-titled debut, and now everyone and their moms are hyped to see them live. Check wetlegband.com soon to snag tickets to their summer tour, because this party is sure to sell ...
- Created on 02 June 2022
- 4. Calling all Kim Gordon fans! Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler’s new single featuring Kim’s spoken word is FIRE
- (Music)
- Sonic Youth is known for plenty of musical hits, but “Kool Thing”, featuring lead-singer Kim Gordon’s gorgeously deadpan, anti-patriarchal monologue, is a song that is drilled into the brainfolds of ...
- Created on 20 May 2022
- 5. Aubrey Plaza Shows Off Her Dramatic Chops in "Emily The Criminal
- (Movies)
- ... there’s nothing funny about what Emily is capable of. Plaza has turned her deadpan persona against itself, manifesting nothing but contempt, spite and an enormous capacity for rage. It’s a huge part needing ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 6. Dr. Marten's Film Series Explore LA's Feminist Punk Women (Exene, The Linda Lindas, L.A. Witch) and the DIY Ethos of NYC's Music Sc
- (Sponsored)
- ... you’re gonna do something about it.” Cervenka, however, is arguably (and perhaps not surprisingly) the film’s biggest standout, offering wisdom about why punk is still important and dropping deadpan ...
- Created on 09 November 2021
- 7. 6 Iconic LGBTQ+ Comedians To Laugh With This Pride Month
- (Entertainment)
- ... and drugs. Martin has recently been nominated for a BAFTA for their starring role in the Netflix comedy Feel Good (2020-present), which The Guardian called "a deadpan delight." The show focuses on the ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 8. Kristin Hannah Gives Steinbeck A Run For His Money With Her Latest Novel, "The Four Winds
- (Books)
- If you’ve ever yearned for a healthy dose of feminism in your high school English class unit on The Grapes of Wrath, consider your wishes granted. Kristin Hannah’s new novel, The Four Winds, reads like ...
- Created on 11 February 2021
- 9. Desire and Reality Collide in Melissa Broder's New Novel "Milk Fe
- (Books)
- ... article originally appeared in the Winter 2021 print edition of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today! More from BUST "Loner" Is A Fun, Deadpan Take On Trying To Grow Up When You Still Feel Like A Child 7 ...
- Created on 11 February 2021
- 10. "Loner" Is a Fun, Deadpan Take on Trying to Grow up When You Still Feel Like a Chil
- (Books)
- ... as you read, then Loner is a fun, deadpan take on trying to grow up when you still feel like a child. –Eliza Thompson Loner By Georgina Young (Text Publishing Company) This article originally appeared ...
- Created on 10 February 2021
- 11. Halloween Queen Helena Garcia's Vanilla Buttercream Coffin Cakes Are Perfect For The Spooky Seaso
- (Eat Me)
- ... and her offhanded quips were comedy gold (“They come to me cause I’m dead,” she deadpanned when judge Prue Leith swept a small fly from her hair). Now Garcia has a brand-new book, The Wicked Baker: Cakes ...
- Created on 23 October 2020
- 12. What’s So Funny? Pop Culture Still Doesn’t Know How To Handle Bulimia
- (Entertainment)
- ... turns to a rival hot chick and jabs, “Wow…are you eating less or barfing more?” (The girl’s friend confirms, in a deadpan voice, “Barfing more.”) These are just a couple in a stack of throwaway lines that ...
- Created on 17 September 2020
- 13. Comedian Yumi Nagashima Is Breaking Barriers And Subverting Expectations
- (Entertainment)
- Yumi Nagashima (@yumicomedy) is the kind of comedian who continues to surprise. The Japanese-born Vancouver-based standup's brand of observational humor and deadpan delivery is delighting audiences ...
- Created on 18 March 2019
- 14. 10 Women Who Are Changing The Comedy Game In 2018
- (Entertainment)
- ... Kate’s deadpan characterizations are beyond brilliant and refreshing and the characters she created in her Netflix episode are worthy of their own full-length comedy documentaries. 2. Tig Notaro is ...
- Created on 20 December 2018
- 15. 16 Feminist Comedians To Watch Instead Of Yet Another Straight White Dude
- (Entertainment)
- ... based in Brooklyn. She often uses deadpan and satirical humor to make political commentary. She’s been on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Search Party, The Chris Gethard Show, and Broad City. She has ...
- Created on 10 August 2018
- 16. 21 New Albums to Listen To This Summer
- (Music)
- ... laugh at them/I wanna walk through the park in the dark/Women are scared that men will kill them.” From deadpan despair to rage in a grunge snarl, amidst flickers of hope, Barnett uses fuzzy guitars and ...
- Created on 18 June 2018
- 17. "Assassination Nation" Is A High-Powered Thriller For The Digital Ag
- (Movies)
- ... holding the story together. Particularly compelling is Nef as Bex, whose versatility allows her to reveal painful complexities implicit in being a trans teenager in one scene, and deliver perfect deadpan ...
- Created on 15 June 2018
- 18. 12 New Albums To Listen To This February: Playlist
- (Music)
- ... getting sloppy. The shimmying funk of opener “The Hype” sets the tone for 10 songs that feel at home with late-’70s greats like ESG, Delta 5, Mo-Dettes, and Gang of Four. Deadpan vocals are traded off ...
- Created on 09 February 2018
- 19. 17 New Albums To Get Obsessed With Before 2017 Ends: Playlist
- (Music)
- ... Jane Wiedlin (the Go-Go’s) and multi-instrumentalist Pietro Straccia—whip up a spacey, beachy vibe with their debut album If You’re a Boy or a Girl. “Rabbit Stew” is a somewhat deadpan start, but it precedes ...
- Created on 07 December 2017
- 20. Kathy Griffin Before The Whole Bloody Mess: Flashback Friday
- (Entertainment)
- ... she deadpans. “And you know what? That’s fine. People have choices.” It’s the kind of moment you could imagine on the D-List, with Griffin delivering the punch line in voiceover. “I think the D-List ...
- Created on 08 June 2017
