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6 Women-Directed Horror Thrillers to Fulfill All of Your Spooky Season Cravings
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(Movies)
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... witch traveling across the coast of California in pursuit of new romance. After the unexpected death of her husband Jerry, Elaine craves the undying love from a devoted suitor. Trained in the art of witchcraft, ...
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Created on 01 October 2021
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Three Slow Burn Novels For the Fall: A Fictional Account of 12 Century Poet Marie de France, a murder-mystery, and Happy Hour, a Debut Novel about 2 Young Women Navigating a Hot NYC Summer
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(Books)
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... A Novel
By Lauren Groff
(Riverhead Books)
Over 800 years after her death, almost nothing is known about Marie de France—France’s first recorded woman poet. Aside from her work (and one vague epilogue ...
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Created on 14 September 2021
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The Last Starlet: An Interview with 1950's Bad Girl of the Silver Screen, Mamie Van Dore
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(Movies)
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... came so close to death.” In recognition of her service, Van Doren was made an honorary Colonel in 2015. “I sign certain things Colonel Van Doren,” she says, humbly.
But even the horrors of war couldn’t ...
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Created on 08 September 2021
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The recent Taliban takeover is terrifying for Afghan women and girls—here's wh
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(Feminism)
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... removal from power but death at the hands of Taliban insurgents. In 2018, 27-year-old Zarifa Ghafari made history as Afghanistan’s first female mayor. Now, she says she is waiting for the Taliban to come ...
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Created on 18 August 2021
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UPDATE: These Lady Motorcyclists Rule New Orleans, and Are Now the Faces of Rihanna's Latest Savage X Fenty Collection ...
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(Feminism)
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... have been hurt themselves. Sterling’s accident—she hit rocks that fell off a dump truck—kept her from riding for a year. And yet, she says, “I don’t think there’s anything outside of death that could make ...
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Created on 05 August 2021
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The Remarkable Story of Three Teenage Girls Who Seduced and Killed Traitors During WW II
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(Feminism)
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... in the Social Democratic Workers Party. Her mother, Aafje, also worked in education prior to raising a family. Hannie grew up very isolated, especially after the tragic death of her older sister Annie, ...
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Created on 09 July 2021
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“My Life is Not Your Porn,” South Korean Women Say, as Digital Sex Crimes Rise
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(Feminism)
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... by police and authority figures. Prior to her death, Sulli had gone to her company SM for help, one of the most powerful and well known in South Korea, but little was done. When women report digital sex ...
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Created on 07 July 2021
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It’s A Matter Of Life Or Death: Why We Must Teach Students About Dating Violence
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(Feminism)
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a bill aimed at requiring schools to educate kids about dating violence prevention; this education would occur once in middle school and twice in high school.
As ...
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Created on 23 June 2021
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You Can Enjoy the Kitschy Glamour of Tiki Cocktail Culture without the Gnarly Colonial Aftertaste
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(Eat Me)
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... to experience death. The details vary, but the premise is the same: the Tiki is a sacred symbol that has been unapologetically used by white Americans as a kitschy decorative motif for over 70 years.
One ...
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Created on 26 May 2021
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For Centuries, Some Asian Women Have Chosen to Live Communally, Preferring to Take Care Of Each Other Rather Than Rely On Men
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(Living)
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... of Chinese immigrants were more common, locally born women also formed vegetarian houses in Singapore.
In return for work in the house, vegetarian halls offered “care while alive and a funeral at death,” ...
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Created on 17 May 2021
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Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
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(Living)
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... closed. And many more that survived the death of disco were later shuttered due to that decade’s weak economy brought on by the 1979 oil crisis.
Skaters having fun at the Savoy Ballroom roller rink, ...
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Created on 05 May 2021
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In "Hysterical," Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, and Others Discuss the Contradictions of Being a Woman in Comed
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(Movies)
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... While these expectations tend to be ingrained in the brains of girls and women from birth to death, some of them are counterintuitive to a life in comedy. How can a comedian make people laugh without a ...
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Created on 17 March 2021
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TikTok "Vanilla-Shaming," The Glorification of Sexual Violence, And What We Can Do About I
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(Sex)
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... partner or themselves is not just short-sighted—it can be dangerous, and even fatal. Attention was drawn to this issue in the UK in 2019, when British backpacker Grace Millane was strangled to death by ...
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Created on 02 March 2021
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Get Ready for Battle With The Gilded Ones: A YA Fantasy Novel Reminiscent of Octavia Butler
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(Books)
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... woman makes her an offer: stay in her community, or join the Alaki, an army of supernatural girls just like her, to defend the capital against Deathshrieks—pale monsters that terrorize villages all over ...
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Created on 09 February 2021
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Calling All Aesthetes: 10 Activist Artists Who Should Be At The Top Of Your Instagram Feed
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(Arts)
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... like racism and the death penalty. For those who enjoy learning from their feeds in a way that still satisfies a lust for art, Futura Free Design will be a very refreshing addition to your follow list.
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Created on 05 January 2021
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Gideon Adlon On Unearthing The Spooky Truths In “The Craft: Legacy”: BUST Interview
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(Movies)
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... from a witchy shop and they definitely don’t fight to the (near) death over their powers.
BUST spoke with cast member Gideon Adlon, who plays Frankie, to talk all about the big laughs, social commentary, ...
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Created on 28 October 2020
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Alarming Stats Reveal Increasing Murder Rates of Women and Girls in Guatemala During COVID
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(Feminism)
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More than 200 Guatemalan women and girls were killed in the first eight months of this year alone. Since 2015, more than 3,000 women and girls have been killed in Guatemala according to human rights ...
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Created on 12 October 2020
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Death of indigenous woman who live-streamed abuse by med staff as she lay dying reignites fight for "No More Stolen Sisters
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(Feminism)
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... I don’t want to wait for one year. I want action,”
Guy Niquay from Manawan pleaded with @MarcMillerVM and @Carolyn_Bennett to do something about the death of Joyce Echaquan, joined by Echaquan’s ...
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Created on 09 October 2020
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The Seattle Storm Dedicate Their WNBA Championship Victory To Black Women And Girls
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(Entertainment)
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The Seattle Storm, led by Sue Bird and Breonna Stewart, beat the Las Vegas Aces at the WNBA championship Tuesday night to win the title with a record-breaking margin of 33-points. This is the team’s ...
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Created on 07 October 2020
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How a Pin Helped Mid-Century Women Slow Down Speeding Suitors
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(Feminism)
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... its female inventor optimistically told the press in 1993, though, as one critic noted, a pin that squirted Mace “or possibly emit[ted] death rays” would probably have been more useful.
By Lynn Peril ...
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Created on 06 October 2020
