- 1. Celebrated Author Celeste Ng Discusses Her Writing Process For Her New Book, "Our Missing Hearts" ...
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- ... new novel, Our Missing Hearts, is set in a dystopian future America. What elements of today’s world did you draw upon to create this alternate vision of reality? When I started writing the book, it felt ...
- Created on 03 October 2022
- 2. Upcoming Novel "Julia" Will Retell Orwell's "1984," But This Time, Through A Woman's E
- (Books)
- ... through the eyes of its romantic interest, Julia, and examine Orwell’s dystopian vision through a critical, feminist lens. As the Orwell Estate told The Guardian, this retelling has been a long time coming; ...
- Created on 09 December 2021
- 3. 10 Feminist Horror Flicks To Watch This Summer
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- ... The Girl with All the Gifts (2016) If you’re tired of sci-fi narratives that exclude the experiences of women and people of color, I highly recommend The Girl With All the Gifts. Set in a dystopian ...
- Created on 26 June 2020
- 4. Margaret Atwood Is Here To Save Us (Again), But This Time With Self-Quarantine Recommendations
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- ... A post shared by The Betches Sup (@betches_sup) on Mar 19, 2020 at 2:44pm PDT Image via National Centre For Writing on YouTube MORE FROM BUST 7 Dystopian And Isolating Books By Women To ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
- 5. 9 Virtual Activities To Do Inside When Netflix Can No Longer Save You
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- ... March 17, 2020 Header image via Pixabay More from BUST 11 Feminist Bops To Scream Into The Void (While Washing Your Hands) 7 Dystopian And Isolating Books By Women To Read ATM 5 Ways To Help ...
- Created on 18 March 2020
- 6. WTF! OB/GYN Won't Let Woman Get Tubes Tied Without "Husband's Consen
- (Feminism)
- ... said it’s not a state law but a company policy. Obviously this caused quite a stir and a lot of people were pointing out the similarities with the dystopian universe in The Handmaid’s Tale. It made people ...
- Created on 26 February 2020
- 7. Zadie Smith Continues To Master The Short Story In "Grand Union
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- ... stories that include Elizabeth Taylor, old friends, marital splits, Brexit, gender nonconformity, an old-fashioned corset shop, this collection contains both the hyper-real and the dystopian while spanning ...
- Created on 10 December 2019
- 8. Octavia E. Butler's "Parable Of The Sower" Post-Apocalyptic Future Hits Too Close To Ho
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- Parable of the Sower By Octavia E. Butler (Grand Central Publishing) The user manual for 2019 could very well be Octavia E. Butler’s 1993 dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, newly re-released ...
- Created on 16 October 2019
- 9. "Game of Thrones" Is Over, Here Are 12 Books & Shows To Get Into No
- (Entertainment)
- ... of the Sower by: Octavia Butler (Novel) Set in a dystopian society, Octavia Butler’s critically acclaimed novel follows a young woman named Lauren navigating a world ravaged by water shortages, war, ...
- Created on 20 May 2019
- 10. Gwendoline Christie On Becoming Brienne Of Tarth, Owning Her Androgyny, And Confronting The End Of “Game Of Thrones”: BUST Interview
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- ... 2015 she played dystopian badass Commander Lyme in Mockingjay, the final installment in the Hunger Games series; and sci-fi badass Captain Phasma, a stormtrooper commander in the Star Wars sequels—2015’s ...
- Created on 17 May 2019
- 11. 20 Albums To Download Right Now
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- ... dance tracks—most notable on the dystopian-feeling “You’ve Changed” and opening anthem “Until the Fire.” The result is a complementary combination, like adding syrup to effervescence. 5/5 –BREE MCKENNA ...
- Created on 11 February 2019
- 12. Offensive Halloween Costumes 2018: The Sexy Handmaid
- (Feminism)
- ... last week, with the description “An upsetting dystopian future has emerged where women no longer have a say. However, we say be bold and speak your mind in this exclusive Brave Red Maiden costume featuring ...
- Created on 24 September 2018
- 13. Week Of Women: August 17-23, 2018
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- This week in feminist-friendly entertainment brings us the Netflix rom com To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, Mitski’s new album Be The Cowboy, and the dystopian novel Vox by Christina Dalcher. Along ...
- Created on 16 August 2018
- 14. Week Of Women: August 10-16, 2018
- (Entertainment)
- ... the fat revolution.” Out Tuesday, August 14 (Feminist Press). Stay tuned for a review on BUST.com. Severance by Ling Ma Ling Ma’s debut novel is an unsettling dystopian novel following a young ...
- Created on 09 August 2018
- 15. 11 New Books By Women Coming Out In August 2018
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- ... brilliantly unsettling dystopian novel following a young woman who somehow escapes a fever epidemic and joins a cult-like group of fellow survivors. Read our review here. A River Of Stars by Vanessa ...
- Created on 01 August 2018
- 16. "The Handmaid's Tale" Is Eerily Relevant To Trump's Separation Of Immigrant Famil
- (TV)
- ... was filmed some months ago, its eerie likeness to our current political crisis comes with a chilling realization: this dystopian narrative isn’t a cautionary tale. It’s our reality. In the first half ...
- Created on 27 June 2018
- 17. Allison Raskin's Podcast "GOSSIP" Is The Audio Soap Opera You've Been Waiting
- (Entertainment)
- ... offerings are set in space, a fantasy world, or some kind of dystopian alternate reality. The format has allowed people to tell big stories on a budget and have proved a great outlet for genre storytellers. ...
- Created on 21 June 2018
- 18. "The Battles Of Bridget Lee" Is The Mulan-Inspired Sci-Fi Comic You Need To Rea
- (Books)
- ... is about. Set in a dystopian future where there is an intergalactic war happening, Bridget Lee, the comic's protagonist and namesake, must cope with being a doctor, a war veteran, and the protector of her ...
- Created on 09 May 2018
- 19. "Little Woods" Tells A Story Of Two Sisters Living Below The Poverty Lin
- (Movies)
- ... dystopian future. Nope—the movie takes place in the present, in the fictional Little Woods, North Dakota, a rural fracking town where most people live below the poverty line, opioid addiction is commonplace, ...
- Created on 24 April 2018
- 20. 3 Times 2017 Bore An Eerie Resemblance To “The Handmaid’s Tale”
- (TV)
- ... successfully have successfully taken over the U.S. government. In this dystopian world, most of society has become infertile, and some women are forced to dutifully serve sterile families by bearing children. ...
- Created on 05 June 2017
