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There Are Only 14 Lesbian Bars Left in the US. Here's Why
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(Living)
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... 2023, while major cities like Los Angeles, Portland, and Massachusetts, don’t have any. (This is detailed excellently in the article, How Did L.A. Become a City Without Lesbian Bars?)
Rachel and Sheila ...
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Created on 16 March 2023
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7 Self-Care Tips from Dolly Parton: How Our Favorite Backwoods Barbie Inspires Us to Bedazzle Our Lives
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(Entertainment)
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... about her. The blonde jokes don’t bother her, because, in her words, “I know I’m not dumb…and I also know that I’m not blonde.” On using her looks and her intellect to her advantage, she says, “I’ve done ...
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Created on 15 December 2022
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Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
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(Music)
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... off. “One of our most ferocious shows was after two guys yelled [racial slurs] at Tina while she was on stage at The Metropolis,” he says. “She took the mic stand and bashed one guy’s head in. Tommy dove ...
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Created on 10 August 2022
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The Secret History of Women and Mushrooms: A Centuries-Old Tale of Empowerment, Enlightenment, Education, and Magic
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(Eat Me)
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Mushrooms are also famous for evading classification and defying binaries—microbial phytopathologist Erika Kothe has identified over 23,000 different sexes in one species. This makes them excellent allies ...
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Created on 28 April 2022
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"Petite Maman": A Little Girl, a Witchy House, and Why Grief Needs a Container—BUST Revie
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(Movies)
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... her bedroom at night.
Nelly (Joséphine Sanz) and her new friend, young Marion (Gabrielle Sanz, Joséphine’s twin), have the same serious little faces and nondescript clothes — sneakers, sweaters, overalls, ...
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Created on 22 April 2022
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Girls Who Love Girls Who Love Music: 11 Songs Celebrating Queer Love to Listen To on Valentine’s Day
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(Music)
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... I'm obsessed with it. I can't get enough of it.” Well, we can’t get enough of Gia.
Listen to this: while pregaming before hitting your friendly neighborhood gay bar!
8. “Pynk,” Janelle Monáe feat. ...
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Created on 11 February 2022
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Phoebe Robinson on her Comedy Special, Book Release, and Starting a Publishing Imprint, Tiny Reparations
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(Entertainment)
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... their favorite women, queer, and BIPOC comedians (their podcast may have been the first place you heard Aparna Nancherla or Michelle Buteau), providing an influential platform that expanded the media landscape ...
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Created on 08 February 2022
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We've Got a Long Way to Go: The Gossip Girl Reboot Promised Diversity, but Served Up More of the Same Old, Same Old Instea
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(TV)
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... influencer, she should have lost followers and been cancelled. Instead, not only was she praised for her “bravery,” she actually GAINED followers.
As clueless as the show seems at times, the writers ...
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Created on 17 August 2021
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Slacker-Pop Goddess Lauran Hibberd Releases Excellent New EP “Goober”: BUST Interview
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(Music)
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Lauran Hibberd has her tongue firmly planted in her cheek and her heart right on her sleeve with her latest EP “Goober.” Intimate, real, and with enough wit to fill a comedy club, this slacker-pop star’s ...
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Created on 29 July 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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... the same ideal of a livable world and felt compelled by the inhuman conditions of the German occupation to take up arms against the enemy in order to fight injustice. They did what they did “because it ...
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Created on 09 July 2021
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Reclaiming The Lens: 10 Women Filmmakers Spearheading The New Wave in Black Cinema
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(Movies)
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... most known as the director of the 2013 historical film Belle, inspired by the life of Dido Elizabeth Belle in 1700s England. In the years since, Asante has had her hands on a number of high-profile projects ...
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Created on 22 April 2021
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Catch First Time Directorial Debuts From Questlove to Rebecca Hall, 10 Must-See Films From Sundance 2021
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(Entertainment)
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... meets a crew of female soldiers caught in an endless war. The women use a distress signal sent from their 40’s retro radio to trick boats of male soldiers into deadly storms. I mean why not? it’s an excellent ...
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Created on 12 February 2021
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Feminist Comedian Lizz Winstead, Co-Creator Of "The Daily Show," Wants You To Laugh To Keep From Crying: Bust Intervie
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(Entertainment)
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... from Corona Borealis: A Night of Comedy Under the Stars
More from BUST:
Michelle Buteau Balances Screwball Comedy And Painful Honesty In "Survival Of The Thickest"
How Comedian Jordan Firstman Became ...
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Created on 17 December 2020
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5 Funny, Feminist Podcasts You'll Want To Cozy Up With All Winter Lon
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(Entertainment)
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... Did
Hosts Millie De Chirico and Danielle Henderson don’t care if you’ve never seen “Fight Club.” Each week, these gal-pals/cinephiles discuss two films connected by an obscure theme, like “Esteemed ...
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Created on 04 December 2020
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How One Woman Changed The Video Game World Forever
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(Entertainment)
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... banned altogether—which only made people want to play it more. In its first week, Phantasmagoria made $12 million, making it the best-selling game in the U.S., and Sierra’s top-seller of all time.
But ...
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Created on 09 October 2020
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12 Books By Black Women Authors To Add To Your To-Read List
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(Books)
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... DiAngelo’s White Fragility are at the top of the New York Times bestseller list, but let’s keep the momentum going and read books by Black women writers all the time, not just during our current global ...
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Created on 12 June 2020
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5 Feminists On Twitter Who Make Quarantine Just A Little Bit Better
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(Entertainment)
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... April 6, 2020
Image via TheEllenShow on YouTube
MORE FROM BUST
These Women Reminded Us How Fun Dress-Up Can Be With #CovidCloset
"Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" Gets A New Look Amid The Pandemic ...
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Created on 08 April 2020
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These Women Reminded Us How Fun Dress-Up Can Be With #CovidCloset
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(Style)
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... 2020
Elle Woods from Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde pic.twitter.com/NKMhuqpKQc
— Harriet Clare (@hazzleberryfinn) March 29, 2020
Mr. Bean
Mr Bean pic.twitter.com/2lJXE3eJNR ...
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Created on 01 April 2020
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BUST Craftacular 2019 Thank You!
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(Blog)
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Thank you to EVERYONE who came out last weekend to the BUST Craftacular! This year we decided to focus on women-owned businesses, and it was a hit! A special shoutout to our incredible vendors and teachers ...
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Created on 11 December 2019
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Week Of Women: September 13-19, 2019
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(Entertainment)
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Tracy Oliver’s TV adaptation of the 1996 film will star Michelle Buteau, Jill Scott, and Ryan Michelle Bathe as three women who find each other after their marriages all end at once. All episodes streaming ...
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Created on 12 September 2019