- 1. Alison Bechdel Just Updated the Rules to the Bechdel Test for a Very Specific Reason
- (Movies)
- ... each other about the female protagonist of an Alice Munro story in a screenplay structured on a Jane Austen novel = pass. #FireIsland #BechdelTest — Alison Bechdel (@AlisonBechdel) June 8, 2022 This ...
- Created on 08 June 2022
- 2. 10 Great Plus-Size Clothing Brands To Check Out—Including Lizzo's New Shapewear Line, YITTY
- (Style)
- ... plus-sized” as she found them to be shapeless and boring. Curvature is rooted in “body positivity and female empowerment” and the pieces include dresses, skirts, tops, and tights that do not disappoint. ...
- Created on 29 April 2022
- 3. Galentine's Day Was Ours: Remembering How The Fake Holiday Became Something Special For Me and My Mo
- (Living)
- ... female friendship. Before my mom died in 2019, we celebrated it together every year. The first time we celebrated was after my parents divorced, when I was in eighth grade. My mom and I got in the car ...
- Created on 10 February 2022
- 4. Aubrey Plaza Shows Off Her Dramatic Chops in "Emily The Criminal
- (Movies)
- Right away, we learn three things: Emily (Aubrey Plaza) has a criminal record, $70,000 of student debt, and a bit of a temper. She’s stuck in the gig economy, delivering food for a catering company ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 5. The Freeform Network Scores Big With Simone Finch's New Series "Single Drunk Female," A Show Focused On Starting Over And Getting Sob
- (TV)
- SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE Freeform’s “Single Drunk Female” stars Sofia Black-D’Elia as Samantha Fink. Single Drunk Female, Freeform’s new television series about sobriety written by Simone Finch (The Connors, ...
- Created on 28 January 2022
- 6. A Female Divorce Attorney’s Guide to Divorcing Like a Badass Boss
- (Living)
- ... each other again. Because divorces happen, but some female friendships last forever. I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016): Li Xuelian (Fan Bingbing) and her husband fake a divorce to get around a Chinese ...
- Created on 20 January 2022
- 7. 10 Must-Watch TV Shows To Get Your Cathartic Coming-Of-Age Fix Now That ‘PEN15’ Is Over
- (TV)
- ... teen-centered shows. Modern day coming-of-age shows focus more on female friendships, diverse family life, and honest portrayals of puberty and sex. Watching these shows make me feel less alone, help me ...
- Created on 19 January 2022
- 8. "Passport: A Graphic Memoir" Tells Sophia Glock's Story of Growing Up and Coming-of-Age as the Child of CIA Agen
- (Books)
- Passport: A Graphic Memoir By Sophia Glock (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Cartoonist Sophia Glock spent her youth in the 1990s growing up in gated and heavily guarded residences in Latin ...
- Created on 30 December 2021
- 9. 10 of the Best Woman-Centered Films of the Past Year, To Watch New Year's Day ...
- (Movies)
- With New Year’s Eve approaching, you can be sure of one thing: the equally notorious and lazy January 1st is coming. In case you were looking for movies to binge-watch all day long to get over the craziness ...
- Created on 22 December 2021
- 10. Season Two of HBO's "Love Life" Co-Starring Former BUST Covergirl Jessica Williams, Puts Modern Black Love on Full Display ...
- (TV)
- ... than 6% of Black female TV characters were shown in a romantic relationship. Black women are the least likely of any race to be shown as the love interest in a TV series. Mia is not only depicted as ...
- Created on 09 December 2021
- 11. “With her eyes still open, she touched herself for a minute and a half, came noiselessly”: Sally Rooney Depicts Female Sexuality, Bi-sexuality, Intellectual Women, and Mental Illness in New Book “Beautiful ...
- (Books)
- ... way that’s ‘purely’ aesthetic, i.e. without the element of desire,” she ponders. As per usual, Rooney is not subtle in her sex scenes. But she does tell these scenes from the perspectives of her female ...
- Created on 20 October 2021
- 12. 6 Women-Directed Horror Thrillers to Fulfill All of Your Spooky Season Cravings
- (Movies)
- ... of female friendships. Needy is representative of many girls who feel like they’re in their best friend’s shadow. The sexual tension between Needy and Jennifer is laced throughout the film, offering a ...
- Created on 01 October 2021
- 13. Supernatural Sculptor Lauren Fensterstock Takes Us Inside Her Monochrome Fantasy World on BUST’s “Poptarts” Podcast
- (Poptarts)
- ... and the objects she produces are precious and rare and on her excellent episode of BUST’s Poptarts podcast, we discuss the occult, the apocalypse, and the enduring magic of female friendship. Listen ...
- Created on 27 August 2021
- 14. Hot Girl Summer Gone Wrong in Twitter Thread-Inspired Film ZOLA
- (Movies)
- ... Taylour Paige and Riley Keough perfectly portrayed the chemistry and intensity of a fresh-out-of-the-oven female friendship—as well as its demise. Taylour Paige should win an Oscar for her use of side-eye ...
- Created on 07 July 2021
- 15. If you like hand lettering, chevron prints, or you're a #girlboss—You just might be "Cheug
- (Style)
- ... female entrepreneurship and the success of women in the workplace is not cheugy. We actually do love to see a girlboss winning. View this post on Instagram ...
- Created on 08 June 2021
- 16. Victoria Moroles Discusses Her New Role In Hulu's "Plan B," Reflecting On Friendship, Sex Ed, And More: BUST Intervi
- (Movies)
- ... females as well. That was the first time I had ever been on a set like that. There was a moment in one of our first rehearsals where I looked at Natalie and Kuhoo, and I just got really emotional because ...
- Created on 04 June 2021
- 17. Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding To Star In Netflix Adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasio
- (Movies)
- ... Disney Television via Flickr More from BUST Autumn De Wilde talks "Emma.," Antiheroines, And Female Friendship: BUST Interview 8 Feminist Rom-Coms To Watch Guilt-Free During Quarantine When Classic ...
- Created on 28 May 2021
- 18. Woman With A Plan: Actor/Writer/Director Natalie Morales Makes Media Made For US
- (TV)
- ... I didn’t expect to be so intriguing.” That psychology also involves deciding how she wants to depict her female leads, and emphasizing the female gaze. Which is especially important now, since her latest ...
- Created on 21 May 2021
- 19. Sometimes you have to get lost to get found. Get lost in 'Iphigenia Murphy
- (Sponsored)
- ... Iphigenia Murphy is the perfect read for anyone looking for a YA book about teens with real issues and a powerful female lead at the center. The novel explores the effects of abandonment on Iphigenia ...
- Created on 07 May 2021
- 20. Rollerskating is Back! And Skate Queen Lola Star is Here to Share All Her Tips to Get You Started
- (Living)
- ... a track as a way for producers to show off their scantily clad bodies, modern roller derby was reclaimed as a full-contact female amateur sport. From 2000 to 2006, over 130 all-women’s leagues cropped ...
- Created on 05 May 2021
