- 1. A Judy Blume Documentary, Queer Werewolves, and Trans Sex Worker Stories at Sundance Film Festival 2023 - BUST Reviews
- (Movies)
- ... This book was groundbreaking in its frank and honest depiction of the female experience. Blume continued with a string of hits including the Fudge series, the Blubber series, and the Deenie series, all ...
- Created on 26 January 2023
- 2. 10 Fanstastic New Books by Women to Make Catching Up on that New Year's Resolution to "Read More" a Breeze! ...
- (Books)
- ... pleasure, both the pursuit of it and the prevalence of it, devastate us? It must be no accident that this book hits shelves on Valentine’s Day. A series of deviant, mostly female protagonists interrogate ...
- Created on 24 January 2023
- 3. 6 Cancelled Shows That Left Us Shook
- (TV)
- ... the classic girl boss trope, I can tell you that I’m beginning to get used to saying goodbye to my favorite female-led shows way before their time. Even though actresses and writers share their talent, ...
- Created on 04 January 2023
- 4. Disability Activist and Actor, Lily D. Moore, On Her Work On "Never Have I Ever," How She Got Involved with Acting; and What Lies Ahead - BUST Intervie
- (TV)
- ... a disability or not, I want to show the world that it’s OK to be different.” In addition to her role on Never Have I Ever, Moore has appeared on Single Drunk Female; as a green-haired punk named Safety ...
- Created on 05 December 2022
- 5. Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph-produced Doc, "Sirens," Follows Lebanon's First Female Thrash-Metal Band: Revi
- (Movies)
- ... Sirens. Slowly the electric guitar gets accompanied by a voice, drums, and playful laughter until the music takes over entirely as we witness the all-female band go on stage. The Sundance-selected documentary ...
- Created on 30 September 2022
- 6. Kehlani Sounds Off On Latest Album "Blue Water Road," Coming Out As A Lesbian, And The Role Motherhood Plays In Their Life ...
- (Music)
- GIVENCHY SHIRT; LIYA EARRINGS These days, every cafe seems to be playing a ’90s soul playlist and Forever 21 offers a variety of Aaliyah T-shirts. But when recording artist Kehlani emerged almost ...
- Created on 31 August 2022
- 7. Before Nirvana And Soundgarden, A Young Black Performer Named Tina Bell Was Making Grunge Rock But You Have Probably Never Heard Of Her.
- (Music)
- ... get Bam Bam,” says King. “I remember someone seeing one of their fliers at my house and saying, ‘I just don’t get the female Black singer thing,’ which didn’t make sense to me. I had seen Black people ...
- Created on 10 August 2022
- 8. Issa Rae Proves She’s No One-Trick Pony With New Show "Rap Sh!t," Loosely Inspired By City Girls ...
- (TV)
- ... insistence to wear African-inspired tribal masks over her face while rapping, seems like a dig at female rapper Leikeli47, for instance. Many scenes are shot to look like an IG-live, Facetime, or TikTok ...
- Created on 25 July 2022
- 9. 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
- 10. 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
- 11. 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
- 12. Aubrey Plaza Shows Off Her Dramatic Chops in "Emily The Criminal
- (Movies)
- Right at the beginning of Netflix's new series, Emily the Criminal,, 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 ...
- Created on 08 February 2022
- 13. 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
- 14. 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
- 15. 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
- 16. "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
- 17. 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
- 18. 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
- 19. “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
- 20. 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
