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Over a Century Ago, Two Young Girls Pulled a Prank That Got Way Out of Hand—And Convinced The World that Fairies Really Exist
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(Arts)
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... A Celtic revival in the late-19th century, along with the establishment of the Folklore Society in London in 1878, brought renewed attention to fairies. There were even Victorian painters who specialized ...
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Created on 16 December 2021
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Feeling Spiritual? Get Self-Reflective With These 13 Tarot and Oracle Decks Designed By Women
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(Living)
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...
4. The African Goddess Rising Oracle by Abiola Abrams
Spiritual teacher Abriola Abrams embodies African folklore and beauty in this 44-card deck, The African Goddess Rising Oracle Cards. The deck ...
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Created on 15 October 2021
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Michelle Zauner Loses Her Mom and Searches for Her Identity "Crying In H Mart
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(Books)
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... today!
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"The Second Shelf" Is Fighting Literary Sexism
Morgan Jerkins' Debut Novel "Caul Baby," Is About Healing Work Of Black Family Folklore
Delve Into The Art Of Wishing And Manifest ...
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Created on 19 April 2021
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Morgan Jerkins' Debut Novel, "Caul Baby," Is A Healing Work of Black Family Folklor
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(Books)
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Morgan Jerkins’ Caul Baby is an expansive, folklorish tale of two families—both headed by Black matriarchs—that intertwine for over 20 years. The Melancons are born with a “caul”—a special extra layer ...
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Created on 06 April 2021
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4 Ways Women Could (And Will) Make History At the 2021 Grammys
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(Music)
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... a group of Black women was nominated in the category.)
4. Taylor Swift Could Become the First Woman to Win Album of the Year Three (3!) Times
Folklore was the first of two surprise albums Swift ...
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Created on 12 March 2021
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Cult Candy Cosmetics Founder Jazmin Bean Reflects On Their Subversive Style: BUST Interview
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(Style)
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... for inspiration, and especially Filipino folklore, which is filled with ghosts and monsters. “Making my own little world is the most important thing to me,” they say.
The ethos of Bean’s world goes ...
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Created on 23 October 2020
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5 Witchy Book Recommendations From BUST's Favorite Occult Expert Kristen J. Sollée ...
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(Books)
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... book, I had the most haunting dreams of traversing the depths of an unknown forest. It delves into the hexing and healing powers of flora associated with the Dark Lord, weaving together folklore and plant ...
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Created on 23 October 2020
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Why Lesbians Are Freaking Out Over Taylor Swift's New Album, "Folklor
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(Music)
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Strap in, fellow dykes. In the midst of quarantine, Taylor Swift came out of nowhere and said she was dropping an album only 16 hours after announcing it. Her eighth studio album, Folklore, is not only ...
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Created on 24 July 2020
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Week of Women: Zadie Smith, Samia, Taylor Swift
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(Entertainment)
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... in light of the ever-present threat of eternal damnation. Out July 24.
MUSIC/PODCASTS
folklore by Taylor Swift
Surprise! Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album, featuring collaborations with Bon ...
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Created on 23 July 2020
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10.
Taylor Swift Just Announced A Surprise Album And The Internet Is Freaking Out
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(Music)
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In 2019, Taylor Swift dropped her long-awaited seventh studio album, Lover, and less than a year later, she just announced that she’s releasing her eighth studio album called folklore. On Twitter, Swift ...
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Created on 23 July 2020
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Debut Author Claribel Ortega Talks Process And Publishing During A Pandemic: BUST Interview
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(Books)
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... for Ghost Squad came from Dominican folklore that says fireflies are the souls of our lost loved ones watching over and protecting us. I thought it would make for a beautiful story while also honoring ...
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Created on 27 March 2020
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12.
Rosabel Rosalind Kurth-Sofer Is Fighting Jewish Stereotypes With Art
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(Arts)
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... found that this work helped her “celebrate my Jewish identity and learn more about what it means for me personally […] to be Jewish.”
Now Kurth-Sofer is interested in Jewish mythology and folklore, ...
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Created on 13 December 2019
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Junglepussy In Paradise: See The Incomparable Artist Next Week In Brooklyn
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(Music)
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... new immersive exhibition series You’re at Home. The cosmic installation explores themes of African folklore, mythology, pop culture, and Satterwhite’s own personal and familial narratives through a queer ...
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Created on 01 November 2019
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How "The Farewell" Brings Diverse Death Traditions To Lif
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(Movies)
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... disappoint tourists. Doughty’s non-fiction novel includes a chapter on Mexico that tells a history of how the holiday was once viewed “as out-moded folklore, practiced by people at the outskirts of civilized ...
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Created on 13 August 2019
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Week Of Women: February 1-7, 2019
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(Music)
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... from Girlpool, and The Collected Schizophrenias by Esmé Weijun Wang.
PODCASTS
Poptarts: Feminist Folklore
The hosts of the podcast Feminist Folklore join BUST editors Callie and Emily on the ...
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Created on 31 January 2019
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10 Podcasts To Empower You Through Valentine’s Day (And Every Other Day)
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(Entertainment)
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... Commons, all other images from podcast's website
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Feminist Folklore Gets Feted And Flamed On The "Poptarts" Podcast
16 Feminist Comedians To Watch Instead Of Yet Another Straight White ...
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Created on 30 January 2019
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Feminist Folklore Gets Feted and Flamed on the "Poptarts" Podcas
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(Poptarts)
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Folklore: from Cinderella to The Little Mermaid, these stories are the basis of much of the pop culture we consume today. But are the outdated attitudes about women at the core of these stories ...
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Created on 25 January 2019
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British Death Omens, From Magpies To Corpse Candles
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(Entertainment)
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... medieval era. In fact, both owls and crows are closely associated with death in Celtic folklore, often being ambassadors for the Gods of death and the underworld.
So if you see this… RUN!
It’s not ...
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Created on 26 November 2018
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The History Of The Modern Vampire
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(Movies)
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... ESTRIES
Estries are an ancient vampire from Jewish folklore. They are female vampires who feed on the blood of the living and have the ability to shapeshift into animals, usually preferring the form ...
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Created on 22 October 2018
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The Victorian Case Of The Turnip-Wielding Trick-Or-Treater
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(Living)
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... turnips (also known as neeps) were often carved to use as lanterns on Halloween. In his 1897 book Golspie: Contributions to Folklore, Edward Nicholson explains, “The boys go about the village with turnip-lanterns, ...
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Created on 09 October 2018
