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Nina Renata Aron Wants You To Know That It Gets Better: BUST Interview
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(Books)
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... that I was describing or trying to sort of characterize on that piece is very straight girl. I do feel like there's this kind of disavowal of your own intelligence and success. Sort of like, no matter what ...
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Created on 25 February 2021
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Female-Led Indie Movies Dominated Releases This Past Year: Here Are Ten You Should Watch (Without Going To The Theater)
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(Movies)
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... with: a bisexual woman joins a shiva with her family, where her ex-girlfriend (Molly Gordon) and current sugar daddy (Danny Deferrari) are also in attendance. Written and directed by Emma Seligman, this ...
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Created on 16 February 2021
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Kristin Hannah Gives Steinbeck A Run For His Money With Her Latest Novel, "The Four Winds
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(Books)
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If you’ve ever yearned for a healthy dose of feminism in your high school English class unit on The Grapes of Wrath, consider your wishes granted. Kristin Hannah’s new novel, The Four Winds, reads like ...
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Created on 11 February 2021
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5 great female-focused French films to watch tout suite!
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(Movies)
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... card) on Kanopy or with a paid subscription to HBOMax.
2. A Single Girl / La Fille Seule (1995)
Clearly inspired by the French New Wave, and perhaps by Agnès Varda’s Cléo de 5 à 7 in particular, ...
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Created on 08 February 2021
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Genya Ravan’s “I Who Have Nothing” Melds Gold, Gravel, And Guts
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(Music)
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... organist Margo Lewis, guitarist Carol MacDonald, and singer/frontwoman Ravan—were among the first to break into the male-dominated scene.
“We were unique. I mean, parents were making their little girls ...
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Created on 05 February 2021
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5 Up-And-Coming Women Musicians You Should Know
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(Music)
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... have been around for quite awhile. What they have in common is new music and the fact that none of them is a household name. With any luck, that won’t be the case for long.
A GIRL CALLED EDDY
It’s ...
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Created on 28 January 2021
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30 Years Later, Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Kiss Them for Me” Still Holds Up
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(Music)
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... know that Sioux wrote it as a tribute to Jayne Mansfield, the late actress and pin-up girl, who starred opposite Cary Grant in the 1957 film “Kiss Them for Me.” Mansfield died tragically in a car accident ...
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Created on 21 January 2021
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Spring Break Meets Saturday Morning Cartoons In The Sorels' New Music Video: BUST Premiere
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(Music)
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... the pleasure of releasing some records with my friend Carlo Figliucci at Surfin’ Ki Records in Italy.”
The girls admit that the idea of “Spring Break” initially felt somwhat cheesy, but—luckily for ...
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Created on 07 January 2021
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Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
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(Living)
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... by men. One post struck me in particular: a guy who posted on behalf of his girlfriend, a CHS sufferer who was too embarrassed to post on a Reddit thread to complete strangers. I keep thinking about her, ...
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Created on 18 December 2020
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"On My Block" Star Jessica Marie Garcia Is Helping Make Netflix More Latin
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(TV)
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During our Zoom interview, actor Jessica Marie Garcia tells me she wants to read me something from comedian Nicole Byer’s book, but she can’t stand up to get it because she’s not wearing pants. When ...
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Created on 17 December 2020
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Week of Women: Flo Milli, Big Freedia, Julia Jacklin
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(Entertainment)
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... duo 100 gecs. Out now.
BOOKS
Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic by Kenya Hunt
In her debut essay collection, Hunt discusses her experiences as a Black ...
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Created on 10 December 2020
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Find Perfect Presents For Everyone On Your List And Help Indie Businesses Survive With These Picks From BUST Craftacular’s Holiday Gift Guide!
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(General)
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... portrait of one girl’s fight to reclaim her reputation and stand up against a culture that says periods are dirty, Blood Moon captures the intensity of friendships, first love, and female desire, while ...
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Created on 09 November 2020
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#BoatLife: How This Couple Turned A Boat Into Their Home
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(Living)
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Travel writer (and former BUST intern!) Libby Zay took on an adventure closer to home in February when she, her husband Raul, dog Penny, and cat Nessie moved onto a boat in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. ...
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Created on 06 November 2020
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Netflix’s “Rebecca” Tries To Fix The Sexism Of Hitchcock’s—But Sometimes Falls Flat
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(Movies)
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... a stupid girl and assuring her upon her engagement that Mr. de Winter could never lover her. The old Maxim–of the novel and also Hitchcock’s film–seems to support this assessment in his words and actions. ...
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Created on 05 November 2020
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An Ode to Betty Dodson
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(Sex)
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... and friendship! I also know whose shoulders Betty stands on—it’s those of her mother Bessie, who didn’t try to interfere with Betty Anne when the little Kansas girl figured out in the 1930s that there ...
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Created on 02 November 2020
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A Vulva Owner’s Guide To Peeing Outdoors (And a Few Bonus Tips for Penis Owners, Too)
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(Living)
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... Instagram at @gabshery, or on her website at http://gabriellashery.com.
More from BUST
Safe Spaces On The Open Road: Why More Women Are Embracing #VanLife
This Pour-Over Is A Brew Coup
The Girls' ...
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Created on 30 October 2020
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A Lady, Liberated: Julia Lindon On Depicting An Honest Coming Out Story In Her New Short Film
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(Movies)
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... film ends with Shea drunkenly running onto a ferry, holding a dramatic photoshoot with Lady Liberty, and receiving a text from her maybe ex-girlfriend. “Leave The Light On” by the band Overcoats, a personal ...
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Created on 14 October 2020
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How One Woman Changed The Video Game World Forever
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(Entertainment)
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... the title character was the first female protagonist in a graphic adventure. It was a bold move, and she wasn’t sure she would pull it off. “It hadn’t been done in our industry—to have a girl heroine,” ...
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Created on 09 October 2020
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Death of indigenous woman who live-streamed abuse by med staff as she lay dying reignites fight for "No More Stolen Sisters
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(Feminism)
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... murdered Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender diverse people. Protestors around Canada wore red dresses, stamped red painted hands over their mouths and chanted “no more stolen sisters.” As Echaquan’s ...
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Created on 09 October 2020
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Hannah Ewen's "Fangirls: Scenes From Modern Music Culture" Explores Fandom Through a New Le
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(Books)
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While the term “fangirl” has been playfully reclaimed by people of all genders, the historical portrayal of young women music enthusiasts has often landed somewhere between glossed-over footnote and ...
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Created on 09 October 2020