- 21. Henry VIII's Third Wife Jane Seymour Was Much Less Boring Than You Thin
- (General)
- ... marrying the king (or at least becoming his mistress) open, the game was well and truly on. Enter the Seymours. The family had been on the rise for a while, but with Anne’s downfall, it looked like this ...
- Created on 10 September 2018
- 22. Pawning My Purity Ring
- (Feminism)
- ... of ancient slut-shaming script in the dark hours of a random morning. She was still powerful, still awaiting her Mistress’ call, and still yearning to be found and worn again in an altar-call-of-the-soul ...
- Created on 29 August 2018
- 23. The Strange But True Story Of A Dog Arrested For Theft
- (General)
- ... his plunge, he always swam up to one of the woodpiles heaped on a barge by the quay, seized a large log, and carried it home to his mistress.” Black continued stealing from the woodpile everyday for ...
- Created on 07 August 2018
- 24. Lord Byron's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Caroline Lamb Had A Fascinating Li
- (Living)
- Caroline Lamb has been remembered by history thanks to her tenure as mistress to the poet Lord Byron. Rather than the several books she published, it is her love life that remains her legacy. Countless ...
- Created on 30 July 2018
- 25. Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, And Lily Tomlin Are Officially Making A "9 To 5" Sequel
- (Movies)
- ... for his wife and mistress," she said. "So when we came to do the film, we said to Colin [Higgins], OK, what you have to do is write a screenplay which shows you can run an office without a boss, but you ...
- Created on 26 July 2018
- 26. Why Are We So Awful to Female Historians?
- (Feminism)
- Recently, there has been a spate of female history experts being undermined. First, history nerd and curator extraordinaire Helen Antrobus appeared on BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are. She was there ...
- Created on 23 July 2018
- 27. How "Allotment Annies" Scammed Men—And The U.S. Arm
- (Sex)
- ... on F Yeah History and is reprinted here with permission. More from BUST The Story Of Alice Keppel, The Last (Official) Royal Mistress The Story Of Lilian Bader, One Of The First Black Women In The ...
- Created on 02 July 2018
- 28. The Story Of Alice Keppel, The Last (Official) Royal Mistress
- (Feminism)
- ... mistress, she was going to get her due. So, Alice and her husband worked together on both ensnaring the Prince AND creating a long-term sustainable income from the relationship. The plan paid off: ...
- Created on 22 June 2018
- 29. Isobel Gowdie Was Tried As A Witch In 1662—And Her Testimony Is Fascinatingly Proto-Feminist
- (Feminism)
- ... Devil’s Mistress and James MacMillan’s symphonyThe Confession of Isobel Gowdie, her place in the history of feminism has yet to be fully acknowledged. By leaving such a detailed testimony, Gowdie created ...
- Created on 08 June 2018
- 30. Win A Pair Of Tickets To Planned Parenthood’s Summer, Sex & Spirits Event In NYC
- (Feminism)
- ... of their own images), live performances, open bar all night, music by Hudson Horns, naughty balloon art by Mistress B, and a silent auction. Illustrations by Jennifer Lilya, sparkling wine by Dandelion ...
- Created on 04 June 2018
- 31. 7 Must-Read Pieces About What FOSTA-SESTA Means For Sex Workers
- (Feminism)
- ... @mistressmatisse made a really good point about how FOSTA-SESTA fits into a larger culture of exploiting workers, no matter the industry. Via @mistressmatisse Via @AriaSwitch Via @rejaniced ...
- Created on 19 April 2018
- 32. The Scandalous Life Of Madame Du Barry, Marie Antoinette's Riva
- (Living)
- "A cheap whore that got lucky": that’s the general historic consensus on Jeanne Bécu; more commonly known as Madame Du Barry, rival of Marie Antoinette and scandalous mistress of Louis XV. BUT I’D ARGUE ...
- Created on 16 April 2018
- 33. The Disturbing Death Of Victorian Servant Eliza Bollends
- (Living)
- Many historical novels feature a serving girl who has gotten herself into “trouble.” In fiction, the understanding mistress of the house is quick to intervene and, in short order, the serving girl’s ...
- Created on 10 April 2018
- 34. Lola Kirke, John Cho, And Aaron Katz On Why “Gemini” Is A Movie For The Trump Era
- (Movies)
- ... between the professional and personal. And then what brought it all together was seeing Mistress America and seeing this amazing actor that I wanted to work with. Lola Kirke: My agent called me and was ...
- Created on 30 March 2018
- 35. Heather Graham’s Directorial Debut “Half Magic” Is A Fun, Feminist Comedy: BUST Review
- (Movies)
- ... empowerment workshop (led by Molly Shannon in a cameo appearance as “Mistress Valencia”). There, Honey meets and instantly befriends Eva (Angela Kinsey), a successful designer who seems to have her life ...
- Created on 22 February 2018
- 36. Victorian Governesses Were In Danger From Their Employers
- (Feminism)
- ... attention of the mistress or master of the household, she risked being let go without a reference. Fortunately, the courts were not always as indifferent to the plight of governesses as the rest of society. ...
- Created on 20 February 2018
- 37. This Book Explores How Carl Jung Ripped Off Toni Wolff's Idea
- (Books)
- ... live less of a life so he could live more of a life, persuading Emma Jung (his wife) and Wolff (his mistress and intellectual partner) to remain with him, even though neither of them was happy with the ...
- Created on 15 February 2018
- 38. The Sisters Who Brought Down Rafael Trujillo's Dictatorshi
- (Feminism)
- Rafael Trujillo was a dick. He ruled as dictator of the Dominican Republic for over 30 years. Following a rebellion, Trujillo was voted into power with 99% of the vote in 1930 with essentially no opposition ...
- Created on 29 January 2018
- 39. In 1861, 25-Year-Old Isabella Beeton Changed Cookbooks Forever
- (Eat Me)
- ... could be persuaded by the strength of Mrs. Beeton’s rhetoric: the mistress is ‘the first and last, the Alpha and Omega in the government of her establishment’ and ‘it is by her conduct that its whole internal ...
- Created on 23 January 2018
- 40. Greta Gerwig On Directing Her Oscar-Nominated Movie "Lady Bird" And Why She Doesn't Write Stories That Revolve Around Men: BUST Interview ...
- (Movies)
- An indie-movie queen with festival hits like Frances Ha, Mistress America, and Greenberg to her credit, Greta Gerwig made the leap to big screen writer/director in November with the unapologetically ...
- Created on 23 January 2018
