- 1. Lesbian Nuns Behaving Badly in "Benedetta," a New Film From the Director of Cult-Classic "Showgirl
- (Movies)
- ... Jesus of Nazareth. So, it seems inevitable that he would eventually make a movie about horny nuns. Inspired by Judith C. Brown’s biography Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, ...
- Created on 04 January 2022
- 2. Three Slow Burn Novels For the Fall: A Fictional Account of 12 Century Poet Marie de France, a murder-mystery, and Happy Hour, a Debut Novel about 2 Young Women Navigating a Hot NYC Summer
- (Books)
- ... and tasked with running a ramshackle abbey full of nuns who are, much like Marie, outcasts. As she adjusts to her new life, she turns the impoverished nunnery into a powerful, self-sustaining environment—and ...
- Created on 14 September 2021
- 3. For Centuries, Some Asian Women Have Chosen to Live Communally, Preferring to Take Care Of Each Other Rather Than Rely On Men
- (Living)
- ... thing in common: they preferred to take care of one another rather than rely on men [Top to bottom]: a Guanyin (Goddess of Mercy) statue in a vegetarian hall in Indonesia; vegetarian hall nuns in Malaysia; ...
- Created on 17 May 2021
- 4. Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
- (Living)
- “So you lied to me,” my partner said with an uncommon tinge of anger. The ride to the grocery store seemed as good a time as any to admit I’d been secretly smoking, despite my out-loud resolve five ...
- Created on 18 December 2020
- 5. Pizza Maven Shealyn Brand Is Keeping The Wood Fire Burning During Quarantine
- (Eat Me)
- Locked down pizza fans across the nation have had to go without their smoky, fresh Neapolitan pies from their favorite restaurants. Though most pizzerias have stayed open during the pandemic, eating ...
- Created on 17 July 2020
- 6. "Warrior Nun" Star Lorena Andrea Dishes on Quarantine, Epic Fight Scenes, And Representatio
- (TV)
- One of Netflix’s newest original series stars a group of nuns who fight demons. Yes, really. Warrior Nun dropped on Netflix on July 2. Based on a comic series named Warrior Nun Areala, the show follows ...
- Created on 13 July 2020
- 7. A Feminist Report From The U.S.-Mexico Border
- (Feminism)
- ... helmed by a generous group of nuns. The big open space, which I imagine was once a packed dance floor, is now filled with blue mats for the migrants to sleep on at night. What used to be a bar is what ...
- Created on 12 December 2019
- 8. Female Bikers In Pakistan Are Pumping The Brakes On Misogyny
- (Feminism)
- ... of BUST Magazine. Subscribe today! More from BUST Feminist Documentarians With Their Own Production Company These Kung Fu-Trained Buddhist Nuns Teach Nepalese Girls Self-Defense Saudi Women ...
- Created on 10 June 2019
- 9. Bicycle Film Festival Rides Into Brooklyn On Saturday June 15
- (Movies)
- Whether you’re a hardcore biker or wouldn’t be caught dead on two wheels, Bicycle Film Festival is a must-do this weekend. Catch a lineup of bike-focused films—featuring a pretty hefty set of female ...
- Created on 07 June 2019
- 10. Corita Kent Was A Pop-Art Pioneer—And A Catholic Nun
- (Arts)
- ... Catholic nuns in traditional habits, wearing flower garlands over their black-and-white wimples. The year is 1964, the occasion is “Mary’s Day,” the Catholic holiday of the Assumption of Mary, and the ...
- Created on 11 March 2019
- 11. How Olympic Runner Caster Semenya Is Fighting Back Against A Discriminatory Testosterone Limit
- (Feminism)
- ... capabilities. Top photo: commons.wikimedia.org More from BUST These Kung Fu-Trained Buddhist Nuns Teach Nepalese Girls Self-Defense A Feminist Pastor Gifted Gloria Steinem With A Vulva Sculpture ...
- Created on 21 February 2019
- 12. Busy Philipps Is BUST's October/November 2018 Cover Gal
- (Living)
- ... // Hair by Bobby Elliot @ Starworks Makeup by Kindra Mann @ Tomlinson Management Group Cover fashion credits: Top: Chloé; Earrings: Melody Ehsani More from BUST These Kung Fu-Trained Buddhist Nuns ...
- Created on 25 September 2018
- 13. These Kung Fu-Trained Buddhist Nuns Teach Nepalese Girls Self-Defense
- (Living)
- ... lineage—about 200 nuns in maroon robes will be rigorously practicing their kung fu techniques, cutting the air with hand chops, high kicks, and punches. These are the kung fu nuns of Nepal, an order ...
- Created on 23 August 2018
- 14. How "Stranger Things" and "Riverdale" Are Rebranding Horror's "Final G
- (TV)
- ... predatory men like Chic and Chuck, fraternizes with serial killers, gives nuns ultimatums, performs a quasi-striptease to Tears for Fears’ "Mad World" to earn the Serpents’ respect, and digs crescent moons ...
- Created on 16 July 2018
- 15. A Queer Catholic On The Met Gala And "Heavenly Bodies
- (Style)
- ... wanted something that made a statement but paid homage to the culture I grew up in. What I got was...hit or miss, but what I saw could be grouped into a few categories: Sexy Nuns A post ...
- Created on 11 June 2018
- 16. Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o Are Co-Starring In A Movie About Women Warriors: Link Roundu
- (Living)
- ... Tells Catholic Church To Stop Treating Nuns Like “Lowly Servants” In a remarkable display of boldness, the Vatican-based magazine Women, Church, World implored men of the church to start treating nuns ...
- Created on 02 March 2018
- 17. BUST’s Top 27 Movies Of 2017
- (Movies)
- ... to imagine a film that more thoroughly passes the Bechdel Test than Novitiate, a period drama about nuns coming to terms with the changes Vatican II brought to the Catholic Church in the 1960s,” writes ...
- Created on 18 December 2017
- 18. 13 Women Directors Who Should Have Been Nominated For The Golden Globes
- (Movies)
- ... group of nuns in the 1960s, during Vatican II. 7. Ceyda Torun for Kedi 98% on Rotten Tomatoes Kedi is a critically-acclaimed documentary about street cats in Istanbul. Sign us the fuck up. ...
- Created on 11 December 2017
- 19. Julie D'Aubigny: Bisexual Badass With A Swor
- (Living)
- Julie D'Aubigny's life is an absolute bonkbuster! It’s got duels, sexy nuns, opera, fires and murder. Julie D’Aubigny was born in 1673 to a family who was in the service of King Louis XIV of ...
- Created on 03 November 2017
- 20. "Novitiate" Shows How Vatican II Hurt Catholic Nuns: BUST Revie
- (Movies)
- Novitiate Written and directed by Maggie Betts Out October 27 It’s hard to imagine a film that more thoroughly passes the Bechdel Test than Novitiate, a period drama about nuns coming to terms with ...
- Created on 27 October 2017
