- 21. Mary Lambert Proves The Power Of Vulnerability, Self-Doubt, And Self-Love In Her New Poetry Collection: BUST Interview
- (Books)
- ... civic, social responsibility to not perpetuate systems that actively marginalize survivors. And I think that poets typically do it very well,” she explains. And in the pop music world? “I think writing ...
- Created on 23 October 2018
- 22. Afropunk 2018 Stayed True To Its Punk, Activist Past While Looking To The Future
- (Music)
- ... line-up of women poets, activists, and social scientists such as Tarana Burke, feminist and cornerstone-creator of the vital and still burgeoning “Me Too” movement; the Palestinian-American activist Linda ...
- Created on 31 August 2018
- 23. This Legendary Dog-Like Monster Is Referenced In "Jane Eyre" And "Harry Potte
- (Living)
- ... its origins until they happened upon the work of 16th century Scottish poets William Dunbar and Sir David Lyndesay. In one of Dunbar’s poems, he mentions “the spreit of Gy.” And in Lyndesay’s 1552 poem ...
- Created on 22 August 2018
- 24. Lord Byron's "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" Caroline Lamb Had A Fascinating Li
- (Living)
- ... was one of the greatest poets and writers of his era, but was perhaps more known for his excesses (and subsequent debts), drinking, partying, and stacks of affairs. After their first meeting, Caroline ...
- Created on 30 July 2018
- 25. Rosario Dawson Works For Puerto Rican Hurricane Recovery With Comic In "Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico": BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- ... the book's sales going to help Puerto Rico, heavyweight talents like actress Rosario Dawson, comic book author Gabby Rivera, comic book artist Frank Miller, and many other actors, writers, and poets were ...
- Created on 17 July 2018
- 26. Alice Bag On Getting Older, Being Brash, And How Artists Can Fight Back Against Trump
- (Music)
- ... bands or artists are you loving right now? What writers, painters, or poets etc. are keeping you sane throughout this difficult time? I love Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries. I just produced their ...
- Created on 12 July 2018
- 27. What Did Jane Austen's and Charlotte Brontë's Obituaries Look Lik
- (Books)
- ... of his age, in the noblest of causes, one of the greatest Poets England ever produced.” After a lifetime of notoriety and scandal, Byron had travelled to Greece and joined the fight against the Ottoman ...
- Created on 08 May 2018
- 28. There’s Now A Frida Kahlo Barbie: Link Roundup
- (Feminism)
- ... and a Witter-Bynner prize from the Academy of American Arts and Letters. Read more on Poets.org. top photo: Mattel More from BUST Sharice Davids Could Be The First Native American Woman In Congress ...
- Created on 07 March 2018
- 29. 6 Feminist Zines That Get Us Pumped To Fight the Patriarchy
- (Style)
- ... Fly Trap is a collaboration among Brooklynite and British “writers, painters, graphic designers, photographers, poets, activists, [and] troublemakers.” Inspired by a prompt from its two young, feminist ...
- Created on 01 March 2018
- 30. Poet Olivia Gatwood Writes Like Teen Spirit: BUST Interview
- (Feminism)
- ... million times. She's probably more likely to go home and write a poem. What advice do you have for the young women who want to become poets? I think there's a big culture right now of YouTube and poetry ...
- Created on 09 February 2018
- 31. 11 Feminist Tattoo Ideas
- (Style)
- ... Image used with permission from Christine McQuaid. Rupi Kaur is one of the modern age’s most prolific feminist poets — and many people choose tattoos based on the artwork that adorns pages of her ...
- Created on 19 October 2017
- 32. The Batshit Life Of Hortense Mancini
- (Living)
- ... Still, Charles and Hortense remained friends. With her pension back in place, Hortense lived more than comfortably in Chelsea, her home a salon once more for artists, poets ,and great minds. Then, ...
- Created on 02 October 2017
- 33. The Best Piece Of Advice I Was Ever Given
- (Feminism)
- ... reproductive justice. We met everyone: female slam poets, nonprofit workers, doulas and even a few lightening rod characters like Merle Hoffman of Choices Medical Center. Each day was jam-packed with more ...
- Created on 21 September 2017
- 34. These Women Want You To Have A Better Death
- (Feminism)
- ... revealing. It's wonderful to find beauty in death – artists, poets, and writers have been doing this for centuries. However, to acknowledge only certain aspects of death is to reinforce the very thing we ...
- Created on 02 August 2017
- 35. Was Lady Godiva Real?
- (Arts)
- The scandalous tale of Lady Godiva’s ride has been in circulation for nearly ten centuries. In that time, it has provided inspiration for innumerable poets, painters, and sculptors. Inevitably, Lady ...
- Created on 12 July 2017
- 36. Kinderwhore And Courtney Love: A Retrospective
- (Music)
- ... crossbreeding references to Valley of the Dolls, Tennessee Williams’ Babydoll, confessionalist poets Plath and Sexton, and a pinch of punkette a la Lydia Lunch. In retrospect, "kinderwhore" was a strange ...
- Created on 10 July 2017
- 37. Behind The 19th Century Obsession With Auburn Hair
- (Style)
- ... least of which would set ten poets raving) By the Victorian era, the passion for auburn hair had reached a fever pitch. Inspired by the auburn-haired beauties depicted in the works of Venetian masters, ...
- Created on 05 July 2017
- 38. Artery Brings Music To Any Space
- (Music)
- ... The lights dim and a lady Latina hip-hop duo take it away. Poets, country singers, and storytellers take turns sharing the stage that night and I could not stop thinking about the openness and genuine ...
- Created on 26 June 2017
- 39. Amber Tamblyn, Before She Painted It Black: From The BUST Archives
- (Movies)
- ... in the spoken-word community: she masterminded The Drums Inside Your Chest, a huge event that’s held annually in Los Angeles and features performances by the best contemporary poets in the country, and ...
- Created on 25 May 2017
- 40. Feminist Art Pioneer Carolee Schneemann Looks Back On 50 Years Of Work: BUST Interview
- (Arts)
- ... expectations. I wasn't sure how it would resolve, but I had to keep this experiment happening. It was always the poets who really got the direction of what I wanted to bring forward. Whereas in the earl ...
- Created on 19 April 2017
