- 1. Covered In Wrinkles and Unapologetically Old, Baba Yaga Is The Bad-Ass Slavic Witch You Need To Know About
- (Feminism)
- ... you up and take you back to her house to eat you. She’s more than a storybook figure though—she is a legendary spirit from the most ancient times. Some cultures even call her a goddess. Stories about ...
- Created on 07 April 2022
- 2. Janelle Monae's "The Memory Librarian" Tackles Afrofuturism, Plus a Deep Dive Into Witchcraft, and a Memoir From an Indigenous Pu
- (Books)
- This spring, check out these new books about powerful and women from today and yesterday. The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer By Janelle Monáe (Harper Voyager) Janelle ...
- Created on 10 March 2022
- 3. LISTEN: The Linda Lindas Drop New Single, "Growing Up," Off Upcoming LP, and Speak To BUST About The Origins of "Racist, Sexist Bo
- (Music)
- ... they want.” While their message may be serious, the Linda Lindas also know how to have a good time. “It’s important that we have fun because we hear stories about bands that stopped having fun, and ...
- Created on 01 February 2022
- 4. For Centuries, Halloween Was a Day for Young Women to Predict Their Future Husbands: A Look At the Unlikely Romantic History of All Hallow's Eve ...
- (General)
- ... traveled from the British Isles with the earliest settlers, although celebrations were modest—mainly singing and ghost stories while girls played at foreseeing their future husbands—and were limited to ...
- Created on 21 October 2021
- 5. Living in Her Truth: Mae Whitman Comes Out As Pansexual In Tweet About Role In LGBTQIA+ Friendly Show “The Owl House”
- (Feminism)
- ... provided a link to GLAAD's Accelerating Bi+ Acceptance page which, according to the official website, “Through media advocacy, GLAAD lifts up the stories of bisexual and allied communities to build understanding ...
- Created on 18 August 2021
- 6. Week of Women: Flo Milli, Big Freedia, Julia Jacklin
- (Entertainment)
- ... their stories, too,” writes our reviewer. Out now, and read our complete review here. Top photo courtesy of Amazon Studios More from BUST Week Of Women: The Crown, Ammonite, I Am Greta Week of ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 7. Week of Women: Ariana Grande, Tierra Whack, Dua Lipa
- (Entertainment)
- ... Belgian artist Angèle for “Fever,” a red-hot dance track. Out now. BOOKS To Be a Man: Stories by Nicole Krauss Krauss, author of The History of Love, explores complicated relationships between ...
- Created on 30 October 2020
- 8. 5 Witchy Book Recommendations From BUST's Favorite Occult Expert Kristen J. Sollée ...
- (Books)
- Author Kristen J. Sollée’s favorite selections from her magical book collection Occult expert Kristen J. Sollée is a sorceress with words whose fascinating histories—Witches Sluts Feminists: Conjuring ...
- Created on 23 October 2020
- 9. Lilly Wachowski Confirms "The Matrix" Was Meant to be Trans Allegory, Character Switch Was Tran
- (Entertainment)
- ... multiple stories for different identities. It resonates with many people. Not only is the trans allegory important to recognize, but there is also a race allegory that is worth looking into, especially ...
- Created on 10 August 2020
- 10. Welcome to WitchTok, The Meeting Place For Gen Z and Millennial Magick
- (Entertainment)
- ... a variety of niche communities to gather, entertain, share stories, and pass along knowledge. With an active user base of 800 million, there are far too many communities to describe, but perhaps one of ...
- Created on 24 July 2020
- 11. Barbie Ferreira Is The TV Queen We’ve Been Waiting For: BUST Interview
- (TV)
- ... Rue (Zendaya). When we get to episode three, though, we learn more about Kat: after a middle school heartbreak, she found solace in fictional love stories, and became one of the Internet’s most prolific ...
- Created on 19 May 2020
- 12. Need A Break From Reality? Escape With These 11 YA Fantasy Books
- (Books)
- ... take you on a journey from folktales retold to futuristic societies and everything in between. Filled with stories of love and betrayal, strength and resistance, this collection contains an array of complex ...
- Created on 20 March 2020
- 13. 6 New Books Perfect For The Coldest Winter Months
- (Books)
- ... on to adapt this book more than a year before its release. –Samantha Ladwig Humiliation: Stories By Paulina Flores (Catapult) Paulina Flores’ debut short story collection, translated from ...
- Created on 10 January 2020
- 14. How American Women Fell In Love With Halloween
- (Living)
- ... ring would be married “within the year.” She who found the penny would become wealthy, but woe to the person who got the thimble—her destiny was to be an old maid. Halloween also meant ghost stories ...
- Created on 31 October 2019
- 15. Barbie Ferreira Is The TV Queen We’ve Been Waiting For: BUST Interview
- (TV)
- ... Rue (Zendaya). When we get to episode three, though, we learn more about Kat: after a middle school heartbreak, she found solace in fictional love stories, and became one of the Internet’s most prolific ...
- Created on 02 August 2019
- 16. Pam Grossman On "Waking The Witch": BUST Intervie
- (Books)
- ... led you to this self-discovery? When I was little, I loved stories with magical female protagonists in them, from novels like Wise Childby Monica Furlong to films and cartoons like Labyrinth and She-Ra ...
- Created on 27 June 2019
- 17. From "Captain America" to "Captain Marvel": Why Representation Matters ...
- (Entertainment)
- This article contains many spoilers, read at your own risk. Growing up, I thought I was “not into” the superhero fandom, but as it turns out, I am just not into superheroes as a display of quintessential ...
- Created on 10 April 2019
- 18. BUST's 10 Best Bets For January And February 201
- (Entertainment)
- ... and emotional. Find it on YouTube and share it with someone who needs to see it. 8. Abandoned Baton Rouge: Stories From The Ruins by Colleen Kane When former BUST staffer Colleen Kane moved to Baton ...
- Created on 07 January 2019
- 19. What Is Color Magic? Practitioner Sarah Potter Explains
- (Living)
- ... hide from it what it is going to say to you. One of my favorite stories to share is that I was doing a reading for one of my closest friends, and a younger man kept showing up in the cards. I was like ...
- Created on 06 December 2018
- 20. 5 Classic Feminist Reads That Aren't "The Feminine Mystiqu
- (Books)
- ... The play's acts are able to capture the sweeping unrest that women face around the world, while still feeling like individual, relatable stories. Top photo: Audre Lorde, via CUNY More from BUST ...
- Created on 02 November 2018
