- 1. Original Wednesday Actress, Lisa Loring, Dead at 64
- (TV)
- Lisa Loring, most well-known for being the first actress to play Wednesday Addams on The Addams Family TV series, died at the age of 64 on Saturday. According to a statement given to CNN by agent Chris ...
- Created on 30 January 2023
- 2. Leslie Jones Set the Bar Incredibly High for Future Guest Hosts During her Run on "The Daily Show
- (TV)
- Trevor Noah, the former host of The Daily Show, held his last show on December 8th, 2022. In his absence, the show has recruited some of our favorite celebs to guest host until a permanent host is found. ...
- Created on 20 January 2023
- 3. The So-Called "Climate Bill": What Does It Really Mean For Us & Where Does It Fall Short Of Our Expectations
- (Feminism)
- If you’ve opened your phone or laptop to any news site in the past few days, you’ve probably seen mention of “the climate bill”—but in reality, this is a bit of a misnomer. Following months of negotiations, ...
- Created on 18 August 2022
- 4. The Shi*ty Craft Club Is A Safe Space For The DIY-Challenged, Plus 4 Items We're Obsessing Over This Fall ...
- (DIY)
- ... the beauty of Yolonda Jordan’s My Pretty Brown Doll: Crochet Patterns for a Doll That Looks Like You is that dolls—and creators—of color are at the center of the book, not a variation on a theme. The ...
- Created on 15 August 2022
- 5. NYC Mayor Adams Has Alarming Advice for Women on How to be Safe on the Subway
- (Feminism)
- Lately, one of the most essential pieces of infrastructure in New York City—the subway system— has become less and less appealing to riders. That isn’t surprising, given how discouraging the numbers ...
- Created on 23 June 2022
- 6. Making Her Mark: Claw Money Looks Back on 20 Years of Her Subversive Streetwear Brand
- (Style)
- In 1989, Queen Latifah and Monie Love dropped “Ladies First,” a feminist anthem for Generation X. That same year, a 20-year-old Claudia Gold hit the streets with spray can in hand, becoming one ...
- Created on 08 June 2022
- 7. "Petite Maman": A Little Girl, a Witchy House, and Why Grief Needs a Container—BUST Revie
- (Movies)
- Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman is about a sweetly witchy house in the woods where a little girl in mourning for her grandmother happens upon a playmate with the same name as her bereaved mother. The ...
- Created on 22 April 2022
- 8. "Harlem," The New Sitcom by "Girls Trip" Writer Tracy Oliver, Just Might Be the Fluffy-Lighthearted TV Fare Black Women Need in these “Post-Pandemic” Tim
- (TV)
- I have to say, when I first got the word of Harlem, a new ten-episode Prime Video series about a group of four Black gal-pals in Harlem, starring Megan Good I wasn’t exactly blown away by the premise. ...
- Created on 16 December 2021
- 9. 10 Female-Driven Holiday Films To Cozy Up With This Winter
- (Movies)
- ... Cigarettes Dir. Risa Bramon Garcia, 1999 Set on New Year’s Eve 1981, this ensemble comedy follows the lives of different groups of New Yorkers as they prepare to say goodbye to the old and ring in ...
- Created on 02 December 2021
- 10. 10 Simple D.I.Y Halloween Costumes for those Last Minute-ers
- (DIY)
- ... giant purple floral comfortable and carrying around two baby dolls. Why not jump even further into the past and go all out as “Single Ladies” Bey with a high quiff, black bodysuit and a pair of killer ...
- Created on 29 October 2021
- 11. "Stealthing"—Removing a Condom Without Consent—Could Soon Be Illegal In Californi
- (Sex)
- Sexual violence comes in various forms, and for many across the globe, knowledge of what does and does not count as sexual consent remains unclear. Before watching Michaela Coel’s TV series, I May ...
- Created on 24 September 2021
- 12. Michaela Coel Destroys R*pe Culture in Uplifting Emmy Acceptance Speech Dedicated to Survivors of Sexual Assault
- (TV)
- ... wrote, co-directed, and starred in the 12-episode sexual assault drama, is the first Black woman to ever win in this category. She even received a congratulatory stamp of approval from the queen of TV ...
- Created on 20 September 2021
- 13. Hashing It Out: #MeToo Trailblazer Tarana Burke Opens Up About Her Message of Solidarity and Writing Her Remarkable New Memoir, Unbound
- (Feminism)
- “When I went viral,” Tarana Burke says, “it amplified the work that I was already doing. It gave me an opportunity to mainstream the work and ideas that I had been carrying for a long time.” Four ...
- Created on 14 September 2021
- 14. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Resigns, but Not Without Putting His Foot in His Mouth, With Contradictory Statements and Non-Apologies
- (Feminism)
- On Tuesday afternoon, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned following the conclusion of a state investigation that found the disgraced governor to have “sexually harassed multiple women and violated ...
- Created on 10 August 2021
- 15. Norway Passes New Law Banning PhotoShop Among Social Media Influencers
- (Living)
- Norway has passed a new law which will make it illegal for influencers and celebrities to photoshop images of themselves on social media platforms, unless explicitly stating that they have done so. ...
- Created on 22 July 2021
- 16. The New York State Senate Passed A Bill That Will Make It Easier For Trans People to Change Their Gender On Legal Documents
- (Feminism)
- New York lawmakers passed a bill that would make it easier for trans people to change their legal gender. This includes changing their name on legal documents, such as a birth certificate and driver' ...
- Created on 10 June 2021
- 17. In Honor of AAPI Heritage Month, Read These 10 New and Upcoming Works By AAPI Authors
- (Books)
- May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! But since there’s really no reason to restrict it to just one month, here is a list of new and upcoming works by AAPI authors to read all year ...
- Created on 10 May 2021
- 18. Michelle Zauner Loses Her Mom and Searches for Her Identity "Crying In H Mart
- (Books)
- In 2018, Michelle Zauner wrote about how, after her mother’s death, she would break down crying in H Mart, the Korean American supermarket where the two often shopped. The viral New Yorker essay that ...
- Created on 19 April 2021
- 19. With Their New Book "Chinatown Pretty," Valerie Luu and Andria Lo Are Highlighting the Stylish Elders of Chinatowns Throughout North Americ
- (Style)
- When San Francisco–based writer Valerie Luu and photographer Andria Lo met in 2009, they bonded over their love of the bold and thrifty style of the city’s Asian seniors—a vibe they dubbed “Chinatown ...
- Created on 13 April 2021
- 20. One Woman Raised $100k To Provide Free Cab Rides For Asian New Yorkers Who Are Scared to Travel Amid Rising Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
- (Feminism)
- An NYC-based woman named Maddy Park raised $100,000 within a couple of days to provide free cab services to local Asian American residents who may be scared to travel on public transportation. The ...
- Created on 08 April 2021
