Judging by the breathless squeals, audible sighs, and eruptions of applause that broke out at regular intervals during a press screening of Twilight on the eve of it's much anticipated release today, there's no doubt that for young women in the grip of puberty, going to this movie is the social event of the year. And as a grown-up lady who keenly remembers what it was like to be that age, I can't help but feel a little jealous that ... Read More

  In honor of today's opening of Twilight--and because all this vampire hub-bub is making me majorly nostalgic for the OG vampire craze of my adolescence--here's a little trip down memory lane: Concrete Blonde's Bloodletting (The Vampire Song). This was the undisputed 90s anthem for blood-thirsty, Lestat-obsessed boys and girls everywhere; if Anne Rice was gospel, Bloodletting was the hymn. And seriously...how awesome was Johnette ... Read More

For awhile now my economy gauge has been the price of a slice. I am very rarely in a car (I think I have only pumped gas once this year) so telling me how many miles to the gallon your car gets and how much it costs at the pump means dick to me. I have a sort of 'I pitty the fool' mentality for drivers. Even though I know gas prices effect everything including printing prices at BUST HQ, nothing drives the message home like a $3 slice. ... Read More

Now that the cold season is upon us, it's time that I share my very favorite cold-fighting remedy with y'all: the amazing super-easy magical garlic soup! My BFF told me about this at least 15 years ago, and I've been making it ever since whenever I come down with a nasty case of the sneezies. The basis of its magic is the fact that it's a pain-free way to get a ton of raw garlic into your system, and, according to garlic-central.com ... Read More

As if we needed another reason to love Barack Obama. According to HuffPo , he surprised Joe Biden on his birthday last week with a dozen cupcakes and joked around with his staff, hey, he's just like ... Read More