Prepare yourself, because even though it's not quite morning any more, I'm still not sure you'll be able to handle this much awesome. Behold: Ink Calendar by  Oscar Diaz. This project, on display in Madrid until October, uses the capillary action of ink spreading across a sheet of paper embossed with a calendar to display the date. Like magic, the ink slowly fills in one number per day. Each month is done with a different color ... Read More

Never fear! The long-awaited August/September issue of BUST is starting to appear on newsstands and in your mailboxes. What's awaiting you, you ask? Well, our cover girl, Diablo Cody, talks to us about the controversial feminism behind Juno, sex work and her new movie, Jennifer's Body. We also have our first ever Fall preview, jam packed with what to look out for in movies, music, fashion, books and TV, along with some choice interviews ... Read More

Sarah Palin stepped down from the Alaskan governorship yesterday. Why? Well, no one's completely sure. Right now, the newsies seem to think she's making time for presidential campaign plans. A female U.S. president? I'm all for it. President Palin? . . . hm. What do you think? Either way, watch the CBS coverage of her final gubernatorial press conference: ~Anna C ... Read More

Alice in Wonderland is nothing if not curiously mad, but it's for precisely it's philosophical (and psychedelic) depth that it is one of the most splendid 'children's' books ever written. The new movie version, coming out in 2010, was something I've been really excited about. (Tim Burton directing Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter sounds so irresistibly bizarre.) Yet after seeing the early trailer, I'm not so sure. The first 30 seconds look ... Read More

Michelle Obama rules: she's super smart, a great mother, a strong force for great causes (support of military families and women's rights), and is totally no-fear when it comes to political involvement. Obama's got some serious celebrity, too. Most press seems concerned with her role as a domestic goddess--what is she wearing, what are the kids doing, how does her garden grow? But today's Huffington Post wonders what is Michelle Obama ... Read More