Is it possible to accidentally like vampires? Because despite no real interest in the mythology (8th grade Anne Rice phase aside), my most recent obsessions are pretty vampire-centric. True Blood. Twilight. Concrete Blonde's The Bloodletting. I really don't seek the stuff out, the list just goes on and on of its own accord. Case in point: Pretty Dead, the forthcoming novel by girl goddess supreme (and my personal fave) Francesca Lia ... Read More

What do the sexy swamp slasher, prison flick, and biker revenge feature pictured above have in common? They're all made by women, and they're all part of a UCLA-hosted film retrospective that kicks off tonight. No She Didn't! Women Exploitation Auteurs will highlight female-made, low-budget sexploitation flicks from the 60's through the 80's. The women who directed these films found their niche in the sexploitation market, where ... Read More

The BUST office is feeling pretty bike-friendly this week (remember this post? ). On top of being cheap, green, and, well, fun, pedaling totally makes the best of that sunshiney, late-July weather. However, dear reader: out of all the adorable bikers I've seen whizzing up and down the block, almost none are wearing a helmet. Now, I'm nobody's mother, and I know everyone's been hearing this since grade school, but accidents do definitely ... Read More

  Las Lopezistas (comprised of Erika and Kamala Lopez) are launching an underground campaign because guess what, we still don't have equal rights. Yes, we were given the right to vote under the nineteenth amendment but the Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923 and never ratified, would make us equal under the law. Two days ago, Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney of New York put the amendment back on the table. This is what Kamala ... Read More

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