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This Friday @ 8pm watch this combo of Shabby Apple and Rumors at a donation-only Fashion show at Southside bowling alley in Richmond, VA!

Rumors Boutique
404 North Harrison Street.
Richmond, VA 23220
rumorsownsyou.tumblr.com
804 334 6434

xo Allie Allen

Eve Ensler (founder of V-Day and creator of The Vagina Monologues) and Julie Goldman (Big Gay Sketch Show) have put together a rock-n-roll comedy show! Friday December 5th @ 8pm and Saturday December 6th @ 8pm at the Zipper Factory Theatre (336 West 37th St. Between 8th and 9th Aves.) Tickets are on sale now for $28! Go to www.thezipprfactory.com for more information.

 xo Allie Allen

If you happen to be in NYC anytime soon, check out the William Eggleston retrospective, Democratic Camera at the Whitney , it’s pretty inspiring. Long known as the godfather of modern color photography, his pictures capture the beauty in the mundane suburban South of the 60’s and 70’s. The show is up until January 25th.

Why am I writing to you about a comic called Battlefields?

It’s not just because of my deep and lasting love for the work of Garth Ennis, creator of Preacher, among many other excellent comics.

It’s because The Night Witches , a three-part miniseries, is the story of an all-female fighter pilot squadron in the Soviet Union during World War II. And yes, it’s based on a true story.

These women were given substandard planes and flew only at night, and faced horrible treatment from their own side as well as the opposition, and yet they fought as bravely as any of the men.

We follow Anna, a pilot so tiny she needs to sit on a cushion to be able to see to fly her plane, as she heads into her first battle in this first issue, and right away we’re horrified, not just by the treatment of the women, but because Ennis takes care to show how bloody, pointless and cruel war really is. Russ Braun’s art conveys the horror, while rendering Anna cute and likable without being a typical sexy comics babe.

War stories may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but in today’s world I think it’s important to remember stories like these that have gone before, as well as the war stories that are still ongoing. We don’t have to glorify combat to remember the people who served, especially the ones whose stories have mostly been erased from history.

Happy belated Veterans’ Day.  

-Sarah J 

Keep the election momentum going with Super Obama World! It’s just like Super Mario Bros but with pigs instead of evil mushrooms and American flags instead of gold coins. There’s even the notorious bridge to nowhere! Play it for free at superobamaworld.com.

xo Antonia Blair

I am soo excited because tonight is the opening of Cindy Sherman’s newest art exhibition since 2004! Her new art show consists of a series of color photographs about beauty, self-image and aging, and if her old work is any indication they should be very interesting. The opening will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm at Metro Pictures gallery in New York City, located on 519 W 24th St. If you can’t make it out tonight, the show will go on from November 15 until December 23. Check out the gallery website for more information! Image courtesy of Metro Pictures.

 xo Antonia Blair

New ‘Jackie and Debra’ video from one of my fav comedians, John Roberts! John is the BUST Boy du Jour for our upcoming December issue, be sure to check out my interview with him! If you’re not familiar with John’s work, you must watch his youtube vids here. The ‘mom’ videos are my personal favs. And if you haven’t seen the first ‘Jackie and Debra’ video, do it here.

I recently discovered the work of artist Theresa Honeywell, who made this fabulous pink knitted motorcycle cozy! Honeywell combines traditionally female crafts like knitting and embroidery with supposedly ‘’macho-man'’ subjects such as biking, tattoos, fixing things with tools, etc. I like how Honeywell plays with gender stereotypes in a fun way and I have to say, if I ever went to someone’s house and they just casually had a motorcycle in their garage with a pink knitted cozy on it, I think I would be in paradise.  Check out Honeywell’s website to see more of her work, including lace tattoos!

xoxo Antonia Blair

The BUST Stylist’s closet is the urban fashionista’s wildest dream come true, the most fab fashion and accessory labels, jam-packed into our very own BUST Stylist Closet boutique at the BUST Magazine s Fourth Annual Holiday CRAFTACULAR Event on December 14, 2008. Visit the BUST Stylist’s Closet for hundreds of treasure chest finds and stay at the Craftacular for awesome shopping with our crafty vendors.

An inexpensive ticket to the BUST Stylist’s Closet scores you one item of your choice plus cocktails!

Tickets go on sale soon, online at BUST.com (they re going to sell out super fast so get em while they re hot and still available)! If you want to be the first to find out when, email us at vipstylistscloset@bust.com. We’ll keep you VIP BUSTies in-the-know and send you an email about the tickets, before we even blog about it to the public.

Check back on our blog every day for new additions to the BUST Stylist’s Closet.

If your brand wants to be featured in the closet with exposure to over 6,500 fashion forward women, email stylistcloset@bust.com for more info.

Get psyched!

xoxo Mara Cates

Here’s just a sampling of some of the goodies that you ll find in the closet-stay tuned to the BUST Blog for more BUST Stylist Closet sneak peek updates!

Dear Creatures : The Edie Romper

80% / 20% Shoes : The Jackie Patent Leather Hidden Wedge Boot in Black

Angel Court : Antique Chandelier Crystal Necklace