by David Linton | Dec 10, 2015 | Law/Legal, Media, Men, Newspapers
Much has been made of Donald Trump’s snarky remark about how the journalist Megan Kelly spoke to him at the Republican candidates’ debate on Aug. 6, 2015. And the news is dominated by stories about how social media are reshaping every aspect of our lives,...
by David Linton | Apr 6, 2015 | Activism, Health Care, Media, Menstruation, Politics
It seems that Canadian menstrual activists are way out ahead of those in the US with a drive to eliminate sales taxes on menstrual products. I understand that this issue has come up previously at the Provincial level in Manitoba and British Columbia, but this is a...
by Laura Wershler | Mar 6, 2015 | Birth Control, FemCare, Literature, Menstruation
In State of Wonder–Part 1, I mused as to why, in a novel revolving around the extended menstruation and fertility of the Lakashi tribe, only the menstrual cycles of the Brazilian women being studied are made visible to the reader. Why does author Ann Patchett...
by David Linton | Nov 18, 2014 | Girls, Hormones, magazines, Men, Sex
The idea that animals (male animals, that is) mark territories with urine streams is well established, particularly in the case of dogs, wolves, and other similar breeds. It seems that men too (notably adolescent boys) engage in some sort of marking practices when it...
by Chris Bobel | Jun 16, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, Birth Control, Books, Celebrities, Coming off the pill, Communication, DIY, FemCare, Fertility, Girls, Health Care, History, Hormones, Humor, Language, Law/Legal, Media, Men, Menarche, Menopause, Menstruation, Meta, Motherhood, New Research, Objects, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical, Philosophy, PMS, Politics, Pregnancy, Religion/Spirituality, Reproduction, Sex, Sports, Theater, Toxic Shock Syndrome
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