by Laura Wershler | May 17, 2010 | Birth Control, Men, New Research, Pharmaceutical, Reproduction
You know how most superheros become superheros because of exposure to some weird, intensified chemical or element? Take Peter Parker’s spider bite for example. According to a story reported in various media, including International Planned Parenthood...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 17, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products
Apparently Max le Tampax is all stressed out about heading off to the Tampon Academy, where he’ll learn all about freshness and vaginal awareness and how to be empowerful to women. Something like that, anyway. I don’t speak French, so I’d welcome a...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 15, 2010 | Internet
Blogger RMJ (Deeply Problematic) wrote a series on disability and birth control: Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Feministing reports on clinical trials of a new hormone-free birth control method – for men. Via Ms. magazine’s blog, we learn that vulvodynia,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 14, 2010 | Advertising, Birth Control, Humor, Pharmaceutical
…might look something like this parody by Jena Friedman: [via Salon.com’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 13, 2010 | Language, magazines, Menstruation
From now on, I’m going to refer to periods as “monthly Balkan dance parties”, just because Philebrity magazine told me not to. Seriously, that’s at least as good as “Communists in the fun house” and “rebooting the ovarian...
