by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 3, 2011 | Internet
There were a couple of posts in the feminist blogosphere this week in defense of period sex. Apparently heterosexual men need to be reminded from time to time. This story about a nightmarish experience going off hormonal contraceptives has been making the rounds...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 30, 2011 | Disposable menstrual products, Humor
Humorous tampon marketing of the kind we’ll probably never see in the U.S. [My apologies — I’ve lost track of the original source.] Thanks to reader NakedThoughts for providing a link to Red Wombat Studio, the creator of this idealistic tampon...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 27, 2011 | Internet
A new study finds that use of tampons or menstrual cups does not increase the risk of IUD expulsion. Birth control pills still don’t cause weight gain. The ladies at LunaPads have some tips for those going back to school about washing cloth pads and menstrual...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 25, 2011 | Humor, Internet, PMS
Are you following the PMS Adventures of Crimson Tide, Maxi Pad, and Tam Pon? After a paid medical trial went bad, these ladies developed extraordinary superpowers that manifest only when they’re menstruating — and since they’re roommates, their...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 23, 2011 | Art, Humor
Friend of re:Cycling, Chella Quint, will be doing a reading with Jenna Freedman & James M. Parker at Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center (172 Allen St, New York, NY), Thursday night (August 25, 7:00 – 9:00 pm). Join Chella Quint and friends...