by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 3, 2009 | Advertising, FemCare, Menstruation
It’s common knowledge that international corporations use different slogans and sometimes different product names to sell the same items in different countries. Procter & Gamble’s femcare products provide many good illustrations of this; as we noted...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 1, 2009 | Advertising, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
A friend just pointed me to Excedrin’s web page for Excedrin® Menstrual Complete, with “a unique triple ingredient combination that relieves 5 of your major symptoms — bloating, cramps, muscle aches, headache, and fatigue.” You know, for...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 30, 2009 | Celebrities, Menstruation
As if you needed one. Gossip played a sold-out show Saturday night at London’s HMV Forum. Her period started moments before the performance, and instead of fretting about how to conceal it, Beth Ditto asked her fans to go on ‘bleed watch’. She said:...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 29, 2009 | Internet, Meta
As anyone with a blog or website can tell you, the referrer logs are fascinating reading. When we started re:Cycling, I knew that people looking for menstrual porn would find us. (No, we don’t have any.) But I did not predict the interest in celebrities and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 27, 2009 | Newspapers, PMS
Dear Amy: My girlfriend wants to “talk” again. She is currently experiencing her monthly cycle. Can I ask her to wait until this is over? She usually gets a bit worked up and later apologizes. I do not want to come across as inconsiderate. Based on past...
