by David Linton | Dec 4, 2012 | Media, Pregnancy
There is no end to the variety of ways that men find to express their fascination fear, discomfort, attraction, or repulsion when it comes to any aspect of the menstrual cycle. Take, for instance, the bizarre annual event hosted by the DJ’s at a San Diego...
by David Linton | Nov 6, 2012 | FemCare, History, Menstruation
Down the Washington Mall from the popular National Air and Space Museum and the National Gallery of Art lies the sprawling National Museum of American History with its fascinating collections of the history of American material culture: early plows, bicycles, mail...
by David Linton | Oct 9, 2012 | Advertising, FemCare, Menstruation
Recently menstrual shame made the front page of the New York Times in paragraph one of an article titled, “For Women in Street Stops, Deeper Humiliation.” The piece reported on an ongoing debate about the “stop and frisk” policies of the police...
by David Linton | Sep 11, 2012 | History, Independent Film, Menstruation
If ever there was a woman in history deserving of more attention, certainly Hypatia of Alexandria is one. Not only was this fifth century (CE) scholar a noted mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (her father, Theon, was the last head of the Museum at Alexandria...
by David Linton | Aug 14, 2012 | Advertising, Menstruation, PMS
Saniya Ghanoui and David Linton How peculiar are the sexual politics of Cosmopolitan magazine?!?! We previously noted the editorial avoidance of menstrual sex, but let’s take a look at their most recent ride on the menstrual cycle. On one hand, Cosmo aspires to...
