I’ll read for the cure, but I won’t drink the pink Kool-Aid
OPINION Every October it's the same thing: Buy pink, think pink, drink the pink Kool-Aid. All in pursuit of (mostly) the cure for breast cancer. Forget the cure. I'm much more interested in preventing the disease. As such, I've refused for years to walk or run for...
Some Online Articles on Menopause ARE Worth Reading!
I get Google Alerts on “menopause” every Wednesday because it’s important that I know about the new bits of information popping up about the topic I research most. Most of the time, though, I’m frustrated with the discussion of menopause online and don’t pay attention...
Col. Qaddafi’s Take on the Period
It seems like everyone has something to say about the nature of women and the meaning of menstruation. Even Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the recently deposed and still at large dictator of Libya, took it upon himself to opine on the topic. I am not able to judge the...
You’re Taking WHAT Class???
Guest Post by Alexandra Epstein – Marymount Manhattan College. how school helped me come out of the menstrual closet Finally, the time had come where I was choosing my classes for my senior year of college. I had finished my required courses to complete my social work...
Culture-Jamming Kotex
httpv://youtu.be/qj46Y4BagC8 If you've been with us for a while, you might remember that we (and our fabulous readers) had a lot to say in the spring of 2010 when Kotex launched U by Kotex (or YOU.BUY.KOTEX, as we came to call it) and its "Break the Cycle" campaign....
The Pussy is Stronger
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcM0DPH2bNo A friend shared this clip from stand-up comedian and actor Hal Sparks. He leads with this “I disagree—vehemently—with the use of the word “pussy” to describe a weak person. Because the vagina is the tougher of the two...
