Scarleteen needs help, Blood Speaks, and more weekend links
After 15 years of providing outstanding support and resources for young people, the sex/sexuality education site Scarleteen is in financial crisis. If you can donate, please do so. Rose George has followed up on her 2012 New York Times piece about menstrual taboo in...
Ms. March—Menstruation Pin-Up (Video)
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Untitled #1 Cycle: March 2014 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Director of Photography: Rob Lewis Untitled #1 is currently part of the "Period Pieces" Art Show curated by SMCR member Josefin Persdotter. This exhibition...
Is the birth control pill a cancer vaccine?
I’d given up reading the comments on online articles for the good of my mental health when a small slip last week steeled my resolve. In response to an article exploring the arguments made by “birth control truthers” a concerned father decided to have his say, taking...
Why (Menstrual) Children’s Books Matter
For those living in or around New York City, the New York Public Library currently has an exhibition called “The ABC of It: Why Children’s Books Matter.” As the title suggests, the exhibit looks at popular children’s stories—consisting of The Wizard of Oz and Mary...
Menstrual Man, Female Viagra, and More Weekend Links
We wrote about Arunachalam Muruganantham's story back in December, 2011, but he's in the news again, in much more detail at BBC News, as Menstrual Man, the film about his invention, has been released. (If the trailer is not visible at right, click through to watch.)...
The Enduring Menstrual Mystique of Carrie
David Linton and Saniya Lee Ghanoui Since its publication in 1974, Steven King's story of a young girl whose telekinetic powers are activated by a humiliating menstrual experience has fascinated readers, movie goers, and theater audiences ever since. Now, with the...
