Collateral damage: Throwing menstruation out of the museum narrative
Last year, the media focused much attention on the Smithsonian’s decision to pull the David Wojnarowicz video, “A Fire in My Belly,” from an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., entitled, “Hide/Seek”. The museum apologized for the piece’s...
Menstrual Considerations in Fifty Shades of Grey
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy are revealed in this post. Fine literary fiction it is not, but the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy by E.L. James can certainly claim to be libido-boosting storytelling. Deirdre Donahue at USA Today...
The Biology of Reproduction Isn’t Just About You
A scientific paper was recently published which looked at how shifting patterns of daily light and darkness affect pregnancy in mice. The authors were interested in this question because studies have suggested that humans who experience such patterns, such as shift...
DIY Tampons, Cycling while (Bi)cycling, and More Weekend Links
Dr. Jen Gunter shares six warning signs you're seeing the wrong vaginacologist. A New Zealand ad for Carefree Panty Liners is drawing complaints from viewers because the model is naked. No, wait, that's not why -- it's because she mentions 'vaginal discharge' comes...
Someone Stole my Menstrual Cycle Research Bag
Two months ago someone broke into my office at work. They didn’t steal anything of monetary value so, in the larger picture, it’s not really that big of a deal. The campus police think that probably they were looking for laptops or other technology items that were...
Where have all the menstruators gone?
Guest Post by Lauren Rosewarne, University of Melbourne Exploring missing menstruation on screen Periods are depicted far more often on screen than I could have ever imagined; perhaps the biggest surprise I got from spending a year researching the topic. Less...
