by Giovanna Chesler | Mar 23, 2010 | Celebrities, Independent Film, Internet, Menarche, Menstruation, Music
Last July we posted photos from an unnamed film set where Dakota Fanning stood, ready for camera, with blood running down her thighs and a blood stain on the back of her skirt. Were these menstrual markings or the next era of horror film misogyny? The answer can be...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 22, 2010 | Internet, Religion/Spirituality
I haven’t studied every online tool for period tracking but this one appears to be the most sophisticated yet: MikvahCalendar.com helps observant Jewish women track their cycles, including her niddah (ritually impure) time. It automatically calculates sunrise...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 21, 2010 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Humor, Internet, Media, Menstruation
Over the last week, I thought I had participated in enough discussions of Kotex’s new “Break the Cycle” campaign; we had a lengthy discussion here at re:Cycling, and I’ve joined in the comments at several other ladyblogs, as have my...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 20, 2010 | Internet
Here are some highlights from our reading this week in women’s health: Poor Bart Stupak. Trying to restrict abortion access has been a “living hell.‘ Now he knows a little of what it’s like to be an abortion provider. (via Physicians for...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 14, 2010 | Internet
We posted with a few warm-up entries last summer, but re:Cycling officially launched on September 15, 2009. So we’ve been period-blogging for six months! Here are some of our milestones: 178 entries (this one is #179) in 49 categories, with 230 tags Largest...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 13, 2010 | Internet
A few highlights from our reading this week: Because your vagina is never good enough as is: advertisements for tightening cream at Copyranter. Efforts to develop and distribute an improved female condom (funded by the MAC AIDS fund). Pubic hair: to shave or not to...
