by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 15, 2014 | Internet
We didn’t have much on our radar to report last week, so this we’re trying to make up for it this weekend! Last Friday, Merck agreed to settle for $100 million with the thousands of claimants who have filed suit against their profitable contraceptive,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 2, 2014 | Internet
“A for effort, sperm”: The Guy’s Guide to Birth Control, from Bedsider (video at right). More patronizing advice from a dude: 5 Things Your Girlfriend’s Tampon Box Won’t Tell You. Chicagoans, please tell us all about Period Piece — the musical comedy...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 25, 2014 | Internet
Shark Week from BitchTapes on 8tracks Radio. Bitch Media has a period mixtape for you – “28 minutes of vag-tastic music”. Menstrual cycle apps were everywhere this week, even the New York Times. At Be Prepared Period, Jennifer Aldoretta offers the...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 18, 2014 | Internet
If you’re a Facebook user, please watch this video about how Facebook determines what you see – and don’t see – and why we need you to “like” posts from re:Cycling. We currently have 369 friends, but a typical post is seen by fewer than...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jan 11, 2014 | Internet
Bloomers, a new film-in-progress by independent Australian filmmakers about Stella getting her first period, makes its first festival appearance at FlickerFest, Wednesday, Jan 15, in Sydney. Bedsider puts the blood clot risk of hormonal contraception in perspective:...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 28, 2013 | Internet
Australian writer Kasey Edwards asks, Is a children’s book about periods a good idea? The answer won’t surprise you: Yes, yes it is. A small study conducted in Croatia has found that sildenafil citrate, sold under the brand name Viagra in the U.S., may be...
