by Laura Wershler | Mar 6, 2015 | Birth Control, FemCare, Literature, Menstruation
In State of Wonder–Part 1, I mused as to why, in a novel revolving around the extended menstruation and fertility of the Lakashi tribe, only the menstrual cycles of the Brazilian women being studied are made visible to the reader. Why does author Ann Patchett...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Feb 20, 2015 | Activism, Art, Communication, Media
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents: Ms. February: Let It Flow #1 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
by Laura Wershler | Feb 13, 2015 | Birth Control, Books, Film, Literature, Media, Sex, Studio Film, Virginity
Dear Readers: The following post first appeared on July 25, 2012, during the media think-piece flurry over the soaring popularity of E.L James’s Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. With the movie opening on Valentine’s Day, 2015, I can’t wait to find out...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Feb 2, 2015 | Art, Menstruation, Ovulation, Sports
Guest Post by Dana Michelle Gillespie Editor’s Note: This blog cross-posted from Pole World News. Pole dancing has quickly become one of the most internationally sought after fitness, sports, and art forms in the world. The pole movement craze is a rapidly...
by Laura Wershler | Jan 22, 2015 | Books, Fertility, Hormones, Literature, Media, Menarche, Menstruation, Pharmaceutical
In her novel State of Wonder Ann Patchett explores, among many broad themes, the question: What if there were a drug women could take to extend menstruation and fertility into their seventies? Not evident on the dust jacket, this storyline grabbed the attention of...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Jan 16, 2015 | Activism, Art, Media, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents: Ms. January: The Crimson Wave Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
