by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 22, 2014 | Internet
Cunt has been in Oxford English Dictionary since 1972, and feminist debates about whether the word can be reclaimed go back at least as far. Many re:Cycling readers know this monologue (video at right) from Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues. This year, OED has...
by Chris Bobel | Mar 17, 2014 | Activism, Anatomy, Communication, Independent Film, Internet, Menstruation, Objects
Readers—I need your help! Next month, I will participate in a friendly debate at the Museum of Modern Art about Sputniko!’s provocative piece “Menstrutation Machine.” We’ve written about Menstruation Machine on re:Cycling before. In short, the metal device is equipped...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 15, 2014 | Internet
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...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Mar 14, 2014 | Activism, Art, Film, Menstruation
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...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Mar 10, 2014 | Communication, Media, Menarche, Menstruation
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...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 8, 2014 | Internet
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...
