by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Mar 6, 2014 | Film, Media, Menarche, Menstruation
David Linton and Saniya Lee Ghanoui Since its publication in 1974, Steven King’s story of a young girl whose telekinetic powers are activated by a humiliating menstrual experience has fascinated readers, movie goers, and theater audiences ever since. Now, with...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 1, 2014 | Internet
This week, Bill O’Reilly apparently mouthed off about how there must be a “downside to having a woman president” and hinted at menstrual cycles. Comic Hari Kondabolu tweeted his response (relevant bit starts at 1:47). Congress and the Food and Drug...
by David Linton | Feb 25, 2014 | Advertising, Communication, History, Menstruation
Taboos against menstrual sex are probably rooted in an inchoate understanding that there is less likelihood of conception during menstruation. If procreation and tribal survival are the goals, then delaying sexual congress until ovulation makes sense, especially if...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 22, 2014 | Internet
Can you get pregnant from period sex? New York City isn’t doing so well when it comes to preventing STIs: 68.2 percent of NYC residents say they didn’t use a condom the last time they had sex. Even more residents of Brooklyn do it sans protection: 85.8 percent....
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 Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Feb 14, 2014 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. February: Smoke Series Cycle: February 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
