by David Linton | Jul 25, 2013 | Media, Men, Menstruation
Is it my imagination or has there been a flood of menstrual references across the blogosphere lately? From fake Russian ads with menses hunting sharks to singers faking leaks on stage to TV sit-com jokes and vodka bottles disguised as tampons it seems that the number...
by David Linton | Jul 16, 2013 | Internet, Men, Menstruation
A couple of recent web site items capture a wide range of male responses to Close Encounters of the Menstrual Kind. First, consider a peculiar blog post by a man named David Barton Wallace who does music reviews, this time a piece titled, “Brazilian Girls go with the...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Jul 10, 2013 | Humor, Internet, Men
Reddit, the social entertainment website, has a section called “Reddit WTF?!” where users can post images or links that fit the category of “What the fuck?” Under the title of “Who Wants a Shot!?” one user posted an image of a package of five “flasks” that are in the...
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by Chris Bobel | Jul 8, 2013 | Art, Humor, Men
Guest Post by poet Tami Sussman We might be 17 or so hours ahead in real time, but when it comes to The Arts, we’re a bit behind here, down under. Poetry slams were introduced in Australia (by an American) around a decade ago and the National Poetry Slam is in its 7th...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 22, 2013 | Internet
Japan’s health ministry has issued a nationwide notice, withdrawing the recommendation of HPV vaccines for girls due to adverse reactions. Suzan at PeriodWise wonders how the NFLs new rule that fans are permitted to bring only clear handbags into the stands for...
by David Linton | Jun 20, 2013 | Advertising, Media, Menstruation
If an argument still needs to be made that cultural attitudes toward the menstrual cycle vary tremendously from place to place, despite the biological universality of the phenomenon, perhaps the clearest source of proof lies in variations in advertising practices. For...
