by Laura Wershler | Mar 5, 2016 | Endometriosis, Internet, Media, Newspapers
Worldwide, and here at re:Cycling, March is #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth. To increase your knowledge of this insidious disease, read through this series of articles and personal stories, briefly quoted here, that were published by The Guardian last September. ...
by David Linton | Feb 16, 2016 | FemCare, magazines, Media, Newspapers, Television
It seems we’ve reached a tipping point, as Malcolm Gladwell would put it, or perhaps a paradigm shift, as Thomas Kuhn might say, in the level of acceptance of menstrual cycle references in mainstream media. As re:Cycling demonstrated recently in the time line of...
by David Linton | Dec 31, 2015 | Humor, Media, Menstruation, Television
Note: Inspiration for the following observation came from research and writing done by a former student of mine, Bob Newman, whose thorough analysis of the menstrual elements in adult TV cartoons is the source of the critique. It is likely, at least for women who grew...
by David Linton | Dec 28, 2015 | Media, Music, PMS
Since re:Cycling launched in 2009, we’ve posted often about how film, TV, advertising and literary productions reference menstruation. However, one popular mass medium seems to have generally avoided addressing the cultural and personal presence of the menstrual...
by David Linton | Dec 26, 2015 | Books, Humor, Media, Menopause
The holiday season brings plenty of opportunities to celebrate as well as to reflect on our lives, our society, and the state of the world. So, here’s an opportunity to reflect on the state of the menstrual ecology, a look back at a post from three years ago,...
by Editor | Dec 23, 2015 | Advertising, FemCare, Girls, Media
Guest Post by Victoria Velding On a recent trip to the store I came across U by Kotex for Tweens. It seems this product has been on the market for a number of years, but since I don’t frequent the femcare aisle on a regular basis, I only recently discovered it....
