by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 23, 2011 | Celebrities, Media, Menopause, Television
Roseanne’s Nuts was one of the delights of summer 2011, especially for those of us who have missed the comedic talents of Roseanne Barr. If you don’t watch television (or are outside the US), Roseanne’s Nuts is Roseanne Barr’s return to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 17, 2011 | Internet
Anthropologist Kate Clancy explains the myth of menotoxins and the scientific conclusion: Menstruation is just blood and tissue you ended up not using. Now that you’ve given up oral contraceptives, here’s a great way to re-purpose all those pills: this...
by David Linton | Sep 13, 2011 | Literature, Men, Menstruation
Speculation about the private lives of historic figures is always a dicey thing. The task is made more difficult depending on how long ago the individual lived, how well known they were in the first place, whether they or their acquaintances wrote about them, whether...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 10, 2011 | Internet
It’s not really about clitoral vs. vaginal orgasms: The Clitoris, the Vagina and Orgasm: Feelings and Frameworks. In a personal narrative at Feministing.com, blogger Jos explains what my Christian fundamentalist upbringing taught me about periods. Do not try...
by Chris Bobel | Sep 5, 2011 | Advertising, Disposable menstrual products, FemCare, Menstruation, Reusable menstrual products
Mooncup, the British reusable menstrual cup makers, just launched their Love Your Beach? Love Your Vagina campaign—a compelling attempt to connect the care for your body/care for your planet messages at the root of the push for alternative menstrual care. My first...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 3, 2011 | Internet
There were a couple of posts in the feminist blogosphere this week in defense of period sex. Apparently heterosexual men need to be reminded from time to time. This story about a nightmarish experience going off hormonal contraceptives has been making the rounds...
