by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 6, 2011 | Internet, Menstruation
Some extra weekend reading for the dog days of summer. You were looking for a reason to stay inside, right? Lesley Kinzel wrote fondly about L7’s infamous tampon-tossing incident for xo. Blogger Kat at Tits and Sass reports on an actual Vagina Beauty Pageant....
by Laura Wershler | Aug 2, 2011 | Activism, Advertising, Anatomy, Communication, FemCare, Language, Media
If a product manufacturer or its advertising company, or both, cannot figure out which part of the female body their new line of feminine hygiene products can be used for, then both are in big trouble. There has been much hoopla over the recently launched Summer’s...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 31, 2011 | Internet
Wired magazine has a piece about the return of the IUD, with illustrations of some of the older models. Excellent advice for cartoonists on how to draw women’s breasts that look realistic. (Hint: there is no cleavage without a bra or something else pushing them...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 29, 2011 | Activism, FemCare, Humor, Internet
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive There is much cheering in the feminist blogosphere this weekend, for good reason, as Summer’s Eve has removed three offensive vagina puppet videos...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 27, 2011 | Advertising, Art, Menstruation, Meta, PMS
Tap, tap. Is this thing working? Is this thing on? After some rest, reconnaissance, and re-organization, re:Cycling is back — bigger, bolder, and with more menstruation and women’s health news than ever. Most of our old team is back, along with a few new...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 27, 2011 | Internet
It’s been a couple of weeks since we did this, so some of these recommendations are lacking freshness. They’re still good, though. New research indicates that chronic endometriosis is a factor in recurring miscarriage. In the alphabet of feminism, U is for...
