by Chris Hitchcock | Feb 20, 2010 | Media, Menstruation, Music, PMS
In honour of the fabulous Laurie Anderson (whose Delusion performance I will be attending this evening), I wanted to share a link to her song Beautiful Red Dress from the Strange Angels album. It’s full of powerful imagery, and, as always for her, that bit of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 20, 2010 | Internet
Here’s some recommended reading for the weekend. Whoops-Pregnancies in Your 40s – Media fearmongering about limited fertility leads to women in their 40s who skip contraception, from mistaken belief they can’t get pregnant. Whoops! Review of House of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 19, 2010 | Advertising, Humor, PMS
Ha ha! It’s funny because PMS turns women into hideous monsters! Just like Mexican wrestlers! Get it? Yeah, I’m not laughing either at this ad for Kitadol. Neither is Copyranter. [via Glad Rags]...
by Chris Bobel | Feb 19, 2010 | Humor, Men, PMS, Television
If you watched the Super Bowl this year, you likely saw the new Dodge Charger ad “Man’s Last Stand.” If not, drop what you are doing and watch it right this minute and sound the gender panic alarm! There’s a crisis! Masculinity is endangered!...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 18, 2010 | Advertising, Communication, FemCare, Humor
NBC New York’s website just announced an upcoming presentation titled “That Not So Fresh Feeling: Marketing Embarrassing Products To Women,” to be hosted by DoubleX (the ladyblog spin off of Slate.com) on February 22. The panel of experts includes Susan Kim,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 16, 2010 | Advertising, Anatomy, Menstruation, Objects
Asics footwear has developed a new running shoe that accommodates changes in women’s arches across the menstrual cycle. According to the Daily Mail, new research shows that changes in levels of estrogen affect flexibility and the height of the foot’s...
