by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 26, 2010 | FemCare, Humor, Objects
The iPad is not even available yet, but there are already iPad accessories on the market. Be the first on your block to get the iMaxi – the Apple iPad Case with Protective Wings. With its durable vinyl outer layer and plush, quilted-cotton sleeve, the iMaxi...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 25, 2010 | Men, Menstruation, New Research
A small study recently published in the European Journal of Pain found that women’s sensitivity to pain does not appear to be increased by the menstrual cycle. The study did not assess perceptions of menstrual pain, but measured pain sensitivity to cold pressor,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 23, 2010 | Advertising, FemCare, Humor, Language, Menstruation
So last week (and yesterday on Twitter) I was griping about missing out on the panel discussion “That Not So Fresh Feeling: Marketing Embarrassing Products To Women” at HousingWorks in New York. Muchas gracias to Jessica Grose of Double X for taking video and...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Feb 22, 2010 | Books, Language, Literature, Menstruation
Guest Post by David Linton, Marymount Manhattan College Dana Medoro, The Bleeding of America: Menstruation as Symbolic Economy in Pynchon, Faulkner and Morrison, Greenwood/Praeger, 2002. Pp. 198. $98. ISBN 0313320594. One of the ways the taboos surrounding...
by Chris Hitchcock | Feb 21, 2010 | Activism, Health Care, Menstruation, Ovulation, Pharmaceutical, PMDD, PMS
The American Psychiatric Association has pushed back their timeline for the 5th version of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual. The new psychiatric bible was originally scheduled to come out in 2011, but has now been delayed to 2013 . Initial drafts have been posted...
