by Elizabeth Kissling | Aug 14, 2014 | Celebrities, Film, Media, Menstruation, Studio Film
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post originally appeared July 2, 2009. As I’ve written elsewhere, entertainment media in the U.S. aren’t squeamish about showing us blood:...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Mar 6, 2014 | Film, Media, Menarche, Menstruation
David Linton and Saniya Lee Ghanoui Since its publication in 1974, Steven King’s story of a young girl whose telekinetic powers are activated by a humiliating menstrual experience has fascinated readers, movie goers, and theater audiences ever since. Now, with...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Sep 19, 2013 | Film, Men, Menstruation, Studio Film
Guest Post by Jenny Lapekas Many menstrual enthusiasts have become so invested in the menarcheal stories of adolescent girls, we can easily miss some intriguing film scenes that depict males’ experiences with blood as they make a difficult transition in their lives....
by Elizabeth Kissling | Apr 19, 2013 | Film, Independent Film, Menstruation
Menstruation appears far more frequently film and television than you might think — Lauren Rosewarne recently identified more than 200 scenes in her study, Periods in Pop Culture. Other scholars, including David Linton, Chris Bobel, and me, have also written...
by David Linton | Mar 26, 2013 | Independent Film, Perimenopause, Television
(Spoiler alert: if you haven’t finished or intend to watch the show discussed here, you might wait to read this post until later.) The premises of the much-discussed new series House of Cards hosted on Netflix, are that no one in the world of politics can be trusted,...