by David Linton | Sep 9, 2014 | Humor, Media, Menstruation, Television
Every night Jon Stewart closes his DAILY SHOW with the sentence, “And now, your moment of Zen,” which is usually followed by a clip of some cable news program in which people say dopey or inane remarks. The purpose is to remind viewers of just how much...
by Holly Grigg-Spall | Jun 4, 2013 | Activism, Birth Control, Girls, Health Care, Hormones, Menstruation
Do women using the Mirena hormonal IUD have their period? Does it suppress the hormone cycle for all women or just some? How does it work to prevent pregnancy exactly? It seems these questions can’t be answered even by the assumed experts. We are told the Mirena...
by Heather Dillaway | Oct 28, 2010 | Language, Menopause, Menstruation, Philosophy
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the words we use when we’re talking about menstruation or reproductive experiences more generally. I’ve been noticing lately that we use the word “waiting” quite a bit. I have a friend who is “still waiting” for her menstrual...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 30, 2009 | Celebrities, Menstruation
As if you needed one. Gossip played a sold-out show Saturday night at London’s HMV Forum. Her period started moments before the performance, and instead of fretting about how to conceal it, Beth Ditto asked her fans to go on ‘bleed watch’. She said:...