by David Linton | Dec 31, 2013 | Activism, Books, Girls, Menarche
Nicholas D. Kristof has for some years been a regular contributor to the op-ed page of The New York Times where he frequently writes about sex trafficking, child abuse, and the lives of women around the world. In 2009 Kristof and his wife and writing partner, Sheryl...
by David Linton | Sep 17, 2013 | Media, Men, Menstruation, Television
One of the biggest changes in TV programming in the last 20 years has been the rise of programs collectively known as “Reality TV.” The primary stylistic device in nearly all of these shows consists of cross cutting between “real” moments that...
by David Linton | Aug 13, 2013 | Activism, Menstruation
Just eight weeks after having been honored with the first Making Menstruation Matter Award by the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research at its conference in New York City, the White House announced on Thursday, August 8, that President Obama will bestow the...
by David Linton | Jul 25, 2013 | Media, Men, Menstruation
Is it my imagination or has there been a flood of menstrual references across the blogosphere lately? From fake Russian ads with menses hunting sharks to singers faking leaks on stage to TV sit-com jokes and vodka bottles disguised as tampons it seems that the number...
by David Linton | Jul 16, 2013 | Internet, Men, Menstruation
A couple of recent web site items capture a wide range of male responses to Close Encounters of the Menstrual Kind. First, consider a peculiar blog post by a man named David Barton Wallace who does music reviews, this time a piece titled, “Brazilian Girls go with the...
