MENSTRUATION MATTERS

2009-2017

Zack at 16

I have been infected by this viral video and I think I feel a little sick. I cannot deny that advertising giant Leo Burnett's campaign for client Procter & Gamble isn't darn clever and at times touching (for those who aren't yet convinced that "Zack at 16" is...

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Designer gets his rag on

Furniture designer Andy Kurovets presents this shelf unit that mimics the layers of a maxi pad as it gradually absorbs menstrual fluid. While I don't find the shelves as objectionable as my source for this bit of news does, they do strike me as a bit impractical....

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EWW! Is That Period Blood?!

It's been frequently noted (by many writers, not just me) that menstrual blood must remain invisible. So I was quite pleased to stumble upon this lively discussion at Feministe about menstrual blood and why it seems to have a greater squick factor than other blood -...

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