by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 15, 2010 | Anatomy, Communication, Film, Independent Film, magazines, Media
In Therese Shechter’s guest-post about the German teen magazine feature article, “Every Vulva Is Different”, she noted that we’re unlikely to see such an explicit, body-positive article in a U.S. teen magazine. Therese, as usual, knows what...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jun 3, 2010 | Advertising, Anatomy, magazines
But only when you’re clean and fresh “down there”. Apparently women’s natural, in-born courage is best nurtured with scented moist towelettes. I can’t decide what’s more offensive – the content of this ad, or the fact that...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 13, 2010 | Language, magazines, Menstruation
From now on, I’m going to refer to periods as “monthly Balkan dance parties”, just because Philebrity magazine told me not to. Seriously, that’s at least as good as “Communists in the fun house” and “rebooting the ovarian...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 13, 2010 | Anatomy, magazines, Menopause, New Research
Guest Post by Jerilynn Prior, M.D., Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research Yes! I’m sure you can hear my whoop of excitement and vindication. Finally, something negative about estrogen and positive about progesterone in the mainstream media. According to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 10, 2010 | Anatomy, magazines, Menstruation, New Research, Pharmaceutical
Guest Post by Barbara Sommer, University of California-Davis Why is it that assertions about hormones and behavior lead us to readily suspend our capacity for critical thought? It seems like folks will accept just about any assertion with regard to the power of...
by Elizabeth Kissling | May 4, 2010 | Anatomy, Internet, magazines
Two provocative stories about ladybusiness today: Our friend, artist Alexandra Jacoby, was interviewed by Curve magazine [pdf] about her Vagina Vérité® photography project. The interview notes her surprise at how few of the women who’ve posed for v-portraits...
