by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Sep 20, 2013 | Activism, Art, Menstruation
Editor’s note: This is the first in several monthly installments from artist Jen Lewis. Guest Post by Jen Lewis Beauty in Blood Presents Ms. September: Ripple Cycle: June 2013 Menstrual Designer: Jen Lewis Photographer: Rob Lewis...
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 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 Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 15, 2013 | Internet
The Beauty of RED — enjoy this video by Menstrupedia. The high cost of having a vagina: Kat George does the math at Thought Catalog. What is the most misunderstood and underappreciated proven method of birth control? Condoms. They work. You can click through and read...
by Saniya Lee Ghanoui | Sep 11, 2013 | Activism, Media, Menstruation
This Slate article, “Do We Really Have to Be Proud of Our Periods?” is intriguing to me on so many different levels. Coming off the heels of the viral Hello Flo commercial, the article questions if periods could and should be a source of pride for women. Furthermore,...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 8, 2013 | Internet
This is not a parody, but a real tutorial on using tampons as curlers. Laura Knowles of HuffPo asks, What would happen if you took the day off work on the first day of your period? A new vagina art work installation is in a former women’s prison: it’s a...
