by Chris Bobel | Jan 28, 2010 | Humor, Internet, Men, Menstruation, Television
All this iPad humor has got us thinking about menstrual humor more generally–what’s funny (to some) what’s not (to others), why and why not. In the end, anything-menstruation is almost always met with either 1) a shudder and a swift topic shift OR 2)...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 29, 2009 | Activism, DIY, Humor, zine
If you’re anywhere near NYC, don’t miss this opportunity to see our friend Chella Quint perform tonight at Bluestockings. She will be reading from Issue #5 of Adventures in Menstruating, her awesome period-powered zine, at 7pm on Tuesday, December 29th, at...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 30, 2009 | Activism, Humor, magazines, Media, Menstruation
Them was fightin’ words. re:Cycling readers (thanks!) already know about Redbook‘s dimwitted “snub” of the soon-to-be released FLOW: The Cultural History of Menstruation: You welcome it, bemoan it, or just live with it. However you feel about...
by Chris Bobel | Oct 28, 2009 | Activism, Advertising, FemCare, Internet, Men, Menstruation
I don’t know how it happened, but somehow, I missed the viral web-based marketing campaign “Men with Cramps” launched in 2006 by Dandelion for P&G’s ThermaCare. (Dandelion, by the way, calls themselves a “brand-sponsored storytelling company”. I. Am....
by Chris Bobel | Oct 12, 2009 | Activism, Independent Film, Internet, Menstruation
Wow. Chella Quint, UK-based real live activist, posted this 40 seconds of brilliance [by filmmaker Lindsey Keith] on her blog recently. I caught the bug and hope to spread it around. No menstrual taboo? Uh…. Then why is this short film positively...
