by Laura Wershler | Oct 1, 2010 | Activism, Advertising, Communication, Health Care, magazines
It’s October again: breast cancer awareness month. Women’s magazines are featuring stories about breast cancer, charitable events all over North America are raising money for breast cancer research, and retailers are urging you to shop to cure breast...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 8, 2010 | Anatomy, magazines, Media
Not being a subscriber to Cosmopolitan, I didn’t see the cover of the current issue until I was standing in the check-out line at my local Albertson’s on Tuesday evening. I didn’t want to contribute to Hearst’s profits by purchasing the issue...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Jul 16, 2010 | Girls, magazines, Menarche
Anyone else seen the premier issue of Whore! Magazine (Fast, Feminist, and Feminine) yet? My copy arrived yesterday and while I haven’t read the whole thing yet, I’m enjoying the quality of the writing and the production values. I’m also pleased to...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Dec 19, 2009 | Communication, Girls, magazines
Guest Post by Therese Shechter, filmmaker (Trixie Films) Alert: Links are Not Safe for Work German teen magazine Bravo, known for it’s explicit information on sexuality and sexual health has done it again with their feature: Vulva-Galerie: Schau, welche...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 24, 2009 | Advertising, FemCare, magazines, Menstruation
Looks like our friends at Always Infinity have ditched the skinny model,* but everything else in the ad is the same, right down to the copy about a disappearing act and the close-up shot of magic blue fluid. That pad still looks disproportionately large to me: its...
