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Lowball Glasses, Vintage Remotes, Jeweled Lipstick & Old Dolls
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As part of a viral marketing campaign, Tampax has released this series of videos, in which 16-year-old "Zack Johnson" wakes up one day with "girl parts, down there." He learns to love tampons, and realize that "men are pigs." [AdAge]Blame Twilight
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UK woman Marie Seward suffered from 10-12 days of extreme PMS every month, but didn't realize her symptoms weren't normal until her husband of 17 years walked out on her.Feminist Artist Makes MoMA A Woman
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Yale Renders Aliza Shvarts' Art Installation Impotent
One Thing Is Certain: Right Now, Yale University & Aliza Shvarts '08 Are 100% Annoying
During That Time Of The Month, Do You Pretend It's Not?
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