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more about #periods pesematology: "...and by "stick together" I mean support me." #chrisbrownwendywilliams more » Justine: Because everyone was just so damn nice to Hillary Clinton, when she was First Lady -- not even an elected official at that time! I was a child, and I ... more » FontWhore (the Great Nubling Hope): WHAT THE FUCK. I specifically left the room when the chimp attack victim's face was revealed because I do NOT WANT TO FUCKING SEE IT. Please change th... more » BetteD: That Danny DeVito gif is the bomb. Somebody give Tracie a raise! #chrisbrownwendywilliams more » BetteD: I am *not* repeat *not* equating Chris Brown to an animal. I will say, however, that he and that chimp both have the same menacing glint in their eye... more » marvel girl: That chimp has evil in his eyes... On This American Life once (I think thats where I heard it, but could be wrong), there was a story about a retirem... more » twileen: The big difference between treatment of liberal women in the media and treatment of conservative women in the media is that conservatives are more tha... more » MagsCO: Carrie thinks it's important for women to stick together... unless of course it's two women who are in love and want to make their sticking together l... more » vulcanized: I would help Carrie Prejean if she needed it and I agree that she's been subjected to some unfair commentary, but the day I "stick together" with her ... more » midwesternmom: "Double standards" is how Carrie refers to her pre-surgery boobs. Now she has "double-upgrades." See, she knows what it means. #chrisbrownwendywilliams more » dj: Dustin Reader: not much of a reader. I do agree with the barber that a style incorporating bees would have been more distracting, though. Congratula... more » Z und Vielpunkt's chick: I laughed out loud when Dr. Oz came up with a convoluted explanation for why women's knees get ripped up during her period. Just takes an ounce of co... more » Z und Vielpunkt's chick: Chris Brown's response to the "Are you dating" question makes me ill. Do you Chris? #chrisbrownwendywilliams more » JessickerFletcher: I've decided that The Insider crew is just a pack of starved hyenas that stalk their brain-dead prey for about a year, ruin their lives, and chuckle t... more » lemon lyman: "I'd rather keep... what happened between me and her private..." Of course you would, Chris. You beat the living shit out of her. Of course you want ... more » kissmyarchetype: OH MY GOD. I'm not kidding, that actually happens to me and I guess that's why? The timing is just right. #chrisbrownwendywilliams more » marlene_forever: so stephanie pratt is becoming the liz taylor of the red carpet? i am *kinda* starting to like her too. it helps that her face looks completely differ... more » browan04: A couple reasons why "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" was amazing this week: "Cats do not abide by the laws of nature." I swallowed some apple se... more » rodmanstreet: Dr. Oz could wear a white lab coat to indicate he's a doctor, or throw a stethoscope over a nice suit, but nothing shows of the guns like a pair of na... more » LaComtesse: "Faux-minism" may be the greatest thing I've heard all week. #chrisbrownwendywilliams more » -
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10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Chris Brown sits down for his first interview since his last interview, Oprah interviews the Connecticut woman attacked by a chimp, and Carrie Prejean calls for women to "stick together." More » -
#visitationrights
Why Men Should Learn To Like Period Sex
An article in Cardinal Points, the SUNY Plattsburgh student newspaper, confirms what we've always suspected: that dudes who won't have period sex kind of suck.
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#womenstroubles
Smell Of Female
A new dysmenorrhea - that's cramps - medication is in tests. The "VA111913" pill, which so far has shown no side effects and seeks to treat the source rather than the symptoms of la curse. [NYDN] -
#periodpieces
Bloody Hell: Menstrual Activists Make Periods Public
Today we learned an awesome new word: Menarchy, or menstrual anarchy. This is just one name for the growing movement to make "the curse" something a little more bearable. Or, as the case may be, wearable. More » -
#mixedbag
10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
In this week's multimedia compilation of pop culture crap Janice Dickinson returns to judging people, Judge Judy and Antiguan weed, gay polyamory, and more! More » -
#mixedbag
10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
This week's multimedia compilation of pop culture crap includes the Jerry Lewis telethon, lots of Tyra, and white people rapping. More » -
#ablessingforthecurse
But Does It Have The Midas Touch?
Has someone you love recently retired from a long and accomplished career of menstruation? Why not recognize her monthly achievements with this tasteful Golden Tampon Lifetime Achievement Award? Warning: do not insert. [Craftzine] -
#periodpieces
Linda's Film About Menstruation: An Intentionally Funny '70s Filmstrip
In this surprisingly charming and funny filmstrip, a girl named Judy and her boyfriend take a trippy journey and learn everything they need to know about menstruation. (Let's not take the film's advice and use two tampons at once!) More » -
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#letitbleed
OCD Patient Forced To Deal With Period Blood In All-White Home
On last night's Obsessed, a man with OCD — which, for him, manifests as germ phobia — endured exposure therapy that involved his therapist changing her tampon in his home, and then having him touch the washcloth she used afterward. More » -
#scarystatistics
Study: Childhood Sexual Abuse May Cause Earlier Periods
A study on physical and sexual abuse among black women yielded many disturbing findings, but perhaps the most disturbing is the correlation between childhood sexual abuse and earlier periods. More » -
#girlstuff
Author Gives Non-Hysterical Advice On Talking To Teen Girls
While writing an advice book for teens, Kaz Cooke came up with some good advice for their parents, like that telling an 11-year-old who gets her first period "you're a woman now" is just creepy. More » -
#finelines
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret: How Have I Not Written About This Book Yet?
Welcome to 'Fine Lines', the feature where we give a sentimental look at the YA books we loved in our youth. This week, Lizzie Skurnick tackles Judy Blume's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.'
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#inthered
Menstruation Turns Women Into Shopaholics
You know how all women love going on extravagant shopping sprees and how we turn into incompetent moody wrecks during our periods? According to new research the two lady stereotypes are related. More » -
#thecurse
"Period Girl" Talks To The New Yorker
Fave menstrual euphemism of My Little Red Book author Rachel Kauder Nalebuff: "arts and crafts week at panty camp." Read the full interview for more from this impressive eighteen-year-old. [New Yorker] -
#oldiesbutgoodies
Your Monthly "Gift"
According to this 1949 ad, this "new-shape" box could contain bath salts, candy or tissues, but instead it's "discreet" and full of Modess napkins. Shh, no one can know women bleed! [Vintage Ads] -
#tmi
Tampons & Garlic & Discharge, Oh My! Graphic Body Talk Goes Mainstream
Today, Salon's Rebecca Traister explores the phenomenon of female writers' "graphic" accounts of the "messy realities of their bodies." Wait: Did someone say our name?!
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#menstruationeducation
Aunt Flo Visiting? My Little Red Book Demystifies Periods
When I got my first period, I was convinced I was dying. According to My Little Red Book, a compilation of first-person, first-period essays, this is actually pretty common! More » -
#periodpieces
Couple Splits Over Extreme PMS
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.
