Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Around the Web: Judy Blume + Aunt Flow

We’ve all been there: a flight across the country, a million things we could be catching up on, and we’re reading SkyMall. But maybe there’s something to be said for those cheesy in-flight magazine. [via Jezebel]

For those of us who are still smarting about missing Judy Blume at the National Book Festival, Double X brings us an interview with the controversial Young Adult fiction writer herself. [via Double X]

Want to look cute this season without poring through ad-clogged fashion mags? Clutch makes it easy with a report on Fall Fashion for Dummies. [via Clutch]

We have Women’s Studies, African American Studies, and Queer Studies. Introducing the next step in the socially conscious college majors evolution: Gat Studies. [via Bust]

In high school, “come over and watch a movie” was code for “come over and make out.” If you’ve outgrown this, take a cue from Nerve’s list of 15 Movies to Guarantee You Sleep Alone. [via Nerve]

Do we need a “menstrual activism” movement to de-stigmatize the period, or is that just bloody ridiculous? (Fun fact: a woman uses an average of 11,400 tampons in her lifetime!) [via Salon]

--Allison Geller

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