plastics The world's first reusable tampon applicator Rusty Blazenhoff

gallows humor From Xanadu to Magadu: Randy Rainbow sings what could become illegal after next week (video) Carla Sinclair

Republicans Idaho Republicans block free tampons for public school students Jason Weisberger

period products Why are period products still so poorly engineered? Jennifer Sandlin

politics Increasingly strange Marjorie Taylor Greene blames tampon shortage on trans people Rob Beschizza

period legistlation Ann Arbor, Michigan is the country's first city to require tampons and pads in public restrooms Annie Rauwerda

ireland Lidl Ireland becomes "first major retailer in the world" to offer free sanitary products Jess Sabine

bollywood What we can learn from a Bollywood blockbuster about periods Miss Cellania

scotland Scotland just became the first country to provide free tampons and pads to all Janelle Hessig

christ what an asshole New Hampshire state Rep John Potucek kills Right to Repair bill: "cellphones are throwaways…just get a new one" Cory Doctorow

drugs Long Island officials to 'crack down' on crack pipe vending machines Rusty Blazenhoff

Food IHOP isn't really changing it's name to IHOb, but here's what the "b" stands for David Pescovitz

law Arizona may end draconian feminine hygiene rationing for prisoners Andrea James

homelessness Vending machines to offer free items to NYC's homeless people Rusty Blazenhoff

Nail art Take a look at a cool manicure with a used tampon theme Carla Sinclair

mansplaining Man invents vagina glue for menstruating women to hold in menses, frustratedly explains vaginas to them Rob Beschizza

law Women sue over forced cavity searches for visitors to Rikers Island Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Menstruation is the mother of invention Cory Doctorow

media Most shocking true crimes of 2015 and other holiday delights in the tabloids Peter Sheridan

Man pranks people upset with Target for no longer segregating toys by gender Mark Frauenfelder