A major media figure on the Internet = John Biggs

A major media figure on the Internet = John Biggs

John Biggs  //  I write for the New York Times, CrunchGear, TechCrunch.com, InSync, USA Weekend, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, Money and a number of other outlets on technology and wristwatches. I am the former editor-in-chief of Gizmodo.com. I live in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

Oct 30 / 8:51am

The artificial hymen, up close

News reports earlier this month created a global stir around an odd "made in China" product marketed to the Middle East - cheap artificial hymens. They're intended for use by brides who feel compelled to fake virginity, in countries where not being a virgin at marriage is a very big, very bad thing. Conservative Egyptian politicians wanted to ban the product. One curious (male) blogger in Egypt decided to order one.

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