The sponge returns!

Hard at work flipping through this week's issue of New York, I catch a creepy article proclaiming that "The Today Sponge is tomorrow's birth control." Wasn't that the same sponge that Elaine was hording stockpiles of on Seinfield?!? Who uses the sponge? What's the deal with that?!? Em and Lo, who pen weekly sex advice on their website, pronounce the spongeworthiness of it all: . . . we can definitely see the sponge’s appeal. Recent studies have shown that the birth-control pill can sap some women’s libidos long-term, and the patch may cause life-threatening blood clots. ... “The Pill wrecked my skin, made me feel bloated, and changed the texture of my hair,” says M.G., an “old school” sponge user who’s thrilled about its comeback. Beth, a new mother who was on the Pill pre-pregnancy but who’s been using the sponge while breast-feeding, says, “Now that I have been off the hormones for almost two years, I’m not sure I ever want to go back to putting those chemicals in my body again.” I don't know if I'm ready to push that puppy up into my stuff, but they definitely make a case for this semen super-soaker. (Sorry.)