I love this! Leonard Nimoy (yes, the man who played Spock on the original Star Trek) has a new traveling photography exhibition and upcoming book, The Full Body Project, dedicated to nude portraits of fat women, but in a good way. Excuse my art ignorance, but apparently Nimoy is an established art photographer. But apparently…
On Thursday judge in Mass. ruled that the only valid definition of rape under that state’s law is if sex is forced. Or as this (rather inflamatory and sexist) ABC News story put it, “by force and against [the] will” of a victim. In the controversial case a woman who lived with her boyfriend says…
Okay, so I’m a little behind but I just saw An Inconvenient Truth in March and I’m still thinking about it. I am glad that, with the help of Al Gore’s movie, the environment is finally coming out of the closet as a semi-mainstream issue. It is not the sole province of dirty hippies with…
Enough hating on moms about working/not working. And “opting out” is a myth anyway …
One of the things I believe as a feminist is that on some issues there are no wrong answers, even though we tend to go at each other relentlessly over them. Take motherhood, which is perhaps the most fought-over decision a woman makes (aside from abortion). Should every woman have a baby? If she does,…
New details about the April 21 “Operation Doll House” raid and resulting arrests appeared in today’s RJ. As you probably know, 25 women were arrested in the bust. (And before I go any further, is it just me or is that name completely tacky and possibly racist? “Doll House” to name a 2-year sting operation…
I’m just asking? What would the Guerilla Girls do on the Strip, or even at First Friday? If you don’t know who the Guerrilla Girls are check out this website and the video below.
Sarah Burris, of Skyline Public Works, e-mailed me today to ask if I could spread the word about their program, which is coming to Nevada. They are looking for young progressives and have a $250,000 grant up for grabs. This seems like an exciting opportunity for some awesome, feminist projects! And, on a personal note,…
Should we track domestic violence abusers (or rapists and pedophiles for that matter) by implanting GPS chips in convicted offenders? It’s an interesting question and one explored in an article on Slate by Maura Kelly. Just as GPS can find a lost driver, it can also alert cops and targets whenever a domestic-violence offender enters…
Check out this image from today’s Washington Post. (Thanks to Feministing for the cropped image.) The larger version of this illustration and accompanying story are about the health consequences of wearing high heels. I admit to owning my share of mules and I already know they do damage. (Duh!) What irritates me about this image…
The Sin City Siren 