Judging by the ribbons and official decrees, October has a lot of wardrobe changes for one month. It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s the end of Hispanic Heritage Month. What’s that? Who would know with all the pink-washing going on? You’d think Breast Cancer Awareness Month was it’s own national holiday, what with all the…
In the wake of the many gay youth suicides this month, the It Gets Better Project was launched on YouTube. This is a powerful campaign and exactly what social networking and online media do best. My wish is that these videos offer hope to anyone who is struggling out there. (Sorry no links. I’m writing…
I celebrated my birthday this past weekend and it got me thinking about my life. It hit me that someday I will have to explain myself to my daughter. Or, rather, add explanation to a story someone tells about me. I’m cool with this, for the most part. But it is weird to think of…
Starting today and through the rest of the year, local Dunkin Donuts will have a change jar for Shade Tree. Get something sweet and help a good cause. Delicious.
What I would like to title this post is, “So it will never happen again.” But the horrible, evil truth is that what happened to 18-year-old Tyler Clementi, a freshman at Rutgers University, will happen again. And again. It’s up to all of us to be the difference. To create change. According to news reports,…
This week is Banned Book Week (through Oct. 2, which just happens to be my birthday) and it’s a cause very close to my heart. Not only am I a writer, but when I was growing up there were always books around. I was always encouraged to read. My grandma worked in a library and…
Have you started your book club reading, yet? You gotta love a book with a first line that mentions Britney’s “peesh.” Don’t worry, there’s still plenty of time to get started reading and laughing your way through Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin! We’ll be expanding the deadline (originally Oct. 30)…
What’s that drumbeat you hear? It’s the war-cry of lactivists ready to march all over parents who use formula. While it’s always a hot-button issue, things heated up last week when the Similac recall was announced (certain batches tested positive for beetles — gross). I’ve already talked about my feelings on breastfeeding but to quickly…
I’m sure Kathy Griffin had a different book club in mind when she named her memoir Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin, but The Sin City Siren’s nascent book club will have to do. By popular vote, Kathy Griffin’s book is the very first selection of the club! (I’ve heard an…
There’s still time to vote on the first book for the new book club. Polling ends tomorrow (Wed.) at noon. We’ll plan on having the book done by Oct. 30 with a live-tweet or skype (or similar) option for the out-of-towners. Vote now!
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