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 …
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,…
Thanks so much to all the people who have sent me e-mails and words of encouragement today! It is thrilling to have my little blog be well-received on its first day at school. (On a technical note, I apologize to anyone who tried to post a comment today and was denied. Minor technical glitch/user error…
Bust magazine is looking for “America’s Next Top Bustie,” or women who model their own style to put in their magazine. While I generally like the magazine, I think it would be great if women who sent in their photos of their unique style also represented more than the average fashion model standards. I say,…
Diva/Mama has an interesting and alarming post from Saturday about a local mother being denied the opportunity to take the placenta home along with her newborn. Just another battle in the war against women when it comes to controlling their uterus and its contents. And this one may go to the courts, too, according to…
Feminists in Las Vegas? Seems like a contradiction on the order of deep-sea diving in the desert. But we’re here! And, like the hardy cactus flower, we can be undeniably strong in the presence of impossible circumstances. In fact, I dare you to be a feminist in the face of the neon carnival of the…
The Sin City Siren 