Not the kitties!
People who treat animals like crap are dirt bags. There. I said it.
Really? Really?!
The New York police officers involved in killing 23-year-old Sean Bell were acquitted. Seriously?! He was unarmed. They shot him (and two of his friends) 50 times. I’m speechless. —E
Abandoning your pet to die makes you a douchebag in my book
So not only are people losing their homes in the foreclosure/recession situation, but animals are getting the shaft too. And in this case I actually feel a little sorrier for the pets involved because often they are just abandoned in the homes to die. What kind of sick, cold-hearted, Grinch are you that you would lock your…
Web Flow Chart of the Beef Industry
I’m calling this a web flow chart because I’m inserting lots of links and stuff. I’m very high tech in my disdain, you know. By now most of you are aware that the beef industry is experiencing the largest recall in its history. More than 120 million pounds of beef has been recalled, most of…
Memo to Fox: Hate is not a family value
It takes a special kind of evil to be able to mock the recently deceased but Fox News radio host John Gibson proved he was just such a troll with his Jan. 22 radio show in which he mocked actor Heath Ledger’s passing with lame Brokeback Mountain jokes. Really? This is what passes as professional…
Yucca Mtn. is not the answer
On Monday, Dec. 3 you can let the Department of Energy know exactly how you feel about a nuclear waste dump in our backyard. Officials will be hearing public comments during their meeting from 4-7 p.m. Let ’em have it! The meeting’s at Cashman Center, 850 Las Vegas Blvd. North. In addition, Erin over at…
Tell Burger King you want it the fair way
OxFam posted this nugget and felt the need to pass it along … Farmworkers who pick tomatoes for Burger King earn 40 to 50 cents for every 32-pound bucket of tomatoes they pick, a rate that has not risen significantly in nearly 30 years. Workers who labor from dawn to dusk must pick two tons…
Dress code
I know I’ve been living in Las Vegas too long when I don’t see the hubub over a short skirt. Is everyone sick of the whole Southwest Airlines fiasco yet? (Sigh.) I certainly was and then I read message boards that called Britney Spears’ VMA outfit that of a hooker or stripper. (Which, by the…
These misogynist ad boys can suck it!
I’ve been holding off on this topic for a while — sexist ads, misogyny in marketing, et al. After all, living in Las Vegas is like being in the cultural petri dish of disgustingly sexist ad concepts. (Anyone remember the billboard where a naked woman is wearing nothing but strategically placed sushi? And who could…
Toxic
I think I’m having an out-of-personality experience because I can’t believe what I’m about to write. … Can we all please ease up a little on ol’ Britney Spears? Don’t get me wrong, I have never been a fan. In fact, I generally try to avoid the whole gossip-porn industry that feeds off of train-wreck…
The Sin City Siren 