In The Watchmen the character Dr. Manhattan is usually full-frontal naked. I was impressed that it was never commented on in the story, as in, “dude are you gay?” or “dude, I’m not gay, cover your schlong.” Or other homophobic-tinged, male-parts-are-funny jokes typical of mass-media, big-budget movies. But I can’t say it any better than…
A new study in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science rates the personality traits of all 50 states. According to a WSJ article about the study: Even after controlling for variables such as race, income and education levels, a state’s dominant personality turns out to be strongly linked to certain outcomes. Amiable states, like Minnesota,…
A lot of people ask me what Alaska’s like, especially now. For my friends who know Nevada, I often say that, in fact, The Silver State and The Last Frontier are far more similar than you might think. In fact, despite the different nature of it, they both have somewhat severe climates and it requires…
The Las Vegas Review Journal’s story about the anti-immigrant sentiment throughout the Western states is quite chilling. According to the story, only 31% of Nevadans polled felt positively about immigrants from Latin countries compared to 47% feeling negative. (Another disturbing trend is the societal conflating of “illegal immigrants” with any immigrant from a Spanish-speaking country.)…
Sometimes opportunities to observe the different socialization of men and women come when you least expect. I was out at Lake Mead at 6:30 a.m. today to support my husband as he did the Rage in the Sage triathlon. I happily cheered, snapped photos and served as equipment manager when necessary. But there’s a lot of…
If you know of a good sex story published in 2007 in Las Vegas, submit it for The Sexies. The Sexies, or Sex-Positive Journalism Awards, are looking for a few good sex stories. Apparently, mainstream media hasn’t done a good job of covering sex. Rather, it hasn’t done a good job of covering sex in…
News you can use: Sometimes the system works! Federal court over-rules ban on sex toys in Texas. Ladies, start your engines! Just in time to make you feel guilty about those non-fair-trade flowers: A brilliant story from PBS’ Frontline. Speaking of Valentine’s Day, did you know that this is National Condom Week? Me either. The…
In my attempt to keep up with all the supercalifagilistic Super Tuesday action today (Obama’s taken Georgia, Huckabee takes West Virgina) I have been forced to watch cable network news. I generally try to keep cable news viewing to a minimum as it tends to irritate, rather than inform me. (What happened to just-the-facts-ma’am news?…
It’s not local but it definitely caught my eye. The United Way of Greater Milwaukee has placed ads around their city depicting a teenage boy as pregnant to raise awareness of teen pregnancy issues. It’s part of their “One Milwaukee” campaign regarding teen pregnancy as well as guns. Interesting. I have often thought if men…
My friend Bjoern left a comment on the Siren blog from a while back called “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun…” He was interested in knowing how those Rutgers researchers defined feminism. He said: “They probably use it as a synomyn for people who approve of gender equality. Though that’s what I do as well, I…
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