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,…
I’ve been sick as a dog, but my oh my there’s news, news everywhere you look: I missed the Obama fun yesterday but you can read all about it on the local campaign blog. But there’s still lots of canvassing and fun stuff to do. Including a house party on Sunday sponsored by MoveOn.org. UNLV’s…
Times are tough all over and being a former journo (as well as a recent lay-off-ee), I know that you have to support what you want to stick around. Third-wave feminist magazine Bitch may have to close it’s doors (and cease production) if it can’t scrounge up $40K by Oct. 15. If you believe in…
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…
Well kids, the bad economy brings bad news all around. I’ve been laid off. It’s a total drag. In my free time, I typed in “kittens” in the youtube search and got this little gem:
If you’re like me and you are not down with coal (no such thing as clean coal!) or coal-fired power plants, then I suggest you check out the screening of the Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars documentary narrated by Robert Redford. There are simultaneous screenings across the state and across the country tonight. In Las…
Remember how I said that there are some kooky politics in Alaska? And remember how I said that one such kooky politic is the Alaska Independence Party, which seeks to secede from the United States and become its own country? Yeah, what I forgot to say is that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who just happens to…
This is the post I know some loyal Siren readers have been waiting for … my take on the Sarah Palin situation. But I suspect that you already know what I’m going to say — choosing the Alaskan governor for the Republican VP nom does not mean she’s a feminist. And any woman who would…
Last week was quite the week! I don’t know if it was just the 88th anniversary of suffrage in the air, but it was quite the week for women in politics! As the Democratic National Convention started, the story was about how the Hillary Clinton loyalists would react and move within the party as Obama…
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