I’ve spent a lot of time writing about ways we can keep Halloween fun and interesting without relying on the tired old sexist, and sometimes racist, tropes. But it’s worth noting that there are a lot of pitfalls out there, especially if you’re in the market for a pre-packaged costume. Here’s my nominees for the…
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We still don’t know why a 12 year old boy shot a teacher and classmates at Sparks (NV) Middle School. [RGJ] It’s natural to look for a “motive,” some resolution, or explanation, for the inexplicable. Given what we do know about the brain, we might never know. We know, for…
UNLV’s Jean Nidetch Women’s Center has a lot of great programming this month for domestic violence awareness month — including the annual Take Back the Night event on Oct. 23! Here’s the flier:
Clichéd and sexist Halloween costumes have always bothered me. They’re bad for women in a misogynistic culture that seeks to only objectify femininity and never allow it subjective, autonomous space. But they are also bad for a holiday that should be all about creativity, humor, fun, and even a little magic. Whether it was because…
There has been so much bad news lately that I couldn’t decide on just one current event to write about. Here’s a round-up of some of the worst (trigger warning!) stories trending lately: Rape Town USA: The more we learn about the (alleged) rape case in Maryville, MO, the more I worry about keeping my…
It’s that time of year again. People are putting out pumpkins, the air is peppered with the smell of crisp autumn leaves (or so I remember from my pre-desert days), and the same dull, sexist, racist pre-packaged Halloween costumes are lining the shelves. I don’t remember ever getting a costume that came in a plastic…
Remember the Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot at her abuser — during the same week as the Trayvon Martin murder trial found George Zimmerman innocent? Both of them claimed self-defense using Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, and yet, African-American Marissa Alexander is the one in…
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We didn’t get to this impasse in Washington, D.C. in the last two weeks. The situation has been developing since the passage of two versions of a budget back in March, 2013. The timeline so far looks like this: January 1, 2013: House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announces that he…
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As you might imagine, The Sin City Siren headquarters gets a LOT of mail every day. Whether it’s direct messages on twitter or posts on Facebook or just good old fashioned email, frankly, I just don’t have the time to get to every message every day. (Sorry!) But there was one waiting in my inbox…
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