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…
Health scares, blatant racism in the media, deadly poisons found in hotel rooms … I am thoroughly disgusted with the world. I need to laugh … — E
By now most locals have heard about the massive health scare stemming from the procedures at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada. The clinic was shut down last week, and now five more related clinics have closed, because of blatant disregard for medical procedures that protect people from blood-born illness. In particular, the clinic was…
I don’t even really know where to begin or what to say exactly. Here’s what you need to know: The Sun ran a story about the shooting near Palo Verde High School. The story essentially had the thesis of “Wow, big bad crime has come out to the lily white suburbs. Is nowhere safe?” A…
The weather may be hampering voter turn-out in Ohio, but things are just lovely here in Vegas. Suckers! Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada is hoping to continue the momentum of the nascent activist group formed last month. The monthly meetings are the first Wednesday of each month (hey – that’s tomorrow) from 6 to 7:30…
I have a genius hair dresser who also just happens to be a wonderful human being. Last week when I got my hair done she had this bottled water from a company called Aquamantra. They sell water with mantras on them like “I am loved,” “I am lucky,” “I am healthy.” The idea is that…
I’m reading Woman: An Intimate Geography by Natalie Angier, science writer for the NY Times. In short, it’s fabulous. This passage from the chapter “One Perfect Solar Cell,” about eggs, struck me. She’s discussing the millions of eggs that don’t make it to even menstruation, that perish in apoptosis for whatever reason: “For our purposes……
Anyone else seen the new Absolut Vodka ads for their “natural” pear and mandarin flavors? Anyone else sensing a Georgia O’Keefe influence, if you know what I mean? Yowza! I don’t know whether to be offended or impressed. — E
Watch it before it gets taken down: I’m not going to go into the possible election/advertisement rules Fey might be breaking here. I just thought it was funny. Also, as a writer, I was pretty amused by Fey’s opening monologue on SNL: http://showhype.com/video/saturday_night_live_tina_fey_w_steve_martin_snl_intro/ –Natalie
Because I can’t resist the tacky silliness: Sarah Silverman’s fucking Matt Damon: Jimmy Kimmel’s fucking Ben Affleck (with bonus celebs/We Are the World homage): — E
The Sin City Siren 