Happy Friday
So by now most people have given up on their New Year’s resolutions. Here’s to the quitters! Here’s to the people who are still sticking it out! And here’s to the people who just don’t give a fuck! Enjoy! — E
NOW’s Obama thingy
I wasn’t going to write about the whole NOW-tantrum about the Kennedy endorsement of Obama, but then I read the Minx‘s take and I liked it so much that I thought – what the hell? On the one hand … I generally support and like what NOW is about. They’ve made strides to be more…
Lady in Red
I love a good party, especially a costume party and especially one for a good cause! And for this party you get it all! (And yes, everyone has to wear a red dress – even dudes. They’ll stop you at the door and make you buy a dress for $20 if you don’t have one!)
Wanna party?
MoveOn is encouraging folks around the nation to host and/or attend Super Tuesday primary parties. It is shaping up to be a legendary presidential campaign season and major victories could be in-hand on Tuesday. Haven’t heard of any parties around here but I encourage you to host one, or go to one. And tell us…
Call for local female artists
The HRC’s Women’s Empowerment Network (WEN) is hosting a SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) event in Las Vegas on March 29 at the Freakin’ Frog. Those of you who helped with or went to any of the local Fag Bug events last July know that the nascent WEN group was instrumental in helping me coordinate…
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…
Go ape! Go nutty! Go Guerrilla!
Test your citizenship IQ
We talk a lot about what it means to be an American. So how well do you know the basics of being an American? Here’s a fun little quiz to test your IQ. — E
News on the war on plastic bags
Great news! On Tuesday Whole Foods announced it will completely do away with plastic bags at its 250+ stores by Earth Day. The store will encourage folks to bring in their own reusable bags and will still make recyclable paper bags available upon request. According to the Nevada Conservation League, Americans throw away 100 million…
Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
The title for this post comes from the Nobel-prize-winning Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday there was a lot of chatter about King and his legacy. Presidential candidates invoked his name to further their own ends. (Or apologize for them.) Newspapers and network anchors used his holiday as a news peg. Unapologetic racists reminded…
The Sin City Siren 