Okay, so maybe everyone’s not ready to think about holiday shopping just yet, per my post yesterday. (I’m actually not ready myself, but thought I’d help out those proactive folks who are.) But certainly Thanksgiving is the next traditional holiday. But what about the folks who are going to go hungry? What about the folks…
“Tis the season.” Or so it goes. Anymore “the season,” which is to say the mass-consumer-materialism-orgy that is Christmas starts two weeks before Halloween — if not earlier. Already, the big-box chain stores are launching their holiday ads with “wishlists” and celebratory “magic.” The whole buy-Buy-BUY part of Christmas is vulgar to me. But I…
This is slightly off of the usual topics but I just finished reading Gregory Maguire’s Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. (I know. I’m behind the times in my reading …) I’m wondering if any Siren readers out there have any thoughts on the book? (Not interested in the…
While I HATE Walmart, I understand that for some people it’s the only choice. In a city like Las Vegas we have lots of shopping choices, but when I go visit my family on the farm in Illinois, their closest grocery/department store and pharmacy is a Walmart. And to tell you the truth, if Walmart…
I detest banning books and I detest people who would want to do so. Today I wanted to share a letter to the editor on the subject written with true elegance by Pat Conroy. – Emmily A Letter to the Editor of the Charleston Gazette: I received an urgent e-mail from a high school student…
Wanted to pass the word along that folks are organizing the next production of the Vagina Monologues. Here’s the info: Auditions are Nov. 14 & 15 at 7 p.m. at College of Southern Nevada Charleston campus. Auditions are open to women 18+ regardless of experience. E-mail Miranda for more info: lasvegasvm@gmail.com. — Emmily
I can’t believe it is true but it is! Nationally renowned feminist author bell hooks is going to be here on Thursday at UNLV and it’s free and open to the public! Check it: FEMINIST, SOCIAL ACTIVIST AND AUTHOR BELL HOOKS TO SPEAK AT UNLV ON NOV. 1 DATE: Thursday, November 1 TIME: 7 p.m.…
This Saturday is the National Day of Climate Action, which is organized through StepItUp.org. The purpose of the event is to get our national leaders’ attention by showing up in large numbers at these events, hosted by various community and environmental groups nationwide, and encourage them to actually BE leaders when it comes to climate…
Here’s some stuff coming up that you and/or the kiddies could get involved in: It’s always a good time to talk about Banned Book awareness and Halloween really seems to bring it out in people. After J.K. Rowling outed one of her characters, Christians and conservatives have rallied to ban Harry Potter books. Likewise, one…
The water committee’s meeting has been rescheduled to 2p.m. tomorrow (Oct. 31). So there’s still time to scare them into shape on what’s the right thing to do. — Emmily Take it away Erin from the Nevada Conservation League: Tomorrow, the Las Vegas Valley Water District’s Rates Citizen Advisory Committee will hold their final meeting…
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