The Siren goes big time!

Exciting news, Siren readers! Your humble Sin City Siren has been syndicated by Newstex! The organization provides online content to a variety of outlets and organizations including Amazon Kindle, The New York Times, Reuters and LexisNexis. But don’t worry, this won’t change your access to this site. Nothing is going to change for those of…

Mid-week news round-up: military at pride parade, the sexist dairy campaign and more!

It’s hot out there, and I don’t just mean the weather: Have you been watching the week-long series on sexual violence airing on My News 3’s Healthline segment? It features Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence Executive Director Andrea Sundberg speaking on a variety of issues related to sexual violence. (Full disclosure: I am on the…

In case you missed it…

Some tidbits from the interwebs to ease you in on Monday morning: You know what helps me chase away a case of the Mondays? A 140-character tweet from my favorite green, vegan, hegemony-smashing friend on twitter FEMINIST HULK! Something else I enjoy reading? Bossypants by Tina Fey! I finished it over the weekend and it…

Tell your Planned Parenthood story

Feminist blogging consortium Shakesville and Midwestern blogger What Tami Said are hosting a blog carnival for Planned Parenthood on Thursday, July 7. They are seeking bloggers and non-bloggers alike to share their personal stories about how Planned Parenthood has helped them. This is a great opportunity to stand with Planned Parenthood. But it is more…

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July weekend! Please take time to enjoy yourself and spend time with people you love (or at least like). I hope you don’t have to work, but if you do, try to steal a moment of fun when you can. (Sparklers on your break, perhaps?) And…

Truth: The hardest TKO

Not too long ago I saw boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard on The Colbert Report, plugging his new book, “The Big Fight.” But you never quite get all the dirt in those funny little interviews on late-night talk shows, do you? And, to be honest, I hate boxing. (I know. That’s practically blasphemy for a…

Normal is the watchword

What does “normal” mean, anyway? These links are food for thought: Congratulations to New York for legalizing same-sex marriages, making it the sixth state to do so! (39 states have bans against same-sex marriage.) Did you all see this fun infographic from the New York Times? With a few easy clicks, you can see how…