So, the Electric Daisy Carnival is coming to Las Vegas this weekend, bringing an estimated 250,000 – 300,000 people with it. For the uninitiated (like me), EDC is a three-day giant electronic music festival and carnival with hundreds of acts, six dance areas (at last count) and much more. (*Las Vegas CityLife has an excellent…
I am beyond mad about The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision today to deny class-action status to the women suing Walmart for sex discrimination. The suit — representing 1.6 million women who worked at the company from 1998 — was the largest class-action suit in American history. In their 5-4 decision, led by Justice Antonin Scalia…
Looking for something fun to do? Check this out: Join PPSN for an evening of fun and education. We will be viewing the movie “Top 10 Most Outrageous Sex Myths” sponsored by MTV and eating ice cream sundaes. This should be a fun evening out for all! RSVP to Annette at Annette.magnus@pprm.org if you would…
Just a quick note to say Happy Father’s Day to all the people who father out there: hetero dads, gay dads, trans dads, stay-at-home dads, work-outside-the-home dads, single dads, single moms who must also be a father figure, grandads, fathers of children who died before them, step-dads, brand new dads, dead-beat dads who saw the…
There have been too many stories about fat-shaming this past week for me to ignore it as just bad judgement by a few people. Exhibit A: Tough Love Jezebel reported yesterday on the ugly fat-shaming that came out of Gwyneth Paltrow’s mouth while talking to Ross Mathews: As you may know, Ross Mathews, the late…
I have wonderful news to share! The coloring book and crayon drive for kids on chemo was a tremendous success! As you know, friends and fans donated 50 books and boxes of crayons. But I am happy to report that is a drop in the bucket of the total amount collected: 700 books and 400…
The issue of redistricting got me thinking about the people who represent us. The elected officials who represent me, you, our kids, our neighborhoods, our schools … and so on. Are your elected officials — who are supposed to be representing your interests — anything like you? Do they match your values? And would it…
With The Legislature ending a week ago, it is tempting to think we can all go on a little mini-break from politics. (I know I could use one!) But it turns out, Nevada may be in its biggest fight, yet. I’m talking about redistricting. Because Democrats and Republicans were deadlocked on an agreement on new…
I’ve been dealing with a sick baby for the past four days (she’s on the mend, thankfully), so I haven’t had much time to get on the computer. In the mean time, here are some stories that have caught my interest: The Third Wave Foundation has released a compelling report and infographic, which details exactly…
I’ve been spending so much time working on projects for other people/organizations lately that I have neglected to encourage my own work to grow. So in an effort to tend my own garden a little, I wanted to ask if you are following my blogs on Facebook and Twitter? No? Let me help you out…
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