For more than a month there’s been this sensation in my chest — like being crushed from the inside. Normally my head is so full of words, I literally can’t sleep until I get them out. They dance in there like prosaic ear-worms. Lately, though, it’s been eerily quiet. The dead calm of stupefaction. All…
Today I celebrate five years of The Sin City Siren, my little blog that (as it turns out) could. As I write this, I feel nostalgic and curious at the same time. I’m humbled by the support I get from so many loyal readers. I am grateful for everything we’ve accomplished together. But at the…
As you might have noticed, I’m working on some things to spruce up The Sin City Siren a bit. I’m coming up on a 5th anniversary on May 6. If that doesn’t call for a little renovation around here I don’t know what does! The most obvious and awesome update that I want to highlight…
I just couldn’t resist sharing one more post about why supporting Planned Parenthood is personal to me. So, consider this a bonus post for the My Planned Parenthood blogger carnival happening today and organized by Shakesville and What Tami Said. This is a post I wrote for the I Stand with Planned Parenthood blog carnival…
We all know the basic story of It’s a Wonderful Life. It’s your basic striver story, the kind that Americans love – George Bailey is trying to shake the dust of the crummy little town of Bedford Falls off his feet and he’s gonna see the world! But of course a little thing called life…
There’s a lot to be done. It’s hard to know where to begin. I’m assuming there are a lot of people out there that feel overwhelmed with activism, politics and the like. So I thought this short parable would be a good reminder to us all: Faced with a complicated assignment, a group of workers…
So today is one of my favorite days of the year, as far as activism goes. It’s Adbusters’s Buy Nothing Day. The idea is to backlash against the uberconsumerism that is the Day After Thanksgiving by, well, not buying anything. It’s, as they say, “A 24-hour moratorium on consumer spending. Participate by not participating.” Also…
Wanted to make sure everyone knows that the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (also known at the Matthew Sheppard Act) passed the Senate (60-39). This is excellent news as it expands the federal hate crimes law to include a person’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. (Currently the law…
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