Stories by Jessica Lyons
Jessica Lyons is a staff writer at the Monterey County Weekly.
Anorexia – the most deadly mental illness – is definitely not just about looking thin.
Posted on Feb 4, 2005, Source: Monterey County Weekly
Not tied down by the restraints of reality TV, 'Lost' presents a more attractive band of survivors.
Posted on Nov 18, 2004, Source: Monterey County Weekly
For six years the women of 'Sex and the City' have shared everything with me, and now they're leaving. Can anyone take their place?
Posted on Feb 19, 2004, Source: AlterNet
Just why does the public feel they own female politicians' hairstyles -- bad perms, bad roots, and all?
Posted on Dec 8, 2003, Source: AlterNet
This week, Buffy the Vampire Slayer will dust her final vampire and battle her last demon. And then the world will end.
Posted on May 19, 2003, Source: Monterey County Weekly
A family's anxious countdown to war begins when the author's younger brother, a member of the Oregon National Guard, is deployed for overseas duty.
Posted on Mar 3, 2003, Source: Monterey County Weekly
Like dolphin-friendly tuna? Now meat-eaters can buy wolf-friendly beef, produced by cattle ranchers helping to support the recovery of grey wolves.
Posted on Jan 6, 2003, Source: AlterNet
The sex-abuse crisis could bring about a change in the way the Church looks at women. Perhaps it time to pull away the stained-glass ceiling.
Posted on Jun 28, 2002, Source: Monterey County Weekly
Becoming Boba Fett or an evil Sith Lord has never been easier, thanks to a burgeoning online costuming community committed to outfitting hard-core Star Wars fans.
Posted on May 14, 2002, Source: AlterNet
Now that the Catholic Church has acknowledged the transgressions of some of its priests, maybe sexism will follow suit -- and women will finally break through the church's ancient stained-glass ceiling.
Posted on Apr 29, 2002, Source: Monterey County Weekly
