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New Milk Industry Ads to Push Value
The ubiquitous (and unbelievably irritating) “Got Milk?” ads from the earlier part of the decade pushed milk as a healthful beverage, but according to The Consumerist, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that now the industry is changing their focus in light of the economic crunch: Also... Read more...
Published 6 days ago

More Hog Wrestling
This time, it’s in Baltimore County, MD. And, again, I ask why we want to to teach kids that this kind of thing is fun:   "It was hard, but very fun," said Dustin Schreibman, 12. "I kept slipping and everything." See also: Hog Wrestling in Wisconsin Video of a “family” hog wrestling... Read more...
Published a week ago

Eating Vegan in Ocracoke
This year, my wife, daughter, and I vacationed on the island of Ocracoke, the most remote of North Carolina’s Outer Banks islands, a 40-minute ferry ride from Hatteras.  I was a tad concerned about the vegetarian options on the island, but was pleasantly surprised by the choices.  In addition... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

On Kids
I’m pretty sure everyone else has moved past this subject, but I’m going to continue my trend of talking about issues after everyone else. A couple weeks back, Josh posted a pair of entries about the anti-kid sentiment he was seeing amongst many vegans he knows.  I thought the entry was well... Read more...
Published a month ago

Animals and Politics
What’s the deal with Republicans and their VPs?  Apparently it’s a requirement that you support or participate in the most heinous of hunting practices.  Current VP Dick Cheney, when not shooting friends in the face, is a fan of the canned hunt.  Meanwhile, John McCain’s running mate... Read more...
Published a month ago

Links for 2008-08-29 [del.icio.us]
The Vegan Collection Some nice looking men's vegan dress shoes... and get this -- they're affordable! Like, shockingly so. Finger Found In Oxtail From Meat Store, Family Says Hey, if you're eating something as foul as oxtail to begin with, you probably shouldn't be grossed out by a human digit... Read more...
Published a month ago

links for 2008-08-29
Finger Found In Oxtail From Meat Store, Family Says Hey, if you're eating something as foul as oxtail to begin with, you probably shouldn't be grossed out by a human digit in there with it. (tags: meat gross fingerinfood) The Vegan Collection Some nice looking men's vegan dress shoes… and get... Read more...
Published a month ago

I Am Friend
So much to write about (the whole anti-kid thing, a circus coming to town, site updates, tons of overdue reviews), but all I can manage right now is a picture of President Josh Hooten and me at AR 2008.  Oddly, the picture is labeled on the AR site as “Joshfriend8.jpg.”  I guess I’m... Read more...
Published a month ago

AR 2008 Recap
On Saturday, I went to the Animal Rights 2008 Conference to attend a few sessions and catch up with a few people.  I bumped into, and chatted with, more people than I expected.  Among them: Josh from Herbivore, the folks from Cosmos Vegan Shoppe, Melanie Joy (who was manning the Lantern Books... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Poplar Spring on NBC4
NBC4 in Washington, DC is featuring a really nice video featuring Poplar Spring sanctuary.  It’s primarily a review of Karen Dawn’s new book Thanking the Monkey (Really?  That’s the title?  And with a peeled banana on the front cover?), but it’s shot at Poplar Spring and features some... Read more...
Published 2 months ago

Links for 2008-08-12 [del.icio.us]
Whole Foods: Whole Foods Recalls Previously Recalled Meat. What? 1.2 Million Pounds of Nebraska Beef Recalled for E. coli Contamination - US Recall News Alert Hawaii Firm Recalls 4,535 pounds of Fully Cooked Pork for Listeria - US Recall News Alert Read more...
Published 2 months ago

links for 2008-08-12 [delicious.com]
Hawaii Firm Recalls 4,535 pounds of Fully Cooked Pork for Listeria - US Recall News Alert (tags: pork recall listeria food safety) 1.2 Million Pounds of Nebraska Beef Recalled for E. coli Contamination - US Recall News Alert (tags: beef recall food safety) Whole Foods: Whole Foods Recalls... Read more...
Published 2 months ago