Do you have some friends who maintain that being veg is bad for your health no matter what you say? I do. One even suggested I got cancer because I was a veg. Oh boy did I get mad. Anyway, this ignorance about health and diet really irked me. So I went on a search [...]
Yesterday in Sydney Australia thousands of poisonous cane toads were killed with happy hearts and a celebratory mood. The celebration even has a name: Toad Day Out. Here is the back story: In 1935 the toads were imported from South America to eat the beetles that were giving the Australians trouble. But the toads couldn’t [...]
I’m usually not one to judge another writer. I write poetry and personally hate it when people assume something about me based on something I wrote. But I can’t really get over this poem that just sold for $20,035.20 at an auction. The handwritten poem reads as follows: As I awoke this morning when all [...]
Let me first say that Nathan Runkle was awesome on last nights radio show. If you missed it, you can check it out on itunes or the podcast. His playlist included Madonna, Tori Amos, and MIA. Very nice Nathan. (Even if Madonna does wear fur. Boo…) They talked briefly about this fantastically funny article called [...]
My friend Ken has this fantastic radio show called “This Show Is So Gay.” He and the other host Becca always have awesome guests and play great music. Plus, there is always the fun banter between them. Tonight, the show is having guest Nathan Runkle, executive director of one of my favorite AR non profits, [...]
A new study just came out – the biggest of it’s kind – that tells us “that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer.” I know you’re thinking, we know this already!!! And we do know it. Studies like [...]
By the end of this year, the vegetarian company Boca will end it’s use of eggs in products. HFCIT! A company spokesperson emailed COK yesterday: …I am pleased to let you know the BOCA brand will be eliminating eggs in all of its products by the end of this year. We anticipate all BOCA products [...]
Looking for a cute heel to wear with jeans? Try something chunky yet sleek, with a thick heel and a rounded toe. Oh, and of course make it vegan. I totally dig this shoe from Alternative Outfitters. I would wear them pretty much any place where I wanted to be casual but a little funky/dressy. [...]
I’ve made jewelry before, back in college, for a woman who sold her designs all over the country. Inspired by designs I saw over on Adorned, I am using recycled watch gears and sterling silver to create these lovely little necklaces. I’m a big fan of delicate. The gears shine like antique gold, and the [...]
Cow Jones Industrials is a fantastic vegan shop located in Chatham, NY. Don’t live near Chatham? Me neither. Now, you can peruse the goods and shop there without leaving your home. All thanks to the brand new website that allows you to shop online. Check out some of these vegan brands: Matt & Nat, English [...]
