Vegetarian Star

We almost missed it. This month would have marked the 62nd birthday of Queen singer Freddie Mercury, who passed in the early 90s.

You don’t have to be a Queen fan or even old enough to have any memories of the band to recognize songs such as, “We will rock you,” at ball games or “Bohemian Rhapsody,” covers by various musical acts.

While most people think of Freddie as the frontman, guitarist and vegetarian Brian May also had a stake in songwriting, creating the lyrics to “39,” a song mixing space and time travel with science fiction.

“It’s a science fiction story. It’s the story about someone who goes away and leaves his family and… because of the time dilation effect, when you go away, the people on Earth have aged a lot more than he has when he comes home. He’s aged a year and they’ve aged 100 years. So, instead of coming back to his wife, he comes back to his daughter and he can see his wife in his daughter… a strange story.”

May has always had a love for science and not too long ago, went back to school to complete his thesis “A Survey of Radial Velocities in the Zodiacal Dust Cloud” at Liverpool John Moores University. The university was so impressed, they made him a chancellor and now he partakes in serious brainy duties such as graduation ceremonies and giving input on academic faculty positions.

He told NME of his accomplishment:
“It really doesn’t matter how old you are or what stage of your life you are in, it is never, ever too late to start learning. I proved that by completing my PhD, 30 years after I started it. As Chancellor, I hope that my personal experiences will act as an inspiration for others.”

When he was awarded this position, he said he was going to celebrate “with a delicious vegetarian roast and a glass of choice dessert wine”.

Dessert wine, huh? C’mon. You really didn’t expect the chancellor of a university to kick it with a keg, did you?

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Lisa Simpson is one of TV’s most famous vegetarian cartoon characters (along with Apu, Kwik-E-Mart owner on the same show).

It’s no secret she loves animals and won’t eat them and she’s also doing her best to be eco-friendly, encouraging her family to do so as well. Both Maggie and her grandpa use “disposable diapers.”

National Geographic took time to interview her and her views on the environment. Although she likes animals, she may have an eco-sin and harbor ill will towards one type of creature:

What is your favorite (or least favorite) endangered animal?
I love all creatures, great and small… but if one had to go, I’d say mosquitoes. I mean, they can really ruin an Earth Day. Oh, now I feel so guilty.

Oh, well. I guess no one is perfect. Be sure to read the rest of the funny interview. Hope Apu gets his spotlight soon. He’s long overdue.

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All of you, who decorated your dorm room with Todd Oldham furnishings a few years ago, listen up! Did you know that the maker of ever so affordable fashion is vegan? Well, you should at least know the items you’re purchasing with his tag are.

Todd Oldham is a fashion designer that has used his brilliance to create clothing and furnishings without the use of leather or other animal products. He’s also vegan and an animal rights activist and supports other humane causes, such as housing programs for those living with HIV and Aids.

He was fired after 3 months of working in the alterations department at a Polo Ralph Lauren boutique in Dallas, but then decided he could do better and well…the rest is history.

Oldham currently oversees clothing design for Old Navy, a division of Gap.

We think pop star Leonis Lewis should be giving him a call for a few pointers as she is in the beginnings of starting her own cruelty free fashion line.

Gotta run now. Old Navy’s got a clearance sale that ends tonight!

Photo: the1secondfilm.com on Wikimedia Commons

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“The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.”

—–Uri Geller, performer and paranormalist, who claims to be able to bend spoons with the power of his mind. When referring to his powers, he prefers to be called a “mystifier” rather than “psychic.” He is reported to have a collection of bent spoons from stars such as John Lennon and the Spice Girls. He also designed the logo for the band ‘N Sync.

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“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian.”
——Paul McCartney

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Woody Harrelson has always been supportive of eco-friendly initiatives. He once climbed the Golden Gate bridge to protest forest destruction and drives around in a VW Beetle that runs on biodiesel.

Although he is a vegan and raw foodist, he’s not the only one into a healthy lifestyle. His wife, Laura Louie, is his former assistant and a co-founder of Yoganics, an organic food delivery service.

They live in a neighborhood with their three children where everybody does it solar style. “Everybody in the neighbourhood is on solar power,” he said in an interview. “People get the concept that it’s like a commune, but this was a neighbourhood that’s been there long before I got there, and they just never wanted power lines.”

via Times Online

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A vegan restaurant in downtown Portland is closing because the owner feels there’s too much crime in the area. After listening to some of the stories, well…we can’t say we disagree.

Sex offenders beating people up, drug dealers dividing their “goodies” (which were probably vegan but still illegal) on tables outside the restaurant, repeated robberies, harassment consisting of salami being left at the doorstep, and screaming meth addicts walking past is more than enough for anyone to say, “Let’s take this vegan shop elsewhere.”

The Veganopolis has been a favorite for Portland vegheads since 2005 and many celebrities have stopped by including Chrissie Hynde, Smashing Pumpkins, and Joan Jett.

Interestingly enough, Chrissie Hynde has discussed the fact that her vegan restaurant, The Vegiterranean is located in a not so Brady Bunch part of Akron, Ohio, and she has expressed extreme interest in helping to revitalize her hometown.

Veganopolis sold 14,008 spelt chocolate chip cookies, 7970 veganopolis rubens, 5645 roasted eggplant salads, and 5952 democracy (veggie) burgers.

Although it’s sad to see this veg restaurant couldn’t make it, we give hats off to other efforts that are being made to bring better options, food and otherwise, into every neighborhood.

via Portland Mercury

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Scott Jurek is an ultra marathoner who is featured in the October issue of Vegetarian Times, along with Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie.

Not only is he a vegan athlete, he is also a yoga man, and an instructor for a class he attended took the opportunity to ask him a few questions about his lifestyle.

Jurek made his final decision to go vegan after a friend let him borrow, “Mad Cowboy,” by Howard F. Lyman, a former cattle rancher turned vegetarian.

“This book really opened my eyes to the factory farming nightmare and how unhealthy it was for me, the animals, and the environment,” he said.

And although turning veg has done great things for him, he’s cautious to anyone who thinks cutting out meat alone will make you healthy.

“It’s not like you wake up the next morning and feel ten times better. The changes are more gradual and you can see them better once you continue down the path for a while and then look back. In regards to competing and training I noticed my recovery times had shortened, that I was less injury prone, and had a higher level of energy. Above all, the major changes were in my relationship to food preparation and intake. I became very concerned not just about veganism, but about proper nutrition. I’ve come across many vegans who are still drinking soda pop. The point is you can be vegan and still have an unhealthy diet.”

Read the rest of the interview with Scott in Jai! Magazine.

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