Vegetarian Star

Joeborden from Creative Commons

If you’re up late watching Fox on Saturday night, you’re lucky enough to be entertained by the handsome and funny Spike Feresten on his Talk Show with Spike Feresten.

Feresten has a segment called “Comedy for Stoners,” which features skits so bizarre, most people would think only someone under the influence imagines them (hence why only the stoned should find it comical, in Spike’s theory).

Recently, Spike aired a Comedy for Stoners which made fun of Joaquin Phoenix’s new rap career.

Joaquin is rapping in an apartment, when part of his “rhyme” is “turn up the radiator,” which he does and results in his electrocution. While Joaquin is passed out, he goes into a fantasy world where he has a conversation with a hamburger and almost eats it.

Yes, Spike has the vegan Joaquin Phoenix wanting to eat a hamburger! And there’s no Boca box nearby.

The hamburger convinces Joaquin not to eat him, but to eat his own beard instead, which Joaquin thinks is cotton candy due to his hallucinations.

My goodness, are you still reading this? Because even if you aren’t stoned, the weirdness itself is probably making you hallucinate.

In the end, because he came so close to eating the hamburger, Joaquin wakes from the dream deciding his next career move is to dress scantily while playing the cello and giving away hamburgers on the street.

And that’s Spike’s comical spin on how Joaquin similarly decided to go into rap. Fans of Phoenix know this is ridiculous.

The real Joaquin would have soy burger sign at his stand.

You can watch the episode which contains the Joaquin Phoenix Comedy for Stoners clip around minute 37 at Fox.com.

Possibly Related Posts:

• The Passing Of A Vegan Prince
• Meatless Mouthful–Stevie Wonder Says Vegan Helps His Good Looks And Planet
• Meatless Monday Recipe–Waka Flocka Blueberry Vegan Muffins (Video)
• Best Vegetarian Stories Of 2015
• Moby Opens Little Pine Vegan Restaurant

If you like watching the “Extras” portion on DVDs you should take a look at these outtakes from Stephen Colbert’s Paul McCartney interview.

“Here’s my problem with vegetarianism,” says Colbert. “You can’t hunt vegetables. You cannot stalk a stalk of broccoli. You can’t fire off a shotgun into a field of asparagus.”

Paul suggests another type of “hunt” that takes place in your supermarket after spotting the vegetable of your choice.

“You don’t have to fire…lasso them…Broccoli, you’re mine…Straight to the checkout counter.”

Watch the video for laughs from scenes that didn’t, but should have, made the cut.

Possibly Related Posts:

• The Passing Of A Vegan Prince
• Meatless Mouthful–Stevie Wonder Says Vegan Helps His Good Looks And Planet
• Meatless Monday Recipe–Waka Flocka Blueberry Vegan Muffins (Video)
• Best Vegetarian Stories Of 2015
• Moby Opens Little Pine Vegan Restaurant

When Ashley Judd announced her partnership with Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, Sarah Palin shot back criticizing both the vegetarian actress and the group.

Now Judd is firing back at Palin’s latest statements on Larry King Live, where she alleges Palin’s aerial wolf hunt policies are more to do with her “pet project” than concern for wildlife. Judd claims not only do the people who use moose and caribou not use planes to shoot wolves, but that Palin has voted in ways that has hurt the populations dependent on this practice and that Alaskans have voted against Palin’s policies several times.

Some quotes from the interview:

“What is really important is to maintain a healthy and natural ecological balance between predators and prey. And allowing wealthy humans, primarily urban hunters or those who are bounty hunters from out of state, to go to Alaska and for sport hire airplanes, hire private pilots to fly around and kill wolves in this incredibly savage manner, it’s not right. It is not ethical. It is not appropriate. It doesn’t make sense on any level.”

“I think what I find particularly galling in the governor’s statement is that somehow this is interfering with poor rural Alaskan’s ability to subsistence hunt. That is a distortion. In fact, there is a native tribe in the area who applied to be able to expand their subsistence hunting and she said no. This is for urban hunters. It’s for trophy hunters from out of state. And in terms of managing the population of caribou, hello, wolves do that best. That’s why the natives honor them as the animal that keeps genetic populations healthy.”

In response to Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s criticism of not paying attention to humans as much as animals:

“We can fight poverty and pollution at the same time. These things go hand in glove. Caring about human rights, caring about conservation, of course they fit together naturally. Look at Rwanda, stress on the environment, competition for resources due to overpopulation, genocide. It all works together. So it doesn’t — it’s not an either/or conversation anymore.”

Possibly Related Posts:

• Jon Stewart and Wife Tracey Stewart Adopt Horse
• Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Elephants Retire To Sanctuary
• Jaimie King Creates Vegan-Friendly Makeup Alchemy From ColourPop
• SeaWorld Phasing Out Whale Breeding Program
• Pamela Anderson Launches Vegan Shoes

Janeane Garofolo may be known as a funny gal, but mistreatment of animals on farms isn’t, so she’s helping to raise money for Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, an organization designed to help them.

On Wednesday, February 11th, Garofolo will perform at the second annual Komedy for Karma at the Gotham Comedy Club on West 23rd Street in New York city.

Joining her for the night on stage will be Gary Gulman, Judy Gold, Ben Bailey, Judah Friedlander, and Dan Piraro.

Tickets are $50 for general admission, $60 at the door day of show, and $100 for VIP reserved seats. Money from the show goes toward Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary to help cover the high costs of caring for their animals during the cold winter months.

Sure, the ticket prices may be more than a movie and popcorn, but think of how good you’ll feel after a giving to a cause that’s near and dear to most of us who believe being a vegetarian doesn’t stop at your fork and plate.

And when you think about it, the night is really a giveaway! Six performers for $50?! And no nasty ticket company surcharges equaling to half the price of the original ticket. Plus, some of the ticket price is tax-deductible.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

Possibly Related Posts:

• Jon Stewart and Wife Tracey Stewart Adopt Horse
• Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Elephants Retire To Sanctuary
• Jaimie King Creates Vegan-Friendly Makeup Alchemy From ColourPop
• SeaWorld Phasing Out Whale Breeding Program
• Pamela Anderson Launches Vegan Shoes

“I remember being 13 and seeing a truck on the interstate filled with pigs all headed to the slaughterhouse. One of them made eye contact with me for a while. It was one of the saddest moments I can remember. There was so much intelligence and spirit in him, and here he was, being sent to an awful death.”
—-Ultimate Fighter Mac Danzig, in an statement about his early experiences in life that led to him to become vegan. Danzig won Most Animal Friendly Athlete at the peta2.org Libby awards.

Possibly Related Posts:

• Meatless Mouthful–Stevie Wonder Says Vegan Helps His Good Looks And Planet
• Meatless Mouthful–Liam Hemsworth Gives Veggie Advice Like Dr. Spock (Video)
• Meatless Mouthful–Mayim Bialik Learns Lessons From The Cat
• Meatless Mouthful–Kate Mara Says “Yes” To Meat-Free Meals
• Meatless Mouthful–Carrie Underwood On Vegetarian Baby Bump

Ashley Judd came to the defense of the wolves Sarah Palin advocated killing, now a celebrity is coming to Palin’s defense.

Elizabeth Hasselbeck of  The View is upset because she feels celebrities stand up for animal rights more than they do humans. She recently spoke about  Judd collaborating with the Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund to expose Sarah Palin’s environmental track record.

“The problem that I have here is like a lot of these vocal celebrities, in a way, get very loud about these animal killings. Like is she loud as..she said, ‘How many wolves have been killed? 900 this year.’ Is she as loud about the 260,000 kids killed in abortions?”

Her comment results in Joyce Behar asking her to stick to talking about wolves as the discussion heats up.

The stereotype among many non animal rights activists is that the activists have more regard for animals than people. Do you think if animal rights activists voiced their support for human rights more often (while continuing to vouch for animals), they’d get a better reputation?

Chime in and let us know your thought!

Possibly Related Posts:

• Jon Stewart and Wife Tracey Stewart Adopt Horse
• Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Elephants Retire To Sanctuary
• SeaWorld Phasing Out Whale Breeding Program
• Meatless Monday Recipe–Waka Flocka Blueberry Vegan Muffins (Video)
• Best Vegetarian Stories Of 2015

Alexis Stewart, the vegetarian daughter of Martha Stewart and co-host of Whatever Radio, has been active in animal rights and vegetarianism before. Now she’s at it again, hosting the Farm Forward Launch party in her own home and feeding guest with vegan treats.

Farm Forward is an organization that wishes to move away from the practice of factory farming and toward smaller family owned farms that care for the animals better, and encourages more sustainable agricultural practices.

The launch party attendees  included Alexis and her mother Martha, as well as novelist Jonathan Safran Foer, who is a Farm Forward Board Member. Foer joked that he has tried to go vegetarian several times and coining an old phrase Mark Twain used about smoking, he said “it’s easy to go vegetarian, I’ve done it dozens of times.”

Although members of it’s Executive staff are vegan, Farm Forward is aiming to create better lives for the animals that will be eventually slaughtered, according to Aaron Gross, one executive staff member.

Vegan hors d’oeuvres were served and Alexis baked her very own vegan cookies.

You can view clips from the Farm Forward Launch party as well as learn more about Farm Forward.

Possibly Related Posts:

• Chrissy Teigen Failed Vegan Experiment
• Mia Evans Is A “Masterchef Junior” Vegetarian Star
• Holly Madison Enjoys Vegan Smoothie From M Cafe In Beverly Hills
• Controversy Over Pro-Vegeterian Curriculum In Schools
• Ellie Goulding Creates Protein Bar “Everlasting Joy” With GoMacro

“We eat really clean. I stopped eating meat first, and when I stopped eating dairy – which was hard, because I loved cheese! – I lost the most weight. I eat a lot of vegetables. I saw the cages [of animals] in a disturbing documentary Earthlings, and could no longer participate. We love animals.”

—-Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on her vegan diet and lifestyle she practices, along with her wife Portia de Rossi. Both ladies recently celebrated another birthday, Portia 36, and Ellen 51.

Possibly Related Posts:

• Meatless Mouthful–Stevie Wonder Says Vegan Helps His Good Looks And Planet
• Meatless Mouthful–Liam Hemsworth Gives Veggie Advice Like Dr. Spock (Video)
• Ellen DeGeneres Promotes Leather And Suede In New Shoe Line
• Jon Stewart Signs Off From “The Daily Show” Leaving His Mark On Food, Animals And The Earth
• Meatless Mouthful–Mayim Bialik Learns Lessons From The Cat