Vegetarian Star

If you haven’t picked up the DVD copy of Food Inc., here’s your chance to view it for free.

PBS will be broadcasting the Oscar nominated film about the origins of food on April 21st.

The network suggests you invite others over and hold a potluck while viewing the film and Vegan.com goes further to suggest a get together void of meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy.

Heck, yeah.

Who’s bringing the vegan nacho cheese dip?

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Chelsea Handler is giving Real Housewives of New York City star Kelly Bensimon a piece of her mind many other animal lovers share.

Handler discussed Bensimon’s recent rave about fur, where Bensimon said something to the effect that although she loves animals and never advocates hurting them, she doesn’t see a problem with wearing fur.

She also obviously doesn’t see the contradiction in her statements, but Handler on E! attempted to clear things up for her.

“Really? You don’t abuse animals? I think the chinchilla who just had his hide ripped off might disagree. You think you’re a great fur wearer? You know who wears it better? The innocent animal it came from. This is not a smart move. You just taunted PETA on national television while wearing an unattractive fur vest.”

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Jonathan Safran Foer did extensive research before writing his latest book, Eating Animals, which included visits to farms where animals were reared for food.

Not every farm welcomed Foer with open arms and Foer indicated to Lateline that finding out how meat gets from the farm to the plate isn’t as easy as learning the source of other foods, like produce.

“If you wanted to know where your orange juice comes from, you could probably write a letter to the manufacturer and get a tour of the orchard.”

“If you wanted to know where your bread is made, the baker will almost certainly let you behind the counter and show you the ingredients and the machines.”

And although Foer says attempting to know where meat comes from might be difficult, he encourages people to investigate this as well.

“But if you want to know where meat come from you are totally out of luck and I would encourage all viewers of this – go to your refrigerator, open it up, find a brand name and give the company a call.”

Might the final answer in the evolution of meat turn every amateur investigator vegetarian?

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Not to be outdone by the Philadelphia Phillies, the home of the New York Mets baseball team, Citi Field Ball Park, is now offering vegetarian hotdogs and hamburgers.

Both Yves Spicy Veggie Hot Dog & Harvest Veggie Burgers will be available at concession stands throughout the parks.

Phillies or Mets. Phillies or Mets.

Will it come down to which veggie dog you prefer?

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Dr. Oz has given OK! magazine some tips for couples that want a lasting relationship.

“The most important thing I can ever say to a married couple is reinvent the relationship every seven years,” Dr. Oz said. “The person you’re married to will change, and so will you. Every couple years, when the biological handcuffs come off that keep us together – the oxytocin and all the chemicals that come together so they can bear children and raise them to five or six years of age — when that chemical wears off, you’ve got to reconnect emotionally.”

He’s also tells how he almost completely messed up with wife of 25 years Lisa when he took her on her first date without learning what her dietary preferences were.

“I took my wife on our first date to Philly Cheesesteak — the big hangout place in Philly, and I didn’t know what a vegetarian meant,” he said. “Her mom made her a vegetarian when she was 12. That was a long time ago. The story of my life, I learned from her.”

Guys don’t learn the hard way Dr. Oz did.

When it comes to choosing the first date spot, it’s always ladies first.

Ask HER where to have dinner!

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“No porn. Just PETA. Nadya prefers animals over men.”

—- Jeff Czech, Nadya Suleman‘s, aka. “Octomom” lawyer, indicating she has rejected the offer from a pornography company to help pay for her mortgage.

PETA will give Suleman $5,000 and a month’s worth a veggie burgers and veggie hotdogs to post a sign in her yard reading, “Don’t Let Your Dog or Cat Become an Octomom. Always Spay or Neuter.”

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The Pretenders have just released a CD and DVD package, Pretenders:Live in London, which was filmed at Shepherds Bush Empire in 2009 by Pierre and Francois Lamoureux.

Chrissie Hynde interviewed with Stuff.co.nz about The Pretenders upcoming tour in Australia and New Zealand, where she confirmed that it only takes the smell of a sirloin to get her out of the mood during a concert.

“I start getting in a really bad mood and start thinking about slaughterhouses and I can’t concentrate,” Hynde said.

This unfortunately leads to a little abuse on the fans from Chrissie.

“And then I start berating the audience and calling them meat-eaters and when someone pays to come and see you they don’t really want you to tell them to f**k off.”

In the past, Chrissie has prevented both becoming nauseous from meat smells and giving her fans verbal tirades by asking the concession stands not to serve meat at her concerts, even offering fake versions of traditional sandwiches made with plant protein such as seitan.

Here’s hoping for Chrissie and everyone else’s sake that any supporting or opening act on the upcoming tour will respect her beliefs and nose.

“As much as I might like the band we’re supporting, if I don’t like their catering … it ruins my show if I can smell a burger van from the stage, the show’s over for me.”

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Ellen DeGeneres invited Postmaster General John Potter to unveil a new line of stamps by the United States Postal Service that encourages pet adoption.

“Each year we have a social awareness stamp and this year it’s all about animal rescue,” Potter said.

“We want people to adopt pets from shelters.”

The stamps, which can be seen in the video, feature 10 pets that have been adopted and go on sale April 30.

To learn more about the stamps and order the set, visit USPS.

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