Vegetarian Star

This photo of fruit strategically placed for effect was one of several ads that generated the most complaints to the New Zealand Advertising Standards Authority in 2010.

Granted, even when speaking of someone’s “melons,” we usually don’t refer to them being located in that region, so it’s easy to understand why the ad for Erotica Expo in Auckland drew controversy.

But there’s another ad that might spark some fuel for vegetarians that also made the top offensive.

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What’s the next best thing to cruelty-free “guyliner?”

Rocker Adam Lambert catching some vegan grub in Los Angeles. Yes, the guy who dismissed the atrociousness of fur by saying, “I didn’t kill the thing so I don’t see why I can’t wear it,” is at least trying to make up for what he puts on his body by putting something better into it.

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Oprah has retired from the daytime talk show business and is all set to air her last episode on May 25, 2011.

Can’t believe it’s been 25 years!

Any Oprah fan knows someone with her passion and energy never really retires, so a group called Saving America’s Mustangs is asking O to spend some of her newfound time to stop the roundup of wild horses in the West.

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“[Being vegan] changes everything. First of all your looks. You don’t need any expensive creams anymore because you skin, hair and fingernails just look better. And you lose weight – without the yo-yo effect.”

“Before I became vegan I didn’t even know how good I could feel. I don’t have mood changes that much anymore and I am much fitter. You became more sensitive in a good way and you pay more attention to your body.”

–Alicia Silverstone, during an interview with the German edition of Grazia magazine. You’ve heard Alicia’s story. Now it’s your turn. How has going vegan changed your life?

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How about a little rap music to start off the weekend?

Musician Parry Gripp has released “I Like Vegetables,”–a catchy tune with a beat that incorporates a love for all things that grow from dirt or from trees and manages to avoid the corny, roll your eyes effect that some jingles that try to convey something serious or educational do.

“Fancy Cars, you can’t sell to me. I spend all my money on celery,” raps Gripp who later adds he’s “notorious” and “nefarious” because he doesn’t “spare one spear of asparagus.”

If the First Lady is looking for a theme song to her “Let’s Move!” campaign, her search should end right here.

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The Today Show recently featured the Humane Society’s End Dogfighting program and CEO of the HSUS Wayne Pacelle‘s new book about the relationship between animals and humans, The Bond.

Sharing the spotlight with Meredith Vieira was Pacelle, a representative from End Dogfighting and one incredibly cute dog named June Bug who was saved from the life of a dog fighter.

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Time‘s “Ecocentric” blog has covered Farm Sanctuary’s 25th anniversary gala in the tastiest of ways.

Bryan Walsh had the pleasure of attending the gala and sampling the vegan food that was created in a joint effort by David Lee, founder of vegan meats Field Roast, and Paolo Dorigato of Cipriani in Manhattan where the celebration was held.

Walsh is an omnivore, but if he had someone to prepare the meal he ate last weekend, especially the Field Roast Porcini Dijon Crusted Cutlet, he might reconsider eating real meat for good.

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Jesse Eisenberg Several celebrities attended Farm Sanctuary’s 25th anniversary gala this past Saturday night at Ciprani Wall Street in Manhattan, including Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg.

Jane Velez-Mitchell, who also attended the event, aired a brief segment on the gala that featured an interview with Eisenberg.

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