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Myq Kaplan Discusses Veganism In “Art Of The Animal” Series (Video)

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:55:18 +0000

Art of the Animal: Myq Kaplan from Our Hen House on Vimeo.

Myq Kaplan was featured in Our Hen House’s “Art of the Animal Series” and he brought his quirky and dry sense of humor with him in exchange for “hummus and hugs.”

“What inspired me to initially become a vegetarian was I say thoughts that a lot of people have, you know, about ‘hey, we shouldn’t hurt animals,’” Myq says in the interview. “Those thoughts are normally stamped out by, “Ah, but the animals are delicious.’”

During a performance at Gotham Comedy Club in NY, Myq gushed at how wonderful it was to speak in front of a majority vegan audience, something he estimated has occurred at least twice in his lifetime and how it gave him the perfect opportunity to discuss the raw vegan assholes.

It’s no wonder the Last Comic Standing finalist’s CD Vegan Mild Meld was one of iTunes top 10 bestselling comedy CDs of 2010.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Vegetarian Star — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:08:49 +0000

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

Carol Leifer (55)

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Jorge Garcia Laughs At Himself And Jokes About Vegan Food

Vegetarian Star — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:15:25 +0000

What’s almost as good as spending an evening with former Lost actor Jorge Garcia and his homemade vegetarian sloppy joes and almond milk?

Spending the evening at LA comedy club The Laugh Factory and listening to his stand-up routine where he poked fun at himself while sharing his passion for vegan food.

“Yeah, I’m still fat,” Garcia said. “Thought I’d address the elephant in the room…I became vegan at the time when vegans are going through a whole cupcake renaissance. It’s definitely kept my mind off of cheese.”

The actor first went vegetarian and has been a vegan for about six months.

Every vegan knows that 99% of the work is not about the cooking, but reading the darn labels! Garcia also found the opportunity to make humor out of this.

“Rapeseed oil! I had to Google it. It’s a plant. It’s lovely, yellow flowers, which kind of is disturbing that you would either name a pretty little flower after rape or you’d name rape after a pretty yellow flower. And how do you have a whole family going, ‘We’ve been raising rape for as long as I can remember! Why don’t you come join me around harvest time? Come out to the rapefields!’?”

No matter how confused Garcia is about rape crops, he can at least rest easy knowing he’s not raping Mother Earth by gobbling large quantities of meat produced from factory farms that pollute her home.

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Meatless Mouthful–Steve-O Saves His Money For Good Vegan Food

Vegetarian Star — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:56:52 +0000

“Everyone should dramatically simplify their life and reduce their spending because there’s going to be less expendable income. I’m pretty careful. I drive the cheapest car Nissan makes and I rent a two bedroom apartment in Glendale. What I spend money on is organic, vegan food.”

–Steve-O, to Fox 411 Poptarts.

If you’re the frugal type, you might be interested in knowing that spending your money on “organic, vegan food” like Steve may very well be the best way save a nickel or two. The folks at Good.is–who happen to be doing a 30-day vegetarian challenge–have compared vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian and meat-eating diets in terms of what one might spend on breakfast, lunch and dinner. One day’s worth of meals for a vegan was $11.15, but a meat eater put out a whopping $14.65! Don’t know about you, but we can think of plenty of ways to use that extra $3 a day…like spending it on more delicious vegan food.

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Slice Of Celebrity Vegan Birthday Cake To (Drum Roll)

Vegetarian Star — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:46:36 +0000

A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities.

Steve-O (37)
Ally Sheedy (49)

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Pink And Rick Gervais “Stolen For Fashion” Anti-Fur Ad Wins Award (Video)

Vegetarian Star — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:56:16 +0000

“Stolen for Fashion”—Learn More at PETA.org.

An anti-fur ad voiced by singer Pink and actor/comedian Ricky Gervais has won a prestigious award in an advertising competition.

Stolen for Fashion took home the gold medal at the Addy Awards, the largest competition for advertisements.

In the video, the singer and actor play animals who take their skins back from people wearing them as coats and handbags.

PETA President Ingrid Newkirk told WENN, “Visual messages about animal protection, especially when they combine star power and provocative images, have a unique and lasting effect on viewers.”

“We’re delighted to receive an Addy Award in recognition of our work, and we’re grateful to Pink and Ricky Gervais for giving much needed attention to rabbits and alligators who are killed for their skin.”

via Contact Music

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Meatless Mouthful–Bill Maher Says Trade Prius For Veggie Burger

Vegetarian Star — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:50:40 +0000

“I am not a vegetarian, but I don’t eat meat very often. First of all, I don’t want to make any declarations like that. Look, If I’m in Cleveland at 3 in the morning and I’m hungry and the only thing I can get is a room service turkey burger, I’m going to get it. But for my own health, meat is probably not the best thing for me. I eat meat like people in the Middle Ages, only on feast days. I probably eat it maybe a dozen times a year or probably eat it maybe a dozen times a year or something. If that’s not good enough for the vegetarians, sorry.”

“But there’s no definitive proof, by the way, that vegetarians live longer. What I do know, that overeating of meat is horrible, not just for you but for the whole planet. I’m not making it up. It’s a fact. I think the UN published a study a few years ago, that the amount of land and resources it takes to raise cattle is worse for the planet than all the cars and plane exhaust. So you actually are doing more for the planet by not eating a cheeseburger than you are by driving a Prius.”

–Bill Maher, during an interview with Scene when asked how he keeps his “girlish figure.” Looking sexy and saving the planet are so easy and tasty to do in one step.

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Steve-O Gets Reply From American Diabetes Association

Vegetarian Star — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:23:48 +0000

Never mind the published data indicating eating red meat, processed meat and dead animal flesh in general significantly increases the risk of developing diabetes in men and women. Never mind the published data showing vegetarians are less likely to have diabetes as the cause of death than meat eaters.

The American Diabetes Association has responded to Steve-O boycotting its fundraiser event because meat was on the menu, basically saying, “It’s cool. Meat’s not bad at all.”

A representative from the ADA told TMZ “there is no rule that you can’t eat meat if you have diabetes — every person is different, and should be on a meal plan that works best for them.”

So if someone with an extensive family history of diabetes decides a diet of bacon and hot dogs–two meats highly linked to developing diabetes in one study–works best for them, does the ADA give a smiley sticker of approval?

Steve, who is a vegan, said serving meat at an event for diabetes awareness was like serving alcohol to recovering alcoholics and that he only agreed to go to the event because he thought it would promote a plant-based diet to prevent the disease.

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