Vegetarian Star

“Americans toss out nearly every other bite of food. We squander up to 40 percent of the nation’s food supply each year — throwing away, on average, 20 pounds per person per month — while making excuses for our wastefulness. This is shameful enough. Now consider the nightmare that billions of animals — who feel anxiety, fear and pain every bit as profoundly as we do — endure on factory farms, in transit to slaughter and at the slaughterhouse itself. Nowadays, they are confined to cages and crates, their babies are taken away from them and they are kicked and prodded and deprived of everything that makes their lives worth living just so that we can take their milk or kill them for their flesh. And then we toss half of it all into the trash. This may be one of the most compelling reasons yet to go vegan.”

—Ingrid Newkirk, co-founder of  People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals on a report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council on food waste.

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Missy Higgins has released another album, The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle, which she is currently on tour promoting.

Although the singer-songwriter has been very active in animal rights, due to her schedule, it’s impossible to keep any right now, but at home in Australia there’s a cat waiting for her in case she does get a break.

“I have a cat that lives with my parents. I would really, really love to have animals but I travel too much,” Higgins told Pollstar.

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The China Study was a favorite among Huffington Post readers in a poll on healthy lifestyle books. Members of the Huffpost Healthy Living Community voted this book on how diet is closely linked to the “diseases of affluence” as a favorite among 50.

“All types of books can change our lives, but health books have a potent ability to influence our lifestyle habits,” the blog writes.

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Billy Corgan opened his tea shop in Chicago today. Madame ZuZu’s is said to be a spot for all ages to enjoy good drinks, music, art and live performances.

Corgan interviewed with Gothamist when the subject of Madame Zuzu’s vegan food came up.

Here are a few highlights from the interview.

I think I read that you were only doing vegan food there?
Vegan dessert. Sugar-free vegan dessert.

Are you a vegan?
No, I really want to be but I’m also anemic so it’s really difficult for me to be vegan. I just get so weary.

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Abbie Gibbs is an 18-year old with a full schedule. Not only is she starting her studies at Oxford University, she’s just signed a deal with Harper Collins because of the success of her book, The Dark Heroine, which she describes as being, “more bloody” than Twilight.

Unlike the Twilight vampires who use the term “vegetarian” to describe only the abstinence from humans and not animals, Gibbs is in real life a genuine biter of vegetable flesh.

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Food sculptor Paul Baker was commissioned by the Beefeater Grill UK restaurant chain to recreate the Beatles’ famous Abbey Road cover. Ironically, the chain’s beefy name didn’t prevent Baker from keeping vegetarian Paul McCartney‘s ideals in mind. While the rest of the album is crafted from breakfast foods like sausage and bacon, Baker ensured McCartney was made of mushrooms.

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The Healthy Lunchtime Cookbook, a collection of recipes from 54 children who participated in the First Lady’s contest to create entrees from fresh, wholesome, unprocessed ingredients for a chance to sit at the very first kids White House State dinner, is now available for download.

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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan is finally opening his much talked about tea shop in the Chicago suburbs.

Madame Zuzu’s will welcome all ages on Thursday, September 13 at 8:00 a.m., serving as a “social hub for the community, blending tea drinkers with the arts,” states Broadway World.

“I’m a tea guy and living in Highland Park since 2003, I’ve always wanted to open a salon like this for everyone to enjoy,” describes Corgan. “This is a place with no age boundaries. We hope to attract everyone from young students to seniors. With a blend of music, photo galleries, art displays and speakers, I think Madame ZuZu’s offers something for everyone.”

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