Vegetarian Star

In the words of the dysfunctional Jerry Springer contestant, Social Distortion’s Mike Ness says, “You Don’t Know Me!” (Feel free to insert finger snap.)

That’s what the musician told Spinner during an interview.

“My writing and my stage stuff, that’s just one side of me,” Ness said. “There are so many others people don’t know — being a vegetarian, my spiritual beliefs. There are dimensions to anybody.”

Ness has recorded a PSA for vegetarianism for PETA, so it’s not like he’s hiding in the closet or anything.

Maybe he just needs to speak up a little more. Watch his “Meat’s Not Green” video below.

“Our wildlife, what is left of it, we’re going to lose if we don’t man up and step up and be responsible,” Ness says in the clip.

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Green Day "American Idiot" Musical

Who ever thought Billie Joe Armstrong would make it to Broadway?

The American Idiot musical portrays young adults trying to find their way through the world: one leaves to fight for his country, another escapes to the city, and another gets stuck in suburbia.

Seen here is a video of the cast singing Green Day’s “21 Guns.”

Sure hope that leopard attire on one cast member is fake, because only an American Idiot would still be wearing real fur.

Take a look, watch the video and decide for yourself.

Fur real?

Or (hopefully) fur fake.

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The Creep Show welcomed Gary Holt, lead guitarist of the metal band Exodus, and also a PETA member and animal activist to discuss several topics in the music news world, including a PSA the band GWAR is doing for PETA with Red Chord lead singer Guy Kozowyk.

The PSA features humans pitted against each other in dog fights instead of animals. The discussion of the show starts around minute 4:10.

Take a look.

Will it get metal heads in on the anti-dog fighting action?

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Gwyneth Paltrow has given her Goop readers some details about how she got into shape for her latest role as Pepper Pots in Iron Man 2.

Besides the exercises shown in the video below that resemble some sort of dog relieving himself on the fire hydrant, Gwneth’s routine included some vegan wraps smothered in nut butter and kale juice!

Breakfasts consisted of almond milk with fruit, and lunches often had Gwyneth consuming tortilla wraps with almond butter and dates or avocado, tomato, cucumbers and jicama slivers.

Huh?

Jicama is a sweet root plant that resembles a turnip.

It’s cultivated in South America and very popular in Mexican cuisines.

Head on over to Goop to get the wrap recipes.

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Davina Reeves, Miss New York USA, was caught in the kitchen with an equally enthusiastic vegan foodie from IEatGrassTV making a dish with potatoes and red lentils

Reeves revealed she loves mushy vegetables, similar to the consistency of dahls.

After the chef asks “Why?” as if Reeves has gone off her asparagus for wanting mushy vegetables, Reeves replies, “Don’t judge me.”

To each his own, including his preference for vegetables!

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Previously we reported on the use of real animal parts in the zombie football movie about a team of dead players coming back for the championship title, Play Dead.

While we wouldn’t exactly call the post written, “angry,” the director of the film, Doug Sakmann, has since responded to the criticism on the film’s website.

“Real meat and guts were incorporated into the makeup FX—which elicited an angry post over at the Vegetarian Star website, which complained, “Completely disgusting and uncalled for, especially considering how easy it is to make fake flesh props for the screen.” Sakmann’s response: “They don’t know how much it costs to make fake parts. If they want to pay for them, by all means I’ll use them, but until then I’ll just go to the Asian market and buy them for $3. I think it looks better anyway. It’s not like I killed anything to make the movie; they were already dead!””

The clip above shows how the dead parts were put together to resemble a horse corpse.

Unlike meat used for food, dead animal props isn’t a common requirement for most films, so the industry probably isn’t spending millions of dollars on it.

What do you guys think?

Should we not make such a fuss of using real meat this way in movies and instead focus energy on ensuring live animals aren’t being abused or hurt in the entertainment industry?

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Dr. Andrew Weil, author and integrative medicine pioneer, discusses the dangers of pesticides in food, especially fruits and vegetables in this clip that also shows the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen,” list of produce you should always buy organic.

Organic fruits and veggies won’t be found in the $1 aisle, so when the budget is tight, it’s a good idea to keep this list handy to know what you can away with.

We should probably be following Dr. Weil’s advice on the dirty dozen, which is if he can’t get organic versions of them, he doesn’t eat them.

“A lot of these chemicals are toxic to the nervous system. Other may disrupt endocrine function in the body. They may increase risk of cancer and other chronic diseases,” Dr. Weil explains in the video.

Dr. Weil says data exists that shows people who eat organic have lower measurable pesticide levels in their tissues.

Like other data, the “Dirty Dozen” list is updated, and the Environmental Working Group has unveiled the 2010 list.

Dirty Dozen–Always Buy Organic
1. Celery
2. Peaches
3. Strawberries
4. Apples
5. Blueberries
6. Nectarines
7. Bell Peppers
8. Spinach
9. Kale
10. Cherries
11. Potatoes
12. Grapes

Cleanest–Lowest in Pesticides, Buy Conventional When You Have To
1. Onions
2. Avocado
3. Sweet Corn
4. Pineapple
5. Mangos
6. Sweet Peas
7. Asparagus
8. Kiwi
9. Cabbage
10. Eggplant
11. Cantalouope
12. Watermelon
13. Grapefruit
14. Sweet Potato
15. Honeydew Melon

You can download the wallet guide and there’s an iphone application coming soon.

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Rip Esselstyn is scheduled to speak tonight at the Dolan Center for Science and Technology at John Carroll University, 20700 N. Park Blvd. in University Heights, Ohio.

The free event includes an hour long presentation, followed by a question and answer session, book signing and a reception featuring vegan food and beverage samples.

Esselstyn is the author of The Engine 2 Diet and a  firefighter from Austin, Texas’ engine company #2 that got his team mates to eat vegetarian at the firehouse to combat health problems they were having.

The clip above features an interview and more about the Esselstyn.

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