Vegetarian Star

We admit we’re in love with Missy Higgins. But what’s not to love about her?

A vegan with a beautiful voice and equally talented song writing skills, she’s no stranger to animal issues either. Remember when she got cuddly with the piggy?

Now she’s cozying up with Izzy the dog, and both want to convey a serious message about animals and the fur industry.

“If you wouldn’t wear your dog, please don’t wear any fur,” reads the ad.

“The only difference between your “best friend” and animals killed for their fur is how we treat them. All animals suffer and feel pain. Please don’t wear any fur or fur trim.”

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Alex Greenwald of the band Phantom Planet has been spotted walking around with model Agyness Deyn and the UK Sun decided to poke fun of his veganness and choice of thin women.

Greenwald doesn’t like any meat, the Sun claims-especially on his women.

“The pair were spotted leaving her New York pad – and this one could have legs…And as a militant vegan he does ads for PETA. No wonder he likes Agy, she hasn’t an ounce of meat on her.”

Greenwald stopped eating meat in college when he made a bet with his then girlfriend. He was going to quit meat and she was going to quit smoking. She couldn’t give up the cigs and he won.

Visit thesun.co.uk to view pics of Greenwald and Agy.

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Vegetarian Times hosted their 2009 Dining Out Awards and nearly 700 readers voted for restaurants based in different regions of the U.S and several specialty veg restaurants like Most Eco-Fabulous and Totally RAWsome.

Chrissie Hynde’s Vegiterranean won “Most Promising Rookie.”

Several other restaurants made the cut, including The Chicago Diner for the midwest. If you recall, the diner is where Ellen DeGeneres went gaga over the vegan seitan hot wings and had some Fed Ex’d to her studios in California.

Peter Max’s fave, Candle 79, won the category for the northeast.

To find out what veg restaurants in your part of the country you should be visiting, pick up a copy of the April issue of Vegetarian Times.

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Missy Higgins’ fans know who she is!

During a recent conversation on the missyhiggins.org forum, one fan wanted to know where Missy got her wickedly delicious guitar strap shown here.

Much talk went on about the origins of the strap, including the theory it came from a vintage porn shop. Don’t ask us how they arrived at that one. We won’t go there.

One fan offers some insight into the materials in the strap:

“Based on what the strap looks like, I think your best bet is some sort of cotton/nylon strap with what normally would be leather or suede ends, but the vegan in her probably opposes any cow hide for the strap.”

Woohoo! Missy has taught her fans well, as they’re well schooled on her principles when it comes to animal products.

If you’re a guitar player, you can rock out vegan style with straps at couchguitarstraps.com.

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The famous vegan junk food lovin’ Nellie McKay will be performing at the Denver, Colorado VegFest 2009 on April 11.

VegFest will feature all day veggie fun complete with guest speakers such as Dr. Milton R. Mills, associate director of preventive medicine for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), cooking demonstrations, and vendors.

The evening will end with Nellie’s concert as well as a performance by Amy and the Rock Sisters.

Nellie McKay, although a vegan, has said many times she just loves junk food, and thinks more people would be vegan if more vegan  junk food was available. We’re guessing VegFest won’t have a lot of junk food, but there’s still probably something for everyone to chow down on.

 VegFest will take place at Mariott City Center in Denver. For more information, visit VegFest.net.

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Vegan and natural childbirth champ Erykah Badu performed at the Jazz Festival at Miami Gardens this weekend.

During her performance Erykah wore a t-shirt that read, “Bite Me! I am vegan.”

What’cha tryin’ to say, Erykah? You’d taste better for the cannibals? Ha, ha.

We know Erykah just likes wearing her vegan pride whenever she gets the chance.

The former vegan, who now eats fish rapper Common was there to perform as well.

via Thenassaugaurdian.com

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Alanis Morissette snagged herself a Juno this weekend at Canada’s version of the Grammy’s. Alanis won Pop Album of the Year. Woohoo!

It’s not certain if Alanis attended the Juno awards banquet which featured some nice vegetarian options.

Alanis was know for going back and forth between vegin’ and meatin’ when she finally made the decision to go veg all the way and become vegan after reading Eat toLive by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a physician who’s worked with Physician’s Committee For Responsible Medicine.

Congratulations Alanis. Hope the diet’s still working for you. Ain’t nothing like a celebration with vegan cake!

via kwnow.ca

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Many will be thankful he’s not rapping it.

Joaquin Phoenix narrated the Nation Earth film company produced Earthlings, a documentary about the harm that comes with humans using animals in various industries, such as food, fashion, and entertainment.

Now he’s back doing his deal again with the new audio book version adapted from the original full length film.

The audio book can be downloaded for $13.97 or pre-ordered on a 2 CD set for $19.99 at Earthlings.com.

Ellen DeGeneres credited the film with helping her adopt a vegan diet. 

The film also features music from vegan musician Moby.

Earthlings took several years to create due to the difficulty of obtaining footage in some of the industries.

via businesswire.com

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