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“We were of that generation that came after punk and post-punk. People don’t talk about it now, but it was non-macho. If you were an alternative musician, you were political, because of the times [Thatcherism and the Falklands war]. It was taken for granted that the bands you shared a stage with had the same politics. I’m not sure you could say that now.”
—Johnny Marr, in an interview with The Guardian on how many fans were turned on to some of The Smiths’ ideas, such as vegetarianism, after hearing hit songs like “Meat Is Murder.”
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Kara Lawson, WNBA star for Connecticut Sun, shared a few of her three-pointer vegan recipes and an interview with SheKnows.
Lawson went vegetarian in 2011 and after a few months cut out dairy and all other animal products.
She and her husband work as a team–he often does meal planning and preparation while she scouts out all the natural foods stores and shops in the area.
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Dave Letterman‘s warm up comedian Eddie Brill was once a 400 pound, two packs of cigarettes a day smoker facing a multitude of health problems.
He’s since lost over 100 pounds and become a vegan, proving the funny man doesn’t have to be fat, as he hosted a comedy show at NYC’s Gotham Comedy Club, “Laughter and Food is the Best Medicine.”
Comments Off on Stella McCartney Environmentally Friendly Optical Eyewear
Stella McCartney‘s first collection of optical eyewear will be released in the Spring of 2013.
The line features both light and spotted versions of its classic shade in addition to five alternative styles in burgundy, taupe, black, teal and tortoise.
A vegetarian who uses no fur or leather in her products, Stella has taken environmental consciousness a step further with this line and made them from eco-friendly materials.
The two resided at the Big Island’s Mauna Lani Bay Hotel in Hawaii and spent their time kayaking and swimming.
Given their adventure involved so much outdoor exercise, it’s no surprise the vegetarian actress had no restraints on eating, as US Weekly reported she ate “whatever” during the trip.
