Emily Osment (Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams, Hannah Montana: The Movie) stars in the ABC movie about the effect Internet bullying has on people. The film is aptly titled Cyberbully.
Osment plays Taylor Hillridge, a teen who becomes a victim of cyberbullying and is motivated to help change legislation because of her experiences.
Comments Off on Yotam Ottolenghi On Ingredients That Make Vegetarianism Difficult
Yotam Ottolenghi already eats a pretty heavy plant-based diet. As a former vegetarian columnist who’s just released a vegetable cookbook, Plenty, he knows a thing or two about putting together a meatless meal.
And if he had to give up meat completely, there are only a few items he thinks would be hard to replace.
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Tuesday’s episode of The Talk will feature vegan family cooking tips and ideas.
Host and actress Sara Gilbert was a vegetarian for two decades and then became a vegan. Before The Talk premiered, Gilbert had said food and nutrition were so important to her, she definitely wanted to give the issues some time on the show.
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Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of the best selling book about the link between diseases of affluence and meat, The China Study, was a guest on Real Time with Bill Maher to discuss the film Forks Over Knives and the idea of eating less meat for good health.
“It’s the story of one of the best kept secrets in healthcare that I can think of,” Campbell said. “It’s what food can do for us.”
Written by Vegetarian Star on July 18th, 2011 in Fashion, Fur.
Comments Off on Tim Gunn Thanks Miss Florida USA Officials For Fur Ban
The officials from the Miss Florida USA pageant announced they will no longer award a mink coat to the winner of the competition. No one could be more happier about this decision than Tim Gunn, Project Runway host and anti-fur activist who’s recorded a PSA for PETA against the fur industry.
Gunn took the time to write a letter to the executive producer of the Miss Florida USA pageant, Grant H. Gravitt Jr., thanking him for the ban.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful–Why Martha Quinn Went Meatless
“I went with a friend to [California’s] Santa Monica Pier. We were idly watching a guy fishing; he reeled in a fish, and the poor thing was gasping and writhing. I thought, I’m going to take a break from the animal-killing thing. I still think about the fish, and wish I could communicate to that spirit how many lives it saved.”
Martha Quinn, well-known 80s pop culture icon who was one of the original MTV VJs. Quinn’s entire family is vegetarian–even the dogs. Quinn’s Q & A can be found in the July/August 2011 issue of Vegetarian Times.