Written by Vegetarian Star on April 22nd, 2009 in Actresses, Authors, Environment-Eco-Green.
Happy Earth Day! Do you have big plans?
Bones actress Emily Deschanel and Skinny Bitch author Rory Freedman described to Chloe Jo of the Girlie Girl Army their idea of the perfect Earth Day friend date.
It involves trapezes and vegan food. Hopefully, they’d wait awhile after eating the vegan food and getting on the trapeze.
Rory Freedman: First stop: trapeze school on the Santa Monica pier! It’s one version of man-made fun that doesn’t leave any carbon footprint. You swing around in the air confronting your fear of heights and bodily harm. It’s an amazing workout where you get to be outside, enjoy the fresh air, see the ocean, feel young, and get manhandled by hot guys. When we’re done playing Circus of the Stars, we can go stuff our faces at Golden Mean Cafe, the new vegan spot in Santa Monica that’s all the buzz. The food is ridiculously good, there’s an upstairs mediation/reading room, the space is really Zen (the walls are infused with crushed quartz crystal, selenite, mica, gold, and incense), and the owner and head chef couldn’t be sweeter.
Emily Deschanel: Ooh I can’t wait! I’ve been dying to do trapeze school, and I haven’t been to that restaurant yet!! You know we both love vegan food!!! I wonder what the crystals in the walls will do for us.. We’ll probably feel all centered and new-age-y.
Read the rest of Rory and Emily’s date plans at GirlieGirlArmy.com.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 22nd, 2009 in Birthdays, Male Musicians, Male Singers.
A big slice of vegan birthday cake goes out to the following vegetarian or vegan celebrities today.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 22nd, 2009 in Actresses, Cosmetics And Beauty Products.
Pamela Anderson has been running and hitting the pavement at full speed lately.
She recently collaborated with Richie Rich to develop a cruelty-free clothing and shoe line, Muse. She hinted (if even humorously) at a cooking television show where women make vegetarian food in bikinis.
Now, she’s coming out with her own brand of fragrance.
From her blog, Pammie writes:
“Finally a company with a heart—so glad we found each other- a company in Florida looks promising- I have developed a line of natural body fragrances and have more products to come- first fragrance is Raw by pamela…company is called pamela- super enviro-conscious, cruelty free- yummy-natural- very sexy fragrance I wear every day- will be available this summer—department stores, drug stores, affordable choices- I want to sell where I shop— nothing too fancy— Keep the Country COUNTRY!”
How cool it will be to get inexpensive, vegan fragrances at the local drug or grocery store!
But she’s not done yet. There’s also talk of a beauty drink under the same RAW brand, which stands for “Real Activist Wild.”
Go Pamela!
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 22nd, 2009 in Authors.
ecorazzi.com
Experience Life Magazine is all about healthy living.
Smart folks like you know healthy living includes a vegetarian diet, and this month Experience Life has chosen to speak with two folks well known in the vegan world-Rory Freedman, author of the Skinny Bitch series, and Michael Parrish DuDell, senior editor at Ecorazzi.com, a green gossip website.
DuDell says there’s a new veganism taking place, one which doesn’t involve the stereotypical person the Gossip Girls Blair and Serena poked fun of on a episode.
“There is a new veganism,” said DuDell “The new vegan is not your typical patchouli-wearing, dreadlock-sporting hippie. There’s even vegan fashion from designers like Stella McCartney.”
“Now you can walk into some of the best restaurants and tell them you’re a vegan, and they’ll prepare a great vegan meal for you.”
You can read the rest of what Michael has to say at Experiencelifemag.com.
There’re definitely more options for vegans than there were a decade ago. But is it really that easy to get a great vegan meal prepared? And do most people still stereotype vegans as non deodorant wearing college students who camp out on the adminstration lawn?
What do you guys think of Michael’s statement? Chime in and let everybody know.
via Ecorazzi.com
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 22nd, 2009 in Animal Issues.
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Animals Australia Unleashed
Hey everybody! We’ve got partners in crime down under!
Animals Australia Unleashed is a new website based in Australia which features everything animal rights-from vegetarianism to fur to activism, you name it.
What’s cool about Unleashed is that it regularly features celebrity news and interviews with awesome vegetarian and/or animal activists like Anti-Flag, Silverstein, Serj Tankian, and The Veronicas.
Currently, you can enter to win goodies from Lush cosmetics, a cruelty-free company working to end the Canadian Seal Hunt, in addition to watching an exclusive backstage interview with The Veronicas.
So check out Animals Australia Unleashed at Unleashed.org.au.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 21st, 2009 in Business, Food & Drink, Journalists, Restaurants.
John Norris, MTV news correspondent, likes his candy dirty. The vegetarian restaurant in New York city, Dirt Candy, ran by Moby’s former chef Amanda Cohen, has earned his praises.
The vegan wrote about his love of Dirt Candy recently on newyork.decider.com.
“When Dirt Candy opened on East 9th Street last October, it was initially a “find.” Suffice it to say that much of the city has found it. The place is packed night after night, and for good reason: From jalapeno hush puppies to spinach soup with tofu dumplings, from carrot risotto to crispy tofu with green ragout, the restaurant boasts one of the freshest, most inventive vegetarian menus in town. Amanda Cohen, Dirt Candy’s chef/owner, boasts a résumé that includes such treasures as Angelica Kitchen, Pure Food and Wine, and the late, lamented Heirloom. And not only are all of Amanda’s dishes vegetarian, they can all be made vegan—even better. The only suggestion I would offer Dirt Candy: Triple in size! Then maybe I could get in as often as I’d like.”
Ironically, Cohen and her restaurant were criticized by some vegans when it first opened, due to some statements she made to the media about them and the food.
Looks as if John Norris doesn’t take a bit of offense!
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 21st, 2009 in Meatless Mouthful, Models.
“Everyone thinks I’m nuts because I speak the truth and I’m very outspoken. The meat industry hates me, the dairy industry hates me, the Beatle industry hates me, the landmine industry. So I have a lot of enemies out there. But I also have a lot of support.“
—-Heather Mills, in a speech given at a vegetarian show in London recently. Love her or hate her, Heather has certainly put her footprint in the media. And although she may be viewed as erratic by some, she continues to be a vocal activist for the veg life and animals.
What’s your opinion on Heather? Does she appear too nutty in public with her words and antics? Or is it just her free spiritness and passion for her work that drives her behavior?
via Starpulse.com
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Written by Vegetarian Star on April 20th, 2009 in Environment-Eco-Green, Fashion, Models.
In the old days if you were on a budget and looking for animal-free footwear, Payless ShoeSource was your one stop hub. Only every shoe there was made from fibers drenched in toxic chemicals that made your feet turn colors on a hot summer day.
That’s all changed now. Payless launched their Zoe & Zac collection last week and model and green activist Summer Rayne Oakes is the face of sustainable, green footwear.
Every pair in the women and girls collection is under $30.
If that doesn’t get you salivating, here’s some of the green features the shoes have to offer: organic cotton, faux suede and faux leather materials manufactured with reduced heavy metals, recycled rubber and elastic made from recycled plastic bottles, and water based and non-toxic glues.
Plus, any Zoe & Zac shoe purchased donates $1 to the Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion campaign. As in, a billion, beautiful, CO2 reducing trees.
What are you waiting for? Head to the nearest Payless near you now!
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