August 2011
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Murder-suicides: not just for humans anymore!
A mother bear in China killed her cub and then herself. Why? To escape the bear bile industry. You know, FUCKING BILE, that tasty digestive juice produced by the liver and stored in the gall bladder. That shit contains a chemical that can be synthesized now used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat heart arrhythmia, so this industry is totally still relevant—NOT.
The bears, Asiatic black...
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Guest recipes: maca magic desert dessert...
While summer temperatures soar, it’s great to cool down with refreshing chilled smoothies for a hearty breakfast or brunch. Recently reunited with my culinary muse and partner extraordinaire Courtney Pool, I have been inspired to throw heaping tablespoons of maca into recipes. She doesn’t seem to mind, bless her raw vegan gorgeous heart.
Maca adds a caramel-malt flavor, which is well combined...
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Earthlings available for free streaming, get your...
Whether you want to convert your omnivorous friends, need renewed vegan resolve, or just want to cry (catharsis—look it up, people), the latest news from Nation Earth is good news: You can stream Earthlings for free from its website.
This is, to me, the saddest and most convincing documentary about using animals for human purposes. It’s sickening, but it’s effective. Maybe...
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Make these immediately: Fat Elvis Pudding Pops!
The recipe is so simple! And all you’ll want to do is eat them ALL THE TIME! And that’s okay because they’re not THAT* bad for you!
*Actually, that depends on what you think THAT bad is. For me, it’s eating whipped cream topped with chocolate fudge, mayonnaise, and lard chunks. Shit, the Fat Elvis Pudding Pop is downright slim-ifying!
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Stephan Nance: My new boyfriend goes on a world...
I would never leave Allen, but if I were going to be all “to the left, to the left,” it would only be for an adorably awkward ginger who loves frozen yogurt, writes songs about how people should be nicer, and reminds me of a less cynical Bo Burnham and an off-Broadway musical about coming out to your mom and hugs. Luckily for Allen, such a dude did not exist to, and he has always...
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Watch“Farms, Lies and Videotape: Who gets to tell the story of America’s largest livestock farms?” is a report by the Ration about undercover videos by Humane Society employees and the ways the ag industry is trying to prevent them.
Especially good: At 4:40, when Iowa state Sen. Tom Rielly argues against the making of such videos because HSUS/the videographers are “going out...
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Interview with a San Francisco rockstar: Cafe...
San Francisco resident and dessert-maker extraordinaire Gregory Manitsas has worked at Cafe Gratitude for three years, as the bakery manager and head pastry chef for the last year and a half. He is not only an amazing creative force, but an inspirational vegan as well. Gregory has been a vegan for 13 of his 28 years! Rumor has it, he’s about to go take L.A. by storm.
Vegansaurus: How long...
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Make the world's greatest food: Yumm Sauce!
You most likely have no clue what Yumm Sauce is because you’ve been living under a motherfucking rock. It’s this savory, tangy, creamy dressing/dip/sauce of amazement, available almost exclusively* from Cafe Yumm, a chain of restaurants in Eugene, Ore. At this magical Cafe Yumm, they serve the sauce on pretty much everything, but most especially their bowls.
It’s totally...
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Guest post: A book to actually help you stay a...
A recent Psychology Today article stated that most vegetarians eventually go back to eating meat (I’d like to point out that this was based on a pretty small survey). I think one big reason why people give up the veg life is nutrition—not that it’s hard to have a nutritious plant-based diet, because it’s not, but because they don’t know how to. OK, and because they are...
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Yo vegans with money: Support two awesome local...
First, there’s Laura Miller with San Francisco-based Sidesaddle Kitchen (we love her and her delicious wares). She was selling at the Underground Market but then that shit was shut down by the Feds or whatever and so she’s looking for some help via Kickstarter. If you’re into tasty raw goodness, look into donating, because she’s the real deal and her product knows...
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Tonight: NYC vegan and animal rights book swap!
New York, you should get yourselves to Sustainable NYC tonight for the vegan and animal-rights book swap! The more of you go, the more awesome it’ll be. Unless you all only bring, like, the third copy of Vegan with a Vengeance that you got for Christmas/Hanukkah/whatever gift-giving winter holiday you celebrate. Don’t be stingy, share your fancy vegan reading!
Remember, they’re...
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Happy Veggie Kids: Nina!
This is four-year-old Nina from Saxapahaw, NC with her pet hen Hedda! She is a super adorbs vegetarian. But she is not your average vegetarian as she only occasionally eats eggs from her adopted pet hens. Funny notes about the eggs from her mom: “She often cracks the eggs in the coop and feeds them right back to the girls. She also will school anyone who makes the mistake of offering her...
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Hello, friends! It's WTF Wednesday!
You guys, I am so mad at Allen! Last night he left the lock to his gym locker in his car and had to run back and get it while I was changing in the gym. This totally wouldn’t have been a big deal if Allen and I didn’t share a locker when we go to the gym. Unfortunately, we do. So as Allen hustled (I imagine, he could have walked slowly to inflict maximum humiliation) back to the...
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Recipes: homemade nacho and Italian-style cheeses!
Two recipes, one post! Though I love my vegan cheese in a jar, I also enjoy making my own condiments at home. Both of these cheeses are mostly raw, yet I always end up cooking with them. Added bonus—soy- and gluten-free!
Nacho cheese sauce Ingredients 1 cup soaked cashews** 1/2 Tbsp. olive oil 1/2 cup water Juice of half a lemon 1 clove of garlic 2 bell peppers 1 1/2 tsp. salt
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Marin: not a good place to be a vegan inmate
Having volunteered in jail and jail-adjacent settings, I have seen some pretty ridiculous things happen, and been bummed out by the treatment some people receive at the hands of those in power. Here’s the thing: our jail system is really broken. I don’t want to go into the details of how and why, because this isn’t “Mark gets on a soap box about mental health and the...
