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Ann Handley is what we north-of-Boston folks call wicked smart. Further evidence of that is found in her recent blog post: “I Suspect Everyone Else Is Smarter, Better-Looking,…
A new entry in the “global vegan restaurant directory” category came to my attention late last week: More than Salad. While I appreciate the humor in the Terms…
(via Maynard, the MARC mailing list, and originally the Jamaica Plain Gazzette) Steve Carian from T.J. Scallywaggle’s, one of (so far as I can tell) two all-vegan pizzarias…
(via Beth Kanter) I found this guide to using Facebook for Activism, from DigiActive: Given the incredible numbers of people logging on every day, it makes sense to…
Happy to see (via HSUS) that Overstock.com just became the first major online retailer to drop fur from its offerings. In an interview with HSUS, Patrick Byrne, the…
Two recent finds online worth sharing. First, a video which came through the TED Talks video feed in Miro. It’s not actually from TED but from EG, which…
While in Chicago for a conference, I had dinner at a new (to me) place in the North River neighborhood, not far from the Hilton Garden Inn: Karyn’s…
I have something of a love-hate relationship with mega-chain Starbucks. On the one hand, they consistently offer soy milk in (almost) every store, which I appreciated as a…
Well, it was a vegan night at the Pops for Jo and I anyway – maybe some day they will have an official night. Started out with dinner…
So Oprah Winfrey’s joined the list of celebs taking the vegan challenge. From the PETA files: Inspired by the book Quantum Wellness, by Kathy Freston, Oprah’s going to…
I’m in San Diego (Mission Bay) for a conference this week. Based on the sad state of the menu at lunch (stumped at the notion of someone not…
Old news, I know, but I find Garfield Minus Garfield captivating. It’s sort of existentialist, nihilist, and postmodern all at the same time.
(Via Organic Consumers Association) A new study published in Environmental Science & Technology discusses the contribution that food makes to global warming: Van Wing, who coined the term…
For a limited time (doesn’t say when they’ll stop) you can get a wonderful 16-song sampler of ANTI- records artists at their blog Click on the image to…
I’ve blogged a fair amount (too much, some might say) on the connections between global warming and animal agriculture – it’s the true inconvenient truth that many meat-eating…
I’ve been watching Ted talks lately on my morning commute. This one is definitely inspiring – Dave Eggers talking about Once Upon a School (which, unfortuntely, seems to…
Although our seats weren’t as good this time as they were for Eels, Gibson and (especially) Meloy put on one heck of a show. (More photos in the…
Finally got a chance to see Eels live at the Somerville Theatre back on March 31st (slideshow below). Sorry for the quality of the pics – managed to…
I’m at the airport getting ready to board for SXSW. If you’re going to be at SXSW (interactive), or in Austin March 6th-12th, check out VegSXSW on Twitter…
Just came across an excellent post from Jamais Cascio on the Carbon Footprint of the Cheeseburger In summary, he concludes: To make it clear, then: the greenhouse gas…