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Veggie Chic

Archive for the ‘Celebrities’ Category

March 24th, 2008

Vegan celebs: trend setters or wack jobs?

Reading this article about the recent vegan accomplishments of Stella McCartney, Natalie Portman, and Heather Mills, I started thinking about the intersection of celebrity and vegetarianism/veganism. Specifically, what does news about vegan celebrities do for the image of veganism?
On one hand, celebrities are often seen as trend setters and thought leaders. Celebrity endorsements get people […]

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December 12th, 2007

Win lunch with Skinny Bitch author Rory Freedman

Something for all you Skinny Bitch fans out there: you can support Farm Sanctuary and meet SB author Rory Freedman by placing a bid for this item on Charity Buzz. The prize is lunch with Rory, with the auction proceeds going to Farm Sanctuary, an organization which “works to end cruelty to farm animals and […]

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March 7th, 2007

PETA’s lettuce bikini campaign strikes again

Once again PETA is out on the front lines doing everything it can to ease animal cruelty in the world. And what better way to end the suffering of cute furry little creatures than by wrapping a busty model in a little lettuce?
You have to admit, it’s a pretty, um, eye-catching way to call attention […]

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February 9th, 2007

“Animal hero” and vegetarian Anna Nicole Smith dies

 The online papers are abuzz this morning with the news of Anna Nicole Smith’s untimely death. The stripper turned playboy model turned insane reality show star led a tragically strange life, from her bizarre marriage to a Texas millionaire 63 years her senior to her son’s mysterious death in the Bahamas just last year.
Anna Nicole […]

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January 16th, 2007

Veggie Links for 16-Jan-2007

I was totally drawn in by this post about making your own soy milk and tofu at home .

The joys of ginger are being sung over at The Vegan Diet, complete with some delicious-sounding recipes.

Check out the latest health news about soy over at Eating Fabulous.
Articles such as this interview with Moby are making him […]

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December 28th, 2006

Moby’s hangover cure: Tofurky and vegan chocolate

This article about celebrity hangover cures caught my eye because of Moby’s answer:

My hangover cure is pretty complicated. Before you go to sleep, you have to have some sort of food that’s quite salty. I have this vegan stuff called Tofurky, a tofu substitute for turkey, which is really good. I make a sandwich with […]

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December 8th, 2006

Veggie Links for 8-Dec-2006

You don’t have to be a vegetarian to love vegetarian cooking. That’s one of the main themes of this article about mixed families (veg*ns living with non-veg*ns) and how they manage to eat together in harmony.

Food for thought: Fran has put together a list of vegetarian writers and thinkers, as well as some interesting quotes […]

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November 24th, 2006

Veggie Links for 24-Nov-2006

Vegetarians rejoice! We can now enter the British World Pie Eating Championship, as the rules have been changed to include a vegetarian option. Previously, only meat and potato pies were consumed as part of the competition.

In this article, Jamie Gumbrecht gets down to the real troubles of having a vegan Thanksgiving meal, and hunting down […]

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October 22nd, 2006

Q: What do Billy Idol and Boy George have in common?

(besides their love of singing and wearing make-up, that is….)
A: You guessed it, they’re both vegetarians.
Looking for a famous vegetarian role model, but don’t know where to find him/her? FamousVeggie.com has the list for you. You can even search for vegans. Not enough celebrities? The International Vegetarian Union offers this list by field, and HappyCow […]

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October 10th, 2006

Veggie Links for 10-Oct-2006

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has become a vegetarian and lost over 100 pounds on his new limited-calorie diet. Good for him.

Don’t forget to take your enzymes… this article totes the benefits of juicing, claiming that it allows for fast absorption of the fabulous nutrients that are found in fresh fruits and veggies. Plus, consuming […]

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