In the recent Times Online article, “Taking the private jet to Copenhagen,” an interesting dichotomy is raised: How can celebrities who claim to stand up for the environment justify flying in private jets (eh-hem, John Travolta) or owning seven homes (ouch, Sting, that hurts)? The first line of the article reads: “Hypocrisy is the vice [...]
17. November 2009
“My book is really about factory farming.” So said scruffy Brooklynite and bestselling author of Eating Animals Jonathan Safran Foer at last night’s Barnes & Noble speaking engagement in Manhattan. “That’s the kind of farming that produces 99% of the animals that are food in this country. So if I use [the term ‘factory farming’] interchangeably with [...]
12. November 2009
Holy (rescued) cow! Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar is finally here, and just in time for the holidaze, which is perfect because there are loads of empty stockings just waiting to be filled…and 8 nights of Hanukah waiting to be giftified. It will also make a perfect present for the Hindus, Muslims, agnostics, atheists, pagans, Scientologists, [...]
5. November 2009
[Editor note: We are pleased as vegan punch to publish Jasmin Singer's first piece on VEGdaily. Check out her bio below to learn more about this rocktastic activist and welcome her to the team!] Unless you’ve been living under a piece of tofu, you’ve already heard of Eating Animals by (my new hero) Jonathan Safran Foer. [...]
13. October 2009
Among my friends and co-workers I am quickly becoming known as the green smoothie girl. I always seem to have a bottle filled with chunky blends of vegetables and fruits that can look quite unappealing to on-lookers. A green smoothie is any blended beverage that includes some green veggies, which often turn the entire drink a [...]
25. September 2009
On October 12th, Alicia Silverstone’s first book, The Kind Diet, hits shelves around the country, and we’re pretty sure you’re gonna love it! I had the chance to chat with Alicia over at CrazySexyLife.com where she gave me a behind the scenes look at her new project. In the interview she reveals: “My big hope for this book is to [...]
8. June 2009
Patience is a virtue and one that all vegans and vegetarians must certainly posses in this very non-VEG world! One of the many hot topics that we herbivores are often faced with is the idea of vegan parenting. My folks, who have never once said a single negative thing about my plant-based lifestyle, were shocked to learn that [...]
28. May 2009
Just four short years ago this little vegan boy was in college with basically ZERO options for dorm sustenance. These days, books seem to be popping up all over the place for the class-going VEG in your life! PETA’s Vegan College Cookbook is exactly the kind of read I’m talking about. The book is filled with way super, [...]
19. May 2009
I am strictly anti-brunch on principal (don’t ask), but this book just might change my mind! Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of Veganomnicon, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World and Vegan with a Vengeance, has just released Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For-From Asparagus Omelets to Pumpkin Pancakes and wants you to help celebrate! At 7 p.m on [...]
6. May 2009
It’s my goal here on VEGdaily to pimp out your bookcases with some of my all-time favorite reads EVER!! And it’s for this reason that I’m introducing you to these two awesome titles! Living a Charmed Life and The Love-Powered Diet are both brand new books by vegan author and spiritual coach Victoria Moran that you [...]
3. December 2009
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