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Interviews with Our Hen House and Animal Voices

Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan interviewed me for their latest Our Hen House podcast, which was just uploaded this morning. Lots of useful activist-oriented stuff in this half-hour interview. The interview starts at the 17:30 mark. Here’s the link to the show on their blog and on iTunes. I... (original story)

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NPR Profiles Another Vegan Turned Butcher

Another annoying vegan hipster becomes an annoying butcher hipster. It’s pretty clear that if you want a free ticket to media exposure as a butcher, all you have to do is claim you used to be vegan. NPR just laps that shit up. (Thanks, Lisa.) Link. (original story)

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Behind the Curtain of McDonald’s Propaganda

Yesterday, I blogged about a McDonald’s propaganda video featuring Steve Fogelsong. Turns out the guy is president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. And here are some images of his gigantic “barn”—confining 4500 cattle. For some reason, McDonald’s chose no... (original story)

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Eat to Live #49 on Amazon.com

Yet another vegan book marches up the Amazon.com bestseller list. It’s exciting that some vegan books are selling to the tune of hundreds of copies per day. The book is also #3 on the New York Times’ bestselling advice paperback list. Link. Update: The book includes some references to ... (original story)

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Romney’s Dog Explanation

Even a Fox News contributor isn’t buying it: I think anyone who puts his dog in a cage on top of a car for a 12-hour drive and then deludes himself or tries to delude others that the dog really enjoyed it — to me, with all due respect, I feel such a man shouldn’t be president of the United... (original story)

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Bryant Terry’s 5 Food Thoughts

Just published at Oprah.com. These are so good. I especially like #4. Terry’s brand new The Inspired Vegan is now shipping at Amazon.com. It’s the first vegan cookbook I’ve seen in 2012 that I want to own. Terry’s first book, Vegan Soul Kitchen, was an exceptional and ground... (original story)

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The End of the Cheeseburger?

Could the cheeseburger be the food equivalent of a Hummer—an extravagantly wasteful product with no future? A short article in Scientific American gives that impression. (Via Jolley.) Link. (original story)

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Why Eat One and Pet the Other?

This will brighten your day. It’s hard to imagine there’d be any dog lovers being OK with eating bacon after watching this. (Via Vegan Outreach.) Link. (original story)

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The Paula Deen Anthology

Barry Estabrook excerpts three scathing critiques of Paula Deen, all made since her diabetes announcement. It’s so great to see that horrible woman finally get held accountable for some of the damage she’s caused. Regina Schrambling’s Eater.com article is the best of a great bunch.... (original story)

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#McDStories Gone Wild

McDonald’s was kind enough to create the #McDStories Twitter hashtag to enable Vegan.com readers to share our warm sentiments about our past experiences at Mickey D’s. Get to it. One former customer fondly reminisces: I haven’t been to McDonalds in years, because I’d rather e... (original story)

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