I just got back from watching Food, Inc., and it’s pretty much what I expected it to be: a very well done expose´ on agribusiness that falls far short of its potential. As the author of three books that cover agribusiness, I have to admit that movies, not books, are the ideal medium for addressing […]
Salon.com has a solid interview with Hal Herzog, author of Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals. Over the course of the interview, Herzog addresses deliberate animal cruelty, meat eating, and the keeping of animals as pets. He has read deeply on these topics […]
On today’s CBC Radio Q program, Eating Animals author Jonathan Safran Foer debated Anthony Bourdain about meat eating and factory farming. You’d think a conversation between two people on opposite ends of the animal use spectrum would quickly turn into World War III, but they remain respectful to one another throughout, and it turns into […]
As a result of several new studies coming out, Jack has revised his article addressing the fact that even mild B12 deficiencies can elevate homocystine levels, and consequently lead to health problems. The new evidence offers worrisome information to all vegans who are lackadaisical about taking B12 supplements. In short, you don’t need to develop […]
It’s easy to do animal advocacy that will save large numbers of animals from harm; easier still if you get a little reading under your belt. Nick Cooney’s new book, Change of Heart: What Psychology Can Teach Us About Spreading Social Change, is the most impressive book on animal advocacy tactics I’ve yet encountered. But […]
I dutifully ordered a copy of Kathy Freston’s Veganist the moment I heard she was appearing on Oprah. I just finished it last night. Seems like this review should answer a couple of questions: is Freston’s book a must-read for you, and is it worth recommending to potential vegans? If you’re a regular reader of […]
My pal Marisa Wolfson, who really should do stand-up comedy for a living, wrote the following review for Vegan.com: If Skinny Bitch had sex with a motivational diet book written by a raw foodie cheerleading goddess who’s transcended illness through sparkles and science, Crazy Sexy Diet would be their love child. Kris Carr takes a […]
An extraordinarily effective video. Don Draper would be proud. Chipotle’s video perfectly demonstrates that food politics alliances are both vital and disagreeable. As vegans, we should be delighted anytime anyone slams factory farming for any reason. And here we’ve got Chipotle creating an expensive, engaging ad that captures the disturbing essence of factory farming. The […]
Casein is a milk-based protein that's easy to avoid on a vegan diet. Vegan casein is in commercial development, and should be widely available soon.
Below are links to “The Year in Meat: 2009.” This article is lengthy, so I strongly encourage you to print out the nine page typeset PDF version below. This document contains an obsessive number of links—178 to be exact. Pretty much everything I say links back to my source blog entries on Vegan.com, where I typically […]
