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Vegan celebrity: do as I say, not as I eat

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So, it seems folks are all a-twitter about the recent cheese bomb Alicia Silverstone dropped during an interview with US Weekly. Alicia Silverstone Admits She ‘Cheats’ Sometimes On Vegan Diet (ecorazzi.com) The comment section on their page is of course just a sample of the feedback this little admission is getting from folks. As a […]

It ain’t easy being cheesy

“Urged on by government warnings about saturated fat, Americans have been moving toward low-fat milk for decades, leaving a surplus of whole milk and milk fat. Yet the government, through Dairy Management, is engaged in an effort to find ways to get dairy back into Americans’ diets, primarily through cheese.” While Warning About Fat, U.S. […]

The (no) money shop

So, you may have already heard of bands such as Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails doing it with their new albums, but have you heard of a commercial business taking the pay-what-you-want plunge? Panera Bread experiments with “Pay What You Want” model Although it seems this type of thing has been done before, and worked, […]

Meatless moguls: CEOs and celebs turning vegan

Although I’m not sure which I find more annoying these days, PETA offering to pay for Lohan’s rehab or the previous chatter about Bill Clinton and Mike Tyson turning vegan, I have to admit that this recent trend of big names giving up the animal in their diet is a positive thing. I’ve always talked […]

Las Vegan: Steve Wynn’s winning streak

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This past summer I wrote about a wonderful announcement by Steve Wynn regarding his hotel chain in Vegas and how they would all now include vegan menu options. Read More »

Ingredients: what you don’t know will hurt them

To add to the previous discussion on whether or not a true vegan exists, here are a few more products that may slip into our everyday lives without even being checked for animal ingredients: Read More »