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Category Archives: Philosophy
Dutch raise animal rights to new level
In recent parliamentary elections two Animals Rights MPs where elected in the Netherlands. “When I look at animals, they are innocent. We are treating them like they are things, like they are bicycles. That’s not what we have to be … Continue reading
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Vegan Dinner
Vegan Dinner has great-looking vegan recipes three times a week. The reason we chose to begin this website is three-fold. Firstly, the goal is to try 365 new meals in 365 days. Second, to encourage people to lead healthier lives … Continue reading
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RAW Needs Help
Douglas Rushkoff reports that Robert Anton Wilson is in need of help. RAW is at home, dying from post-polio syndrome, and can’t pay his next month’s rent. If you can, send the man some money and then go read one … Continue reading
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Robot Anton Wilson Update
Here‘s an update about Robert Anton Wilson, who is apparently under hospice care. There’s also a documentary out about his life. That went to the top of my Netflix queue. [via RoWis]
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Humane Society Seeks New York Foie Gras Ban
The Humane Society is seeking a ban on foie gras production in New York state. They say foie gras violates a New York law against selling food from diseased animals.
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Whole Foods Bans Sale of Live Lobsters
Whole Foods will no longer be selling live lobsters, saying they cannot ensure the creatures are treated with respect and compassion.
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Peter Singer interview
Salon has an interview with Animal Liberation author Peter Singer. So the argument is that this is also an arbitrary stopping place; it’s also a form of discrimination, which I call “speciesism,” that has parallels with racism. I am not … Continue reading
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Joe Rogan on Dimethyl Tryptamine
You should really listen to this nine-minute rant in which Joe Rogan, that horrible guy from The Man Show and Fear Factor, out-Bill Hickses Bill Hicks. [via Boing Boing]
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There Is No God
On NPR’s This I Believe series Penn Jillette explains why he believes there is no God. [via Dr. Menlo]
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Paper Says Edible Meat Can be Grown in a Lab on Industrial Scale
Some older news that I found in my link backlog. And, the authors agree, it might take work to convince consumers to eat cultured muscle meat, a product not yet associated with being produced artificially. “On the other hand, cultured … Continue reading
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The Conservative Argument Against Factory Farms
The American Conservative has a terrific article by former Bush speechwriter Matthew Scully. Scully argues that conservatives should be opposed to factory farming and animal cruelty in general. While there is much in this article that I don’t agree with, … Continue reading
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Juices saves
The Village Voice has a funny essay about the author’s tour through different levels of vegetarianism. My own private Idaho potato went like this: When I was a teenager a renowned South African acupuncturist moved in next door to my … Continue reading
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McDonald’s beef fries settlement disbursed
McDonald’s will pay $10 million to 24 Hindu and vegetarian groups after falsely describing its french fries, which contained a beef additive, as vegetarian. I last posted about this two years ago, I guess they’ve been wrangling over the money … Continue reading
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Rude Food
The Vegetarian Society produced a highly suggestive video called Rude Food. From an article in the Scotsman: The film is set in a steamy kitchen and begins with a ripe melon being groped by a man’s hand. It then shows … Continue reading
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BK Veggie
Burger King has a new version of the BK Veggie veggie burger with a pattie from Morningstar Farms. This is being covered as if it’s an entirely new product but the BK Veggie has been around since 2002. I love … Continue reading
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