February 2011
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Tree Kisser Site News!
Dearest Darling Loyal Followers,
I don’t take enough time to adequately thank you all for being so awesome, so passionate, and so vocal! I really appreciate each and every one of you- especially those who take the time to send me messages/questions/suggestions (and to the few of you who have written recently and have not yet been responded to, I promise it’s coming- hopefully...
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January 2011
10 posts
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Fur Is The New Green? Is This a Joke?
Normally I try to keep blog posts to one per day max, so as not to overwhelm all of my lovely and devoted followers. However, I’ve come across something today that is so upsetting my hands are shaking and my face is hot. It’s a blog about a girl on a mission to wear fur for 100 consecutive days in order to prove that there is no longer a negative reaction to it and that fur is...
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My Spoiled Vegan Reality Check
Madeleine Bistro. Native Foods. Veggie Grill. Real Food Daily. Vardo Cafe. Seed. Follow Your Heart. Shojin. Sunpower Cafe. Elf. Cru. Mooi. Euphoria Rawvolution. (These are the names of the Los Angeles based vegan restaurants I could think of in 30 seconds.)
(vegan Oklahoma Bacon Cheeseburger at Native Foods)
Squatters Roadhouse Grill. Cafe Trang. (the only two...
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Sundance 2011: "The Details" Premiere
The Details Cast: Ray Liotta, Dennis Haysbert, Jacob Aaron Estes (director), Kerry Washington, Tobey Maguire (Elizabeth Banks and Laura Linney were unable to attend)
This weekend I was honored to join the rest of the cast and crew of “The Details” at its Sundance premiere. I worked on this film as the writer/director’s assistant (to the brilliant Jacob Aaron Estes), and I...
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A Word (or 500) on Vegan (or not?) Dating
This is one of my “I don’t really have an answer or a conclusion, I’m just musing” posts. As a single vegan, I spend a lot of time dwelling on this issue. Do I have to date a vegan or don’t I? I certainly never considered vegetarianism a boyfriend requirement when I was vegetarian, and I haven’t even considered veganism a requirement for the majority of my vegan days. I’ve dated two hunters,...
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So, as I’ve mentioned, I’m a huge huge...
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But where do you get your protein?!?
Ah, every vegetarian’s (and especially vegan’s) favorite question. I probably hear this question once a week, mostly condescendingly from people who must assume that after 16 years without meat, my body must be minutes away from disintegrating. However, I’ve also been receiving a lot of protein-related emails/questions from curious followers who are new to the vegan lifestyle,...
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MLK Jr., Non-violence, and veganism - the "logical...
Celebrating Coretta, Who Celebrated Nonviolence—and Stopped Eating Animals
By Stephanie Ernst
This is the day when we annually celebrate the life, spirit, contributions, and philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. But I’m not going to write about MLK today. I’m going to write, just briefly, about Coretta. Those opposed to the idea of animal rights, those who consider the...
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Animal Rights Films
A few days ago, I received a request for a post on inspirational films related to vegetarianism/veganism. Because I am heavily involved in both the film world and the animal welfare world, I can’t believe I haven’t already written such a post! Although I have touched on some of these films in the past, it seems only right to put together somewhat of a database in one post. You...
