Recently, a friend was walking by a store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan called PhotoOp, and noticed a sign in the window (which is the photograph in this article) advertising photos opportunities with “Real Baby Chicks.” To many people, this might just be a cute idea for a family photo: you go in, [...]
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A bill which would impose fines of over 16,000 U.S. dollars (500,000 rubles) for “spreading homosexual propaganda” is being considered in Russia’s parliament. The law was submitted to the legislature by conservatives who believe that the media is encouraging the gay lifestyle as “normal” – and that this is a problem. Earlier this month, a [...]
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Easter is right around the corner, and unfortunately, while children and families across the nation are celebrating with large baskets filled with goodies, the baby chicks, whom we gush over as cute and sweet little creatures, are the ones who suffer the most harm. One of the most widespread and careless trends is to give [...]
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New York Times columnist Gail Collins recently brought our attention to Rick Santorum’s comments about the environment and global warming. Apparently, when it comes to the Earth, we are all supposed “to use it wisely…for our benefit, not for the Earth’s benefit.” Santorum said this in passing at an energy summit meeting. He’s known for [...]
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CBS and the Associated Press are reporting this morning that a new study by the American Cancer Society finds that the overall death rate for cancer in the United States has dropped 1.5 percent in adults and 1.7 percent in children. The trend has been in motion since about 1999, and health industry experts believe the [...]
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The major coffee chain Starbucks, which until now carried a slew of vegan drinks, one of them being the Strawberry Frappuccino, has decided, in an effort to reduce “artificial ingredients” to switch to coloring the beverages with cochineal, a red food dye made out of crushed up beetles. Daelyn Fortner, co-owner of ThisDishIsVeg, first reported [...]
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It seems that climate change has been marginalized in the debate over the Koch Keystone XL as President Obama makes moves to fast-track construction of the pipeline from Oklahoma to the Gulf Coast. The obvious argument for this is that the construction will create jobs. There’s been a great deal of debate as to whether those [...]
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Think about all the wool products the average American owns: coats, sweaters, scarves, Uggs and socks are just some of the wool products that can be found in our closets. However, most people have a glorified idea of where wool comes from. Personally, I used to think that sheep were raised on farms, and shaved [...]
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Upon walking into Lush, an organic cosmetics store, one is overwhelmed by the perfume that is thick in the air. It’s a sensory experience that is hard to forget. The large chunks of soap could be mistaken for oversized wheels of cheese if it wasn’t for the fact that they were bright blue and deep [...]
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In case you haven’t been following the news regarding the murder of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, it seems there’s now another false and inflammatory statement being created by the right. George Zimmerman’s alleged friend Joe Oliver has been on Fox News and other right-wing media networks claiming that what Zimmerman says on the 911 tapes [...]
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