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Remember when shopping at Goodwill and Salvation Army was something to be ashamed of? If you’re over 30, ya probably do. Somewhere around the mid-‘80’s or so, second hand sneak became vintage chic, and one of the stores responsible was the Melrose Avenue emporium known as Aardvarks. The new ... More >>
What's there to say about America's favorite trainwreck, except, well, the meds seem to be working. On The Record, the MTV doc that aired this past Sunday, and every night since, sought to be a sympathetic, somewhat real attempt at changing Britney Spears image and launching her new record, Circus, ... More >>
What's there to say about America's favorite trainwreck, except, well, the meds seem to be working. On The Record, the MTV doc that aired this past Sunday, and every night since, sought to be a sympathetic, somewhat real attempt at changing Britney Spears image and launching her new record, Circus, ... More >>
Hold that tiger! Foot traffic pauses on Hollywood Boulevard as reporters, tourists and photographers catch a glimpse of near-naked activist in painted stripes
Also The Game Plan, Feast of Love, The Rape of Europa and more
Also The Game Plan, Feast of Love, The Rape of Europa and more
Also The Game Plan, Feast of Love, The Rape of Europa and more
Also The Game Plan, Feast of Love, The Rape of Europa and more
Does the radical environmental group really exist?
No, we don’t mean a margarita bar. That would be wrong.
Political group can’t buy Super Bowl airtime for an anti-Bush ad
Political group can’t buy Super Bowl airtime for an anti-Bush ad
Things we wish we'd said
Things we wish we'd said
Public Service Announcement: This story contains provocative images, including nudity, and may not be suitable for those who blush easily--or for Gordon Ramsay. PETA wants your attention. Part of their mission is to educate the public and bring awareness, thus activism and change, to inhumane tr ... More >>
Matthew Gasteier runs the blog FU, Penguin. He is 27 years old and lives in Watertown, MA, just outside of Boston. His blog just got turned into a book, which he will be signing tomorrow afternoon, September 12, at Fred Segal. The book and the blog are filled with stuff like this: Why do yo ... More >>
Those pesky, and controversial, animal rights activists at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) will dress up as chickens and attempt to protest a taping of The Jay Leno Show tomorrow in Burbank, City News Service reports. Talk show host Jay Leno​PETA's peeved at Leno for shilling fo ... More >>
Some food for thought from local, national and international news sources from this past week: --Honey, I'm home (indefinitely). Let's eat in. [LAT] -- Flu shot line at Walgreens too long? Head to the bar! [NYT] -- Annual turkey-shaped Jell-O mold contest at David Byrne's studio. [New Yorker] ... More >>
PETAPETA is offering to pay "Octomom" Nadya Suleman to endorse the spaying and neutering of pets, the animal-rights group announced Tuesday. A proposed slogan would be posted on a sign on Suleman's front lawn: "Don't let your dog or cat become an 'Octomom.'" The offer comes amid reports that ... More >>
"Octomom" Nadya Suleman has accepted PETA's offer to put a sign on her lawn that reads, "Don't let your dog or cat become an 'Octomom:' Always spay or neuter," according to a spokeswoman for the animal-rights group. We first reported the proposal Tuesday -- and it sounded like a bit of a joke ... More >>
"Octomom" Nadya Suleman has accepted PETA's offer to put a sign on her lawn that reads, "Don't let your dog or cat become an 'Octomom:' Always spay or neuter," according to a spokeswoman for the animal-rights group. We first reported the proposal Tuesday -- and it sounded like a bit of a joke ... More >>
TraumaSo you missed last night's screening of "Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead," a grindhouse zombie musical about the fast food industry, at the New Beverly Cinema? The film PETA called "A vegetarian-manifesto masterpiece"? Here's a taste of what you missed: When the Tromahawk Ind ... More >>
TV personality Olivia Munn, host of G4's Attack of the Show!, is the latest celebrity/activist (much cooler than actress/waitress) to team up with animal rights group PETA for its series of anti-cruelty advertisements, this time targeted at the circus. Munn stripped into action after seeing an onli ... More >>
Flickr/agtwo At last, a portable kitchen gadget for anyone trying to keep halal, kosher, vegan, vegetarian, or any combination of the above. Scientists in Kazakhstan have come up with an instant pork tester. The plastic-stick test, which changes color rather like a pregnancy test, detects fo ... More >>
Suddenly this whole PETA protest of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus outside Staples Center got a whole lot more interesting. PETA tweeted (via LA Observed) that G4 television host Olivia Munn will be joining the anti-circus festivities at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Suddenly we're down ... More >>
According to a recent survey by PETA, Los Angeles is the 8th most vegetarian/vegan friendly city in North America. "Los Angeles residents should be proud that the City of Angels is on the cutting edge of healthy cuisine that is Earth- and animal-friendly," PETA Executive Vice President Tracy ... More >>
Flore Vegan Cuisine According to a recent survey by PETA, Los Angeles is the 8th most vegetarian/vegan friendly city in North America. "Los Angeles residents should be proud that the City of Angels is on the cutting edge of healthy cuisine that is Earth- and animal-friendly," PETA Executive V ... More >>
Santa Monica farmers market Meat is more trendy than cupcakes these days, with all standard apologies to Morrissey. Consider the seemingly permanent bacon trend, the rising popularity of butchery, happy whole pig farm-to-table excursions, and local butchers who generate so much interest that ... More >>
Unfortunately Olivia Munn won't be there. We don't think.Updated after the jump with photos of hot, vegan action thanks to hollyhoodian.com: You still have a chance to perv out support animal rights and check out these beauties tomorrow. Details after the jump. Breaking nudity: Two sexy wome ... More >>
[Update (May 11th, 1:30 p.m.): Through May 15th, the Pink Taco in Century City will be featuring a special margarita, the "PETA-rita," with 100% of the proceeds from going to PETA. And Friday, May 13th is "bring your pet to the patio day" from 3 to 7 p.m.] [Update (May 5th, 1 p.m.): Our sister bl ... More >>
Ben Decker / OC WeeklyMajor issues in our world these days: Potential terrorism in the wake of Osama Bin Laden's demise. A $400 million-plus deficit facing the city of L.A. Unemployment that doesn't seem to be getting much better. Oh, and a pink donkey outside a Westside mall taco restaurant ... More >>
havetrunkwilltravel.comTai the elephant was abused?Updated after the jump: PETA calls on the city of Santa Ana to stop using elephants supplied by the same company for animal rides at its zoo. An elephant who stars in the current Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson film Water for Elephant ... More >>
Guzzle & NoshSo many cocktails to drink, so little time.World Cocktail Day, the culmination of World Cocktail Week, is tomorrow, May 13th, but in true tippler fashion, we're starting the celebration today. Didn't even know you had an excuse to drink, did you? Why May 13th? Our pal at Thirsty ... More >>
www.jagendorf.comThe one that got awayAnd here we thought Tupac's alleged shooter was the man of the hour (closely trailed by a way-too-stoked John Edwards). Nope! The anonymous U.S. citizen trying to cross over from Mexico with 167 pounds of Iguana meat in tow on June 7 wins top blogroll hon ... More >>
PETA's a FAIL on this one if you ask us.Updated at the bottom with reaction from SeaWorld and L.A. author Earl Ofari Hutchinson. First posted at 11:27 a.m. Animal rights -- perfectly normal, perfectly healthy. Yet where does the movement go too far, surpassing even the best wishes of a life- ... More >>
Secret TenerifeIt's a miracle.The circus that has become the religious (and areligious) display at a Santa Monica park just got more clowny. PETA wants in on the action. Organization president Ingrid E. Newkirk sent a letter to one of the display holders asking if the animal rights group c ... More >>
El Flamin Taco / FacebookA taco truck in Echo Park.Perhaps this is the ultimate sign that Echo Park, former home of Mi Vida Loca, has turned a another corner of gentrification: Animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) this week opened its new West Coast h ... More >>
U.S. Fish & WildlifeThis is news that will surely send PETA members into kiniptions that will require the aid of first responders. The U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. today announced they've filed charges against a dozen people for selling endangered animals and related clothing, including bo ... More >>
LA Weekly Flickr pool/Darin DinesLudo's uni crème brûléeSince we just named LudoBites as the most Romantic Restaurant in L.A., and thus perhaps the place to take your date for Valentine's Day -- assuming you have a date, assuming your date is not a PETA spokesperson -- it seemed kind of cr ... More >>
PETAWe love meat. We love naked people. Put them together and you have a PETA protest. (Only in L.A.). The animal rights group is targeting Farmer John and its pig slaughtering operation (mmm, pig) in Vernon near downtown tomorrow. And get this:
SeaWorld FacebookUpdated at the bottom: Case dismissed. First posted at 11:51 a.m. on Monday. You might have blown off PETA's claim that whales under the care of SeaWorld San Diego were deserving of constitutional protection barring slavery (we sure did), but a federal judge in the case toda ... More >>
PETAKhloe hates fur.The Kardashian sisters can't escape the sour taste of haterade these days. First there was a movement to get Kim to pay more taxes (she saw a California rate of 10.3 percent in 2010 even though she made $12 million). Then there was the post-divorce-announcement boycott of ... More >>
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