In my wobbly world, two things must be on point: My hair and my shoes. So, a greasy cupcake swirl top (sans the lanolin found in most pomade) and two-tone creepers (sans the cow’s skin) on the bottom is how I roll.

(And now, here’s the only slightly-related segue)

Tomorrow, the fashion forward Melissa’s Shoes (Plastic Pleasures!) from Brazil will be debuting a limited (six weeks only!) pop-up shop inside of Kaight on the Lower East Side.

To celebrate the super cute (and oh so ever eco-friendly) Kaight store will be having an opening party this Thursday, March 11th from 6 to 9pm. Vegan treats will be provided by Rabbit Mafia; cocktails will be done up by 44North.

Kaight is located at: 83 Orchard St. (between Broome & Grand)

One Word: Shoes.

Hey y'all! SuperVegan (that's us!) is looking for bloggers, contributors, and vegan busybodies to write fascinating/entertaining/awesome/all of the above posts for our blog.

Here's what we need:

Staff Writers: excellent regular bloggers who are up on vegan news and can write one or two posts each week. Should be able to take assignments, come up with your own post ideas, edit yo-self, happily accept constructive criticism and editing, and provide original primary-source reporting and research. For example, we would looove to post interviews with vegans who are doing cool stuff.

Contributing Writers: Bloggers to write occasional posts on topics of interest to vegans (i.e., food, cooking, animal rights issues, vegan/veg events, vegan fashion, political initiatives, restaurant openings and closings, national/international vegan news, and whatever else you can think of!)

For ye staff writers: e-mail us with a blog post you would write for SuperVegan if you were on staff today, written in our style; keep in mind that if we like it we might post it! Also, supply us some links to your writing on a blog or website or whatever you've got, give us a sense of your blogging experience, and let us know why you want to join SV.

For contributors: tell us what you'd like to write about and also send us links to samples, if you've got 'em, and tell us about you! If we're intrigued we'll let you know!

Way unfortunately, we can't pay you (we all do it for the love!), but sometimes we get free books, yummy samples to review, and free admission to events, which are way more exciting than plain old greenbacks, I swear.

Questions? Comment!

I’m always a fan of veganism being presented as a sensible, attainable alternative to the Standard American Diet; as opposed to, y’know, a fringe set of eating rules developed by obsessive leftists looking to overthrow the status quo - as the media is often guilty of.

Season Two American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard does just that, talking veganism like it ain’t no thang.

In the video above, the “Velvet Teddy Bear” explains what veganism is; makes clear that even though his diet has changed, he still gets to eat the food he’s always loved and gives a hint about his favorite vegan restaurant (could he be talking SoulVeg?).

Now that’s what I call a “Superstar” (soy cheesy alert!).

An update on the current Antarctic campaign, from Sea Shepherd crew member Andrea Gordon.

This message was transmitted to New York from the Bob Barker vessel via satellite.


So lots went on here yesterday - everything has been a really intense emotional rollercoaster. In the morning, we were told the campaign was over and we had to go back to port. I took the news really hard. Every day we were with the Nisshin Maru, I was just so happy knowing the whales were protected and safe. We had such an amazing and successful campaign, but going back to port knowing the whalers were still down here with the whales isn't easy. I didn't have much time to dwell on it though, because 30 minutes after that, we saw the Yushin Maru #3 on the horizon. We hadn't seen that ship since it rammed us at the beginning of the month. Everyone jumped back into gear, we sent the small boat after the Yushin, packed with butyric acid, paint, and some angry Sea Shepherds ;) The small boat chased the Yushin through the ice at 15 knots, and the Yushin just slammed into a lot of the ice, risking damaging their ship to get away from our boat.

In a new racy commercial banned from Australian television, ardent animal rights activist Pamela Anderson bathes herself in milk. Watch the commercial (with its underlying bukkake theme) here.

While Pam Anderson has never purported to be vegan; she has championed various animal rights causes and has stoically aligned herself with PETA. Is she being a hypocrite? And how does PETA feel?

(We know how they feel about milk and how they feel about using sex as a marketing tool)

Nothing comes between a vegan and her Vegan Drinks. Not even a snowpocalypse. Truth be told, Vegan Drinks on Thursday, February 25th, at Angels & Kings Bar was a bit more intimate than usual, but it was a good time as always. Plus, DJ Lil Ray played a set of get-you-warm-all-over Motown classics to beat the cold away.

The "Shout Outs" featured both the usual suspects and some new faces! David from Farm Sanctuary provided a quick run down of his organization's upcoming events. Sarah G. introduced us to Rescue Chocolate, which donates 100 percent of its net profits to animal rescue groups across the United States. (Try the Peanut Butter Pit Bull bar! It's officially my favorite chocolate combined with peanut butter sweet treat!) Sarah H. wowed the crowd with news of Terri, a new vegan and organic cafe in Manhattan's Flatiron District. (Try the Chickpea "Tuna" Melt!) Patrick from the Humane Society of the United States reminded folks about the upcoming March 24th New York State Humane Lobby Day in Albany. Wayne promoted the Veg Climate Alliance's work and Eileen made a similar plug for Vegan Outreach's activities in NYC. And, last but not least, Danny from The V-Spot spoke about his restaurant's upcoming food-related endeavors. (Thanks for the empanadas and spring rolls, Danny and Alex!)

If you would like to get in touch with any of the folks mentioned above, please email info@vegandrinks.org.

The next Vegan Drinks NYC is Thursday, March 25th, at Angels & Kings Bar from 7pm to 9pm. Get on our mailing list!

What area of Manhattan more desperately needed a vegan cafe than the Flatiron District? None, I say! Terri, which opened on February 15, fills a gaping hole in a sparsely veggie-fied nabe. The all-vegan (!) sandwich and juice joint offers classics -- like meatball parm, grilled cheese, a (chickpea-based) tuna melt, and a Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich -- done right, that is, vegan. With Daiya! Their creatively mixed juices are available bottled, and their cupcakes (and this is the only opinion I'll give here, promise!) rival those at 'sNice. I'm going to reserve the rest of my sentiments for the review section, and you should do the same. Terri, welcome!!

Top: Meatball sub (left) and chocolate cupcakes. Bottom: Tuna melt.

This week's Vegan Drinks NYC takes place on Thursday, February 25, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Angels & Kings bar!

Our resident happy maker, DJ Lil Ray, will bring the music. A handful of lucky folks will leave with some new vegan reading material we'll be giving away.

As always, the drinks are kind to your wallet ($3 domestics, $4 imports and $1 off well drinks) and the crowd is a friendly, yet motley crew.



We'll turn down the music around 8:15pm and encourage people to promote themselves, their groups and/or causes for 30 seconds. If you represent a veg*n or animal rights group, come prepared with your (very short!) spiel and literature.

Check out our map of restaurants near Angels & Kings where you can grab a bite after the event. And if you haven't already, link up with Vegan Drinks on Facebook and MySpace.

Vegan Drinks is held from 7pm-9pm at Angels & Kings, 500 East 11th Street (btw Ave A & Ave B), New York, NY 10009.

An update on the current Antarctic campaign, from Sea Shepherd crew member Andrea Gordon.

This message was transmitted to New York from the Bob Barker vessel via satellite.


Hey Tod!  I never know if its Saturday or Tuesday down here!  No days off on Antarctic whale saving duty!  Its amazing that with a ship full of volunteers no one complains about not getting a day off or paid for over three months.  There's actually not that much to do on deck at the moment since the seas are still pretty big.

The Nisshin Maru seems to be sticking with the rough weather at the moment, headed east.  We're about 30 miles north of the ice shelf, and equidistant to Australia and Africa.  The days are certainly shorter than they were when we first got down here a couple of months ago.  At the end of December, the darkest it got was a few hours of twilight.  Now, there's over eight hours of darkness.  The rough seas and darkness make it really hard to see growlers - the smaller pieces of ice that have broken off from the icebergs.  They blend into the white-capped ocean and are quite dangerous because they can do a lot of damage to a ship.  So now we're keeping a deck person on night bridge watch to help look for the growlers.  I have the 4-8am tonight.