If you watch or read or listen to the news, you may have recently heard the story about the woman who sent a stripper to her high school reunion in her place, and had a film crew document the whole thing. But did you know that woman is SuperVegan's own Andrea Wachner?

The actual reunion went down a few years ago, but the media storm is now--Andrea is the focus of a gazillion news items and blog posts--and will reach a fever pitch next Monday, May 11,, um, Tuesday, May 12 (they keep bumping the segment; who knows, sigh...) when Andrea and and Cricket the stripper sit down with Diane Sawyer on the Good Morning America couch.

Join Team SuperVegan in congratulating Andrea on the world finally catching on to how awesome she is! You can say you read her blog posts way back when. Oh, and here's the trailer for the movie:

Just by being vegan, we eat a much healthier diet than if we were omnis or even vegetarians. But there’s always new information waiting to be discovered. Is spirulina good for you? Is MSG harmful? Which are healthier, red onions or white ones? The answers to these and more probing questions await you in two new nutrition DVDs from Dr. Michael Greger, director of public health and animal agriculture for HSUS.

In Latest in Clinical Nutrition 2007, Dr. G reveals horrifying facts such as that we might already have cancer cells growing within us in the womb (yikes!). The good news is that by eating well, we can slow down their growth; only three spinach leaves a day can make a difference! (I did not know that.) Other gems: As far as lung cancer’s concerned, one joint is the equivalent of a pack of cigarettes. Spirulina and blue green algae contain neurotoxins that can lead to Alzheimer’s. A handful of nuts a day can cut your cardiac risk in half. And the good doctor has this to say about the fiber-loving ways of vegans: “Vegans are just regular people.” Argh! (Actually, I enjoy his corny sense of humor. I hope you do too, because the DVDs are rife with it!)

Here are some of our favorite vegan-oriented April Fool's posts from elsewhere on the web.

• Ecorazzi: Al Gore Announces New Line Of Organic Vegan Frozen Foods
• Vegetarian Star: Rise Against Band Fronts Impotency Drug, Rise Again
• Vegetarian Star: Gordon Ramsay Goes Vegetarian After Electrocuting Himself
• US News: Best of the Green April Fool's Day Pranks

I was hoping for more outrage about Travis Barker's new diet, given the crazy shit our readers have fallen for in the past. Perhaps juiced puppies was a bit much? We'll try to be more subtle next year.

Did we miss anything good? Let us know in the comments.

Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker appeared on last night's Chelsea Lately to tout the benefits of his latest fad diet: freshly squeezed raw puppy juice.

Barker, a former vegetarian poster boy, ate meat for the first time in 16 years to speed the healing of a broken arm. He then gave up his vegetarian diet entirely after he was injured in a plane crash. Barker explained that his latest diet was inspired by the advice of his Los Angeles physician.

Puppy juice first made the news last month when former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin touted its age-defying powers on Oprah. According to Travis Barker, "Puppy juice is great for the skin. It gives my tattoos an awesome sheen, and it's totally worth the incontinence. Plus I haven't had a single herpes flare-up since I began using it."

Asked for his opinion, New York Times food expert Mark Bittman pointed out the environmental benefits of eating an overpopulated species, but added, "Puppies are cute. Why can't he just eat veal like everyone else?"

"It's cruel and barbaric to kill an innocent young puppy just for its miraculous healing powers," added celebrity chef Isa Chandra Moskowitz. "I'd only juice a puppy if I found one already dead, like on the street or something."

However, vegan expert Kathy Freston explained, "He only juices puppies that would be euthanized anyway. And if his doctors say it's necessary, well, who are we to judge?"

So you've always wanted to know all about the ins and outs of gender, sexuality, and vegan cooking. Fine - you've never really thought about it. But now you may just have the perfect reason!

In the debut episode of Cooking with Trannies, Chef Alexa helps out a transboy who wants to impress his vegan date with some homecooking.

Join Chef Alexa (a vegan chef-in-training) as she embarks on her mission to "teach trannies to cook flavorful vegan meals" and helps Trent (of "That's My Jam" fame) whip up a dish of Vegan Spaghetti and Not-Balls (get it?).

Learn about everything from the art of chiffonade to why a transgender man who is dating a bio man would bother transitioning in the first place!

I don't live in New York anymore, so maybe Tierra Sana really is the Greatest Restaurant In The History Of Creation, but then again, it's in Queens, so doesn't that automatically rule it out?

I'd like to nominate Myth Diner for this prestigious, albeit completely fictional GRITHOC honor.

Myth Diner is conveniently located to everyone, just off that street that never has traffic, it's got ample parking and is always always open. The menu's got something for everyone (even non-vegans can't wait to stuff face) and it rocks breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner all night long and serves it every day.

In celebration of All Hallows Eve, I, Brownbird Rudy Relic, your fearless vegan blogger, have assembled a veritable variety of vegan-inspired Halloween costumes to give this October 31st the vegan spark it so rightly deserves.

And Just in time for World Vegan Day too!

Have a view after the jump!

As some vegans (and those that have to share their surroundings) may attest, heavy flatulence is a consequence of the vegan diet. In other words, vegans fart a lot and there are some who attribute this directly to soy intake.

Leave it up to science to step in:

Scientists in Singapore may have found a way to reduce certain carbohydrates in soybeans that have long been blamed for flatulence...

In an article in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers in Singapore said they found a way round this by mixing soybeans with the fungus, R. oligosporus, which contains enzymes that appear to be able to degrade the two culprit sugars.

Are you a vegan who suffers from (or hell, revels in) heavy flatulence? What are your thoughts? Weigh in below.

via Jezebel

In a political climate festooned with attack ads, whisper campaigns, deceitful mailers and robo-calls all asserting a plethora of false claims and stretched truths, it's easy to tire of such rampant vilification.

But, every so often the condition reaches a breaking point; accusations are made and things are said which cannot and should not be tolerated. Something so vile, it forces those of us who favor a civil dialogue among our elected officials, to stand up and say STOP!

Recently, Montana's gubernatorial candidate, Roy Brown was accused of being, of all things a vegetarian!

Now, this vegan writer has seen his share of mudslinging and baseless accusations before, but never something of this caliber. Vegetarians are compassionate people who care about the welfare of animals; the environment and often the health and well being of their bodies - we should not be attributing these outlandish qualities to Roy Brown.

I know Vegetarians, and you Mr. Brown are no vegetarian!

So yeah, according to the New York Observer, SuperVegan has opened a restaurant on Jane Street and Malcolm Gladwell eats there all the time. Huge, narcissistic screen-cap below in case they decide to correct themselves.


(The link goes to our page for 'sNice, which is near, but not actually on, Jane Street.)