I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals, and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer. I read books like “Diet for a New America” and saw documentaries like “Earthlings” and “Meet your Meat,” and it became an easy choice for me. If you choose to educate yourself, it’ll be an easy choice for you, too. Click here to take a look at a variety of reasons for living a vegan life.”
- Ellen DeGeneres publicly discussing her switch to veganism on her official page.
:: FROM THE BLOG::
Pretty please leave your comments and Q’s on the blog. We live for your input!
- Chic n’ Cheap Coats And This Weeks Favorite Glossy Jewels.
- An Open Letter to Cruella De Ville AKA Sherri Shepherd.
- VIDEO: How to Veganize That Pantry!
- 6 Must-Haves for a Vegan Fashionista’s Winter Wardrobe.
- RECIPE: Zucchini Fritters:The Holidays are coming on faster than a bad case of PMS. Be prepared with a fabulous arsenal of savory, delicious recipes that nobody will complain about.
- ‘Tis The Season For A Big, Phat Clothing Swap! Too lazy to deal with the mess that a home clothing swap usually results in? If you are in the New York Area, hit up the uber hip Score! pop-up swap on Saturday, November 21st 2009.
- Dress Like You Give A Damn: Our favorite statement-themed tee shirts.
:: HOT ON OUR GLAMAZONIAN RADAR::
Before we give you the juicy scoop, may we remind you to please check out all our sweet pets for adoption at the end of every newsletter? Thanks!
- The Fujifilm Instax Mini 7S ($85) is the new Polaroid – but compact and ultra-hip. You’ll want to take this instant film camera everywhere. Talk about a perfect holiday gift!
- The gothic terrariums and display cases on this site make our inner interior decorator jump up and down.
- Alicia Keys announces plans to design jewelry line.
- 100 Adorable Holiday Gifts Under $100.
- Enter here to win one of 10 Banana Republic shopping sprees––worth $1,000 each!
- ModCloth.com is hosting a Thanksgiving Thank-a-Thon Blog Contest, and want to hear who or what you’re thankful for! Write a post thanking that special something or someone on your blog, mention the contest in your post, and then share it with them for a chance to win $100 gift certificates for you and the person you thanked!
- Delicious recipe for Stir-Fried Winter Squash and Tofu With Soba noodles.
- First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland.
- Is Fur a Jewish Issue? This article says yes.
- Why You Should Say No to GMOs.
- An Arkansas 10-year-old says he won’t pledge to the flag until gays and lesbians have equal rights.
- Think hunting is for losers? Join the club. Then you’ll be pissed off to know that this week, in Cornwall, NY, “Sen. Schumer Backs Deer Hunt.” Please give him a call of protest at (212) 486-4430.
- Calling out Al Gore.
- The scoop on alternative fibers for knitting (for those of us who live wool-free.)
- This brand new, entirely green, super luxe building in NYC’s Battery Park is making many of us drool from afar.
- Astragalus: Our Favorite Immune System Booster.
- Perhaps the most disgusting thing we’ve heard all week; this new surgery allows you to wear your bra inside your body. And it was tested on pigs. Yep, pigs.
- Can playing music for your baby while s/he’s in the womb make him/her smarter?
- Meet Ruby Roth, author of childrens book “That’s why we don’t eat animals” at the Bay Area book signing and have some vegan ice cream, and pick up the perfect green gift for the holidays! December 12, 2009, 1-3pm @ Café Gratitude 1730 Shattuck Ave Berkeley, CA 94709.
- 25 Easy Homemade Gift Ideas.
- Get 20% OFF any delicious organic EDEN Chili. Simply enter the coupon code “NOV2009″ when prompted during checkout. To any online food order $25 or more they will add one FREE can of chili—you just need to pick the flavor. Click here to add to your shopping cart. Offer expires December 31, 2009.
- Pediatrician Cara Natterson says; Cell phones should be considered guilty before proven innocent - there’s just too much evidence that holding a cell phone up to your brain might be really dangerous. Get an earpiece stat! Details here.
- 15 Fascinating Feline Facts.
- Harvard names 11 cholesterol cutting foods (note: 10 out of 11 are plant-based!)
- Where Are My Rights? Following Health Care Reform.
- This awesome “mensch” tee pays tribute to the most famous Rat Pack member of the tribe - Sammy Davis Jr.
- Nestle Corp. Opens Retail Store in the Bronx: Selling Tap Water to the Poor.
- Omnivores who cut all meat out of their diets experience mood improvements, according to a poster session presented this week at the annual American Public Health Association conference.
- Support HEART’s humane education program and bid on Holiday auction items from Emily Deschanel, the NY Giants, Cri de Coeur, Acqualina Resort and Spa, Vintage Jewelry, and so much more here.
- Millions of animals who are cruelly trapped, farmed, and killed for their fur every year around the world need your help now. Please write to Coach and demand that it join the dozens of other top designers and retailers who have dumped fur.
- If you were the last girl in gym class to get your period–be thankful! It may mean an easier first birth.
- New research suggests that the H1N1 Vaccine is a far greater risk than the flu itself!
- Look at this kick-ass anatomical ad for the International Vegetarian Union.
- The Pet-Death Business: All dogs go to heaven. Yours will probably get there in an urn.
- A must-read for pet lovers: “The Terrible Truth.”
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:: CHEAPSKATE DEAL OF THE WEEK ::
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AND
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:: RECIPE OF THE WEEK ::
Chocolate Cheesecake
Ingredients
1 Block of Silken Tofu (drained)
1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust (follow the directions on the box)
1 cup chocolate soymilk
1/3 a cup cocoa powder
1/2 a cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
*optional 1/4 a cup chocolate chips
*Optional garnish with strawberrys
Directions: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut block of tofu into small chunks and put into the blender. Add the soymilk, sugar, vanilla extract, and cocoa powder and blend well until there are no large chunks of tofu. If you’d like add chocolate chips. Once all are combined pour into the pie crust and bake for 35-60 mins (depeneding on your oven) or until the top appears solid. Chill for 1-2 hrs before serving. Garnish with Strawberrys. Via ThePPK.com
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THE HOOK UP
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EVERYWHERE: NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SHOW HELPING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
Do you own or know of a small business in need of renovation or construction help? Whether it is a leaky roof, flood damaged floors, broken stairs or crumbling counters - if you deserve it, we want to help.. A new hour long docu-series will air on the Discovery Channel showing our construction team hard at work, restoring the damaged properties of hard working entrepreneurs struggling to push through during the recession. Dog shelters, restaurants, tattoo parlors and skateboard or record shops… all businesses are welcome to apply. If your business is in need of a major fix-up or know of one that does, please contact Cara at renovationshow@gmail.com. Tell us the name of your business, a brief description of the role it plays in the community and what needs to be fixed. Please include your name and telephone number so we can follow up and hear more about your situation. MENTION GIRLIEGIRLARMY.COM in your email as well.
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NEW YORK: STEP SISTAH A ONE WOMAN SHOW BY RENITA MARTIN - A SEXY LOOK AT RACISM AND HOMOPHOBIA IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SORORITIES.
When it gets out that a pledgee likes to go “down south” all of Mississippi gets to steppin. Free beer to relive your college days Monday, November 23rd at 6:30PM. At The Cherry Pit ,155 Bank Street NYC take the C L NR WQ 2 3 4 5 6 trains to 14th street. For tickets and more information call 212.989.2020 extension 21 or purchase in person half an hour before show time.
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NEW YORK & PENNYSVANIA & NEW JERSEY: SAMPLE SALES
** Bulgari November 21-24 Sat-T 9-6:30 317 West 33 Street (8-9 Avenues) 718.747.1656
Jewelry, watches, accessories & fragrances at up to 75% off retail prices. No children under 12, no strollers allowed. No cash or checks accepted. All sales final, no returns or exchanges.
** Burton Snowboard November 17-30 F-M 10:30-7 Chelsea Market 75 Ninth Avenue (9-10 Avenues) Men’s & Women’s snowboards, jackets, boots, shoes, bindings, apparel, accessories & more.
** Christian LaCroix Sample Sale November 17-21 T- F 10-6 Sat 10-1 260 Fifth Avenue (28-29 Streets) Ground Floor. The first sample sale of Lacroix in five years. 75% off retail. Full size runs (36 - 46 or American 4 - 14) — tops, skirts, pants, dresses, jackets, knits.
** Garrard / Christofle / Judith Leiber November 16-19 M 9-6:30 T 9-7:30 W 9-6:30 Th 9-5 317 West 33 Street (8-9 Avenues) 718.747.1656. From Garrard, the world’s first luxury jewellery house, serving clients and British Royalty since 1735, fine jewelry, silver, leather goods & nen’s jewelry. From Christofle, silver flatware (including 5-piece place settings), holloware, crystal, porcelain, frames, gifts and jewelry. From Judith Leiber: Evening & and eyewear. 50% to 80% off retail prices. No children under 12, no strollers allowed. No cash or checks accepted. All sales final, no returns or exchanges.
** Gucci Jewelry & Watch Sample Sale November 19-20 th-F 10-8 The Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18 Street (6-7 Avenues) Ground Floor 826.2600, Save up to 90% off retail prices on mens and womens.. All sales final No returns or exchanges.
** Lela Rose November 18-20 Th-F 10-7 Sat 10-5 224 West 30 Street (7-8 Avenues) 13 Floor
212.947.9204. Lela Rose’s designs sell at better department stores. Jackets, pants, skirts and dresses, all on sale for up to 75 percent off.
** Lilly Pulitzer November 19-21 Th-F 7-8 Sat 8-4 Valley Forge Convention Center King of Prussia, PA
Entrance C 610.878.8748 Womens & Kids Clothing. Discounts of up to 70% off men’s women’s and children’s clothing.
** Nanette Lepore November 18-20 W-F 9-7 225 West 35 Street (7-8 Avenues) 4 Floor
212.594.0012. Beat the heat at Nanette Lepore’s fallsample sale! Separates and printed blouses. Sexy pique suiting and sweaters available. Dresses and cropped embroidered jackets. No checks accepted, no returns.
** Nicholas K/ Rebecca Minkoff November 18-22 W-Sun 10-8 17 West 17 Street (5-6 Avenues)
Womens Clothing & Accessories
** RubinChappelle November 19-21 Th-F 12-7 Sat 12-6 410 West 14 Street
(9 Avenue-Washington Street) 212.647.8636 Save up to 70 percent off selected items during this three day sample sale! Dark washed denim jeans were $185, now only $95 and double breasted puffsleeve jackets, in white cotton, were $650, now $250.
** Sferra Fine Linens November 19-21 Th 8-8 F 8-5 Sat 8-4 15 Mayfield Avenue Edison, NJ 732.225.6290
Save up to 70 percent off retail prices on world-renowned Italian fine linens from SFERRA.
** Strenesse November 17-19 T-Th 10-6 50 West 57 Street (6-7 Avenues) 8 Floor 212.920.1211
Their line of modern and minimilist women’s wear is on sale for up to 70 percent off retail prices.
** The Bridal Atelier by Mark Ingram November 17 T 10-8 110 East 55 Street (Lexington-Park Avenues) 8 Floor 212.319.6778. Bridal, eveningwear, and special occasion dresses. This couture salon has a wide selection of dresses and gowns from Angel Sanchez, Anne Barge, Monique Lhuillier, Peter Langner, Jenny Lee, Rivini, Ulla Maija, and more. Save up to 80% off retail. Designers include Appointments accepted starting today.
** Tracy Reese November 18-20 W 3-8 Th-F 9-7 260 West 39 Street (Eighth Avenue) 5 Floor
Featuring Tracy Reese, plenty by Tracy Reese and frock! by Tracy Reese in sizes 0-12. Silky dresses, velvet pants, skirts and jackets. Beaded slips. Beaded sweaters and camis. Save 60 to 80%.
** Twinkle by Wenlan November 18-19 W-Th 10-7 545 Eighth Avenue (37-38 Streets) 17 Floor 212.625.8710. Their line of womens clothing and accessories are on sale. Choose from dresses, tops and more are priced up to 70 percent off.
** Yigal-Azrouel November 18-19 W-Th 9-7 225 West 39 Street (7-8 Avenues) 7 Floor 212.302.1194
Woman’s and men’s clothing and accessories up to 70% off retail. Sophisticated clothing sold in stores like Henri Bendel. Find everything from their dresses, pants and skirts all on sale. Also, past seasons collection.
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NEW YORK: BOB DYLAN AND TIM BURTON, OH MY!
TUESDAY, NOV. 17: BOB DYLAN AT THE UNITED PALACE THEATER
The man loves to tour, and tonight Bobby D. finishes up an eight-month stretch of shows at the United Palace Theater. Somehow he found the time to record a Christmas album, Christmas in the Heart, which means you might be treated to a few gravely versions of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” and “Little Drummer Boy” tonight. Scrooges and baffled fans, might want to stifle their laughter or hit the bathroom for these. And get there early! Dylan is apparently selling a few hundred concert posters specially made for tonight’s show.
United Palace Theater, 4140 Broadway, (212) 568-6700. 7:30 p.m. $59-$129.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18: TIM BURTON BOOK SIGNING AT THE MOMA BOOK STORE
Coinciding with the launch of Tim Burton’s career retrospective at MoMA — which features artwork from the conception of his dark oeuvre, work from unrealized projects, and early student films — our goth prince visits the museum’s bookstore to sign copies of the exhibition’s catalog and book The Art of Tim Burton, a 400+ page collection of Burton’s spooky, spindly genius. Play hooky from work and go see him in the pale flesh.
MoMA Books, The Museum of Modern Art, 11 W. 53rd St., 2nd fl., (212) 708-9400. 2:30-4 p.m. Free.
VIA PAPERMAG.COM
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NEW JERSEY: SUMMIT ANIMAL RESCUE ASSN IS HAVING A “SANTA’S HELPERS” GIFT WRAPPING EVENT TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR THEIR FOSTER ANIMALS AND RESCUE EFFORTS.
December 11 and 12 from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm at The First Baptist Church located at 170 Elm Street Westfield NJ 07090. This will also include a Bake Sale and Last minute Gift Items available as well. Volunteers are needed. For more information and to see adoptable pets, please read about the event at www.sararescue.petfinder.com or email saracats.julia@gmail.com. Contact phone is 908-578-4354
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NEW JERSEY/ NEW YORK: FARM SANCTUARY EVENTS
November 18, 2009 NYC: November ACTivist Meeting: Surviving the Holidays
Join us for our monthly ACTivist meeting, where you can meet other animal advocates, learn about our current campaigns and acquire new skills to apply to your activism. This month’s meeting will focus on surviving the holidays as a vegan! Bring your favorite stories and tips. It will take place at 6:30 p.m. at 55 West 14th Street, Apt. 8E. To RSVP, please e-mail Molly.
November 19, 2009 NYC: Farm Sanctuary Dinner Night at Foodswings
Enjoy dinner at Foodswings, NYC’s only 100 percent vegan fast food restaurant, and 20 percent of your bill will be donated to support Farm Sanctuary’s rescue, education and advocacy efforts. Foodswings is located at 295 Grand St. in the trendy Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. Please mention Farm Sanctuary when ordering your food at the counter. For more information, please e-mail David.
November 22, 2009 NYC: Thanksgiving Celebration FOR the Turkeys
Our Celebration FOR the Turkeys event has long been a favorite among staff and guests at our New York and California Shelters, and this year we are thrilled to add a brand new, third event location in New York City! Please join us, hip hop mogul and Def Jam Co-founder Russell Simmons and “Eating Animals” author Jonathan Safran Foer at the landmark Tavern on the Green in Central Park for an elegant vegan Thanksgiving brunch, inspiring presentations, a holiday-themed silent auction, and a dessert reception featuring decadent creations from the city’s favorite pastry chefs. Get more information and register today!
November 24, 2009 NYC: Compassionate Thanksgiving Leafleting
Join us outside the entrance to the Whole Foods Market at 4 Union Square South from 5 to 7 p.m. as we encourage people to leave the turkeys off their plates on Thanksgiving. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail David.
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NEW YORK: THE BEST GIRLIE PERSONAL TRAINER AND NUTRITIONIST
KENDRA and the Barefoot Tiger staff are the personal trainers we cannot live without. Nothing is more worth it than having your trainer come to you and they don’t only provide trainers, they have massage therapists, yogis, life coaches, and nutritionists all available to come to your CASA! Feeling strapped? Partner sessions are the answer! DISCOUNT ALERT: all new clients get 5% off their first package of 5 or more sessions. Mention Girlie Girl Army when contacting. info@barefoottiger.com (646) 5268445.
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NEW YORK: READINGS AT BLUESTOCKINGS OF NOTE
Saturday, November 21st @ 7PM – Free Reading: Leslie Freeman “Cripping Femme”
Come out for the the release of “Cripping Femme,” a print and audio zine by
queerly feminine folks with dis/abilities. Please join for a hot mess of intersectional identities, centralizing radical crip cultures and the voices of dis/abled femmes of color.
Sunday, November 22nd @ 7PM – Free Reading: Dr. Ayala Fader “Mitzvah Girls” Please join author Ayala Fader for an in-depth look into the private worlds of Hasidic women and girls. Her book “Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next Generation of Hasidic Jews” examines the surprisingly secular fluency of
Hasidic women within the stringently observant Hasidim communities. Joining Fader will be photojournalist Beryl Goldberg whom will show photographs from Boro Park.
Monday, November 30th @ 7PM – Free Reading: Amy Braunschweiger “Taxi Confidential” In “Taxi Confidential: Life, Death and 3AM Revelations in New York City Cabs,” Amy Braunschweiger offers true and truly gritty stories of drivers, passengers and the in-between. Please welcome Braunschweiger and her collection of characters, including: a lead-foot pothead hack, a philosophizing Romanian sage, a ride with Mel Brooks, and a tranny hooker wielding a stiletto as a weapon.
Wednesday, December 2nd @ 7PM – Free Reading: Alix Dobkin “My Red Blood” The memoir “My Red Blood: A Memoir of Growing Up Communist, Coming Onto the Greenwich Village Folk Scene, and Coming Out in the Feminist Movement” by Alix Dobkin chronicles meeting Paul Robeson, watching Jackie Robinson, and joining the Communist Party. Yup, Dobkin did much in these years, and this was before she came out publicly as a lesbian in 1968. Please join her for her uncommon, consciousness-raising, feminist-tale.
Please visit www.bluestockings.for address and more details.
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ADOPTABLE PETS OF THE WEEK:
If the animals are on this list that means that they are URGENT and may be killed at their shelter for lack of space if people like us don’t adopt or foster them. Note that transport from State to State can usually be arranged with rescues. PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS! Its one of the cheapest easiest and most effective things you can do to help animals (and bump up your place in heaven.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA: Sweet Vito was SHOT in the side and now needs to have a wonderful home. Mush Mash (A07815890) looks like a mini Dog De Bordeaux, he has a mushy face and is full of wiggles. Mushy has the BEST smile ever and will absolutely make you laugh. Mush knows ‘sit’ and has no food issues. He would prefer the company of people, but can be ok with other dog with long, proper introductions. Mushy is about 3 years old and came to ACCT when he was shot. Yup, he spent over a month in ICU with a wound in his side, he’s all better now, but needs to get out of the shelter. Contact nsmith@pspca.org AND crisley1@prodigy.net 267-252-1254.
NORTHERN, NJ: Adopt gorgeous sweet Levi, a big Cane Corso/Sharpei mix. Pix and details here.
MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ: URGENT, cats losing home soon. ALL FIV/FELV neg, updated on shots and fixed. NASTY DIVORCE Situation. Sadly will be put down by husband if no home found soon. Contact - amra444@msn.com or 732-259-8711 for more information. Thank you!
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Phila, PA: URGENT: Foster Homes needed for Dogs and Cats NOW- Shelter is full! Cotnact NSmith@pspca.org if you can help!
CONNETICUT: Sweet older Dalmatian desperately needs home. Contact: Ari Vinograd (203 913 7971).
EDISON, NJ: Adorable Baby pit bull needs URGENT rescue: http://bit.ly/2YFRcl
SPALDING, GA: Spalding County Animal Shelter (208 Justice Boulevard - Griffin, GA 30224) is a kill shelter desperate for adopters! Please peruse their MANY cats, kittens, dogs, and puppies for adoption here: http://www.spaldingcountyanimalshelter.com/.
JACKSONVILLE, FL: Two year old sweet English sheepdog needs a home. Pix/ Details here.
PASADENA, CA: Myra is a Samoyed/Husky impound who needs a rescuer FAST. Pix/ deets here.
LOS ANGELES, CA: Rhodesian Ridgeback PUPPY in Bakersfield, CA needs an URGENT HOME!!
For more information about this animal, call: Kern County Animal Control - Bakersfield Shelter at (661) 868-7125 Ask for information about animal ID number A787004 please repost!!!!
LOS ANGELES, CA: Teddy - a Cocker Spaniel mix was dumped at 16 years old!! Someone please save her life! Kennel 136 Camarillo Shelter, CA Please contact: Denise.Callaway@ventura.org Donna.Gillesby@ventura.org tel: 805 388 4341 x 0
LOS ANGELES, CA: EXTREMELY URGENT!! Momma shep with 7 pup at death’s door -we have to help them!!! Pix and details here.
LOS ANGELES, CA: 4 month old pitty puppy needs a Mommy or Daddy! ID#A441164 “I am a female, white and brown brindle Pit Bull Terrier” For more information about this animal, call: San Bernardino County - Devore Shelter at (909) 887-8055 Ask for information about animal ID number A441164
BAKERSFIELD, CA: Sweet Rhodesian Ridgeback Puppy needs a home: http://tinyurl.com/ya9fsyc
For more info about this animal, call: Kern County Animal Control - Bakersfield Shelter at (661) 868-7125. Ask for info about animal ID number A787004.
