I don’t know about you, Mad Men Fans, but I’m not sure I can wait until 2012 for the stellar show’s return! While we ache for Peggy’s feminist badassery, Don’s incessant “What’s?,” Pete Campbell’s douchebaggery and Joan’s all-around awesomeness…you can get your Mad Men fix at Bitch Flicks. Co-founded by the phenomenal duo Amber Leab … Continue reading
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Vida Vegan Con: Story-Making & Food Blogging (There’s a Dragon in My Tempeh Taco…)
Storytelling is an art. Threading seemingly disparate ideas together, weaving in your thoughts and emotions, may seem to come naturally while eluding others. But everyone has a voice yearning to be heard. When you blog, you’re expressing yourself. How do you tell a story compelling people to come back for more? At the Story-Making and … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: Extreme Food Writing Makeover
As I’m a huge foodie AND an aspiring writer, I yearn to strengthen my food writing skills. So I attended the Extreme Food Writing Makeover at Vida Vegan Con with cookbook author Dynise Balcavage, cookbook author and Urban Vegan blogger. I’m quite opinionated and loquacious (what, me??) so I tend to write on and on. … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: Vegan Nutrition
Hi Everyone! Here at the Nutrition Panel for Vida Vegan Con. Whether going vegan for health reasons or dealing with friends and family curious where you get your protein, vegans frequently deal with nutrition. Reading nutrition labels, necessary nutrients, how plant-based diets combat chronic disease, and what “superfoods” you should be eating…the panelists broached all … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: Vegan Travel Tips
Hi Everyone! Here at the Travel Panel at Vida Vegan Con. Traveling to a new city or town and you’re not sure where to eat? Where’s the most veg-friendly city in the world? This panel covered those questions and more. Most of the speakers started blogs spurred by a lack of vegan restaurant reviews in … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: The Accidental Journalist
Hi Everyone! I’m at the Accidental Journalist panel at Vida Vegan Con. When you become a blogger, you might not think of yourself this way but you essentially become a journalist. This panel covered techniques for bloggers on grammar, style, publishing and finding your blog’s identity. All of the speakers, Gabrielle Pope (author, playwright and … Continue reading
Vida Vegan Con: Live-Blogging Welcome Address
Hi Everyone! I’m live-blogging the Welcome Address of Vida Vegan Con with the Vida Vegan Founders (Janessa Philemon-Kerp, Michele Truty and Jess Scone) and Special Speaker Laura Beck, founding editor of Vegansaurus! and VegNews Editor-at-Large and columnist. Beck, who is super spunky and sassy, welcomed all the vegan bloggers, saying she was excited, “to meet my … Continue reading
Walking in a Vegan Wonderland: Off to Vida Vegan Con!
Well The Opinioness is off to another conference this weekend. That’s my third this year! Road trip!! This time I’m headed to Portland, Oregon for the 1st ever Vida Vegan Con. Co-founded by fab vegan bloggers Janessa Philemon-Kerp, Michele Truty and Jess Scone, the conference is described as: Uniting vegan bloggers from across the globe!…Workshops, discussion … Continue reading
No Such Thing As Bad Publicity? A Feminist Vegan’s Opinions on PETA’s Latest Porn Stunt
Earlier this week, I found out from Feministe that PETA will launch a porn site. Wait, don’t they do that already what with their marketing campaigns chock full of nude women and scantily clad celebs?? Nope, folks…this time they’re pushing past titillation and doing it for reals. The controversial animal rights group’s XXX site will … Continue reading
Appalling New Children’s Book Aimed at Girls Losing Weight Sends Wrong Message
Yesterday, I discovered something horrifying. In October, a children’s book will be released called Maggie Goes on a Diet. Yep, a diet book. For kids. Lovely. We need that like I need a hole in my head. With media swarming around us telling women and girls to be thinner, prettier and sexier, the last thing … Continue reading
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