Category Archives: vegetarianism

When you don’t feel pain

By Jo | Published: July 12, 2008

An interesting story in the New York Times blog talks about finding the most humane way to kill a lobster.  To spare you the suspense, no one really knows, but there are a number of theories – if you’re a lobster-eater and you get creeped out at the thought of boiling them alive, it’s worth [...]

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Can fake still be good?

By Jo | Published: May 15, 2008

I have an uneasy relationship with mock meats, as I imagine many vegetarians do.  They’re not as good as real meat, and I would never tell a meat-eater that they’re a fair substitute, but many are close enough to fool my mouth and my brain.  I had lunch today at Java Green, a mostly-vegan sandwich [...]

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