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PETA

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Chris "Birdman" Andersen lawyer alleges blackmail re: child-porn case

    Update: After news broke yesterday that Chris "Birdman" Andersen's Larkspur home had been searched in relation to a child-porn investigation, we've heard from authorities, but not from representatives of the inquiry's target. Now, however, Andersen's attorney has stepped forward, asserting that his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2011

    Reader: Vegetarian celebrities? Veggie scientists need hugs, too

    In honor of the recent Hug a Vegetarian Day, Cafe Society served up the "Thirteen hottest vegetarians." But several commenters took issue with our choices:

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Five reasons the circus is way creepier when you're an adult

    ​The things I remember about going to the circus as a child are limited, but they are awesome. I distinctly recall riding an elephant -- though my parents do not -- and only recently have I accepted the vegetarian guilt that comes with that potentially false memory. This was before I saw It an ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Green Machine

    ​The things I remember about going to the circus as a child are limited, but they are awesome. I distinctly recall riding an elephant -- though my parents do not -- and only recently have I accepted the vegetarian guilt that comes with that potentially false memory. This was before I saw It an ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2011

    Iggy Pop is no more dangerous than a baby seal these days

    ​The things I remember about going to the circus as a child are limited, but they are awesome. I distinctly recall riding an elephant -- though my parents do not -- and only recently have I accepted the vegetarian guilt that comes with that potentially false memory. This was before I saw It an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    Top five most ridiculous Denver Yelp restaurant reviews

    ​Members of the Yelp "Elite Squad" in New York City recently received a chiding e-mail asking them, among other things, to stop acting like greedy trolls; to stop freeloading the grub; to quit auctioning off their event RSVPs to the highest bidders; and to quit bringing their entire families ... More >>

  • News

    December 30, 2010

    Strange but True: The year's weirdest news stories

    ​Members of the Yelp "Elite Squad" in New York City recently received a chiding e-mail asking them, among other things, to stop acting like greedy trolls; to stop freeloading the grub; to quit auctioning off their event RSVPs to the highest bidders; and to quit bringing their entire families ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Gettin' Crafty: swanky New Year's shrug

    ​Sew swanky​​For all those who give pom-pom critters for birthdays, feel an urge to stick googly eyes on everything or just occasionally get a twitch to fold some origami, we bring you "Gettin' Crafty" where we feature a craft you can easily make with minimal supplies and limited finances ... More >>

  • News

    October 28, 2010

    Celebrity Lanes is part of Denver's past and Centennial's future

    ​Sew swanky​​For all those who give pom-pom critters for birthdays, feel an urge to stick googly eyes on everything or just occasionally get a twitch to fold some origami, we bring you "Gettin' Crafty" where we feature a craft you can easily make with minimal supplies and limited finances ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Drinking the haterade: Readers weren't so into the live octopus hot pot

    ​We knew when we posted the video of the live octopus hot pot at Sik Gaek in Queens that we'd stir some feelings of outrage. And we weren't disappointed. Haterade poured in on Digg, Youtube and Cafe Society, decrying us for what we ate. We already gave special recognition to a particular veno ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Coleadero Rodeo: After animal deaths, PETA wants event canceled, & Jeffco commish agrees

    From Channel 31 coverage.​Yesterday, we told you about the controversy over the Coleadero Rodeo, which is slated to take place at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Sunday even though eleven animals were hurt, and two had to be killed, following an event at the same venue on July 18. Now, Peo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    The week in Cafe Society bloggery: pork slogans, lactating camels, sex toys, bratwurst, blood sausage and spoo

    ​Maybe it's the ridiculous, intolerable heat that made this week so weird and wacky, and the Cafe Society trolls -- specifically "Recession" and "Poutiner" and all your other bogus aliases (we've got your IP address, schmuck) -- so moronic and volatile. Whatever the cause, the last five days o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Top ten new slogans for the National Pork Board

    ​For more than two decades, the National Pork Board's slogan, "Pork: The Other White Meat," has attempted to convince us that swine, which, of course, is best known for BACON, is just as healthy -- bawk! -- as chicken. But pork consumption has hit a rump patch, while chicken parts are flying ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    The week in Cafe Society bloggery: PETA, the Avenue Grill's Andrew Lubatty, MEAT, picnic packing and Chiptole's Steve Ells's new TV gig

    ​Our favorite tables scraps of the week from the Cafe Society blog: 1. The fact that Coors Field made Peta's list of the country's most vegetarian-friendly ballparks, coming in at number five on their annual list, made the rest of us darksiders swear to eat steaks, cheeseburgers, bratwursts a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    The Burger Foundation: an artistic exploration of humans and medium-rare patties

    BMoCA Presents: Michelle Ellsworth from Tony Farfalla on Vimeo.Now this is art we can get behind. As first reported by Denver Egotist, Boulder-based performance artists Michelle Ellsworth has created The Burger Foundation, a website dedicated to reevaluating the relationship between hamburgers and h ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2010

    How Colorado cooled the controversy between the Humane Society and big agriculture

    BMoCA Presents: Michelle Ellsworth from Tony Farfalla on Vimeo.Now this is art we can get behind. As first reported by Denver Egotist, Boulder-based performance artists Michelle Ellsworth has created The Burger Foundation, a website dedicated to reevaluating the relationship between hamburgers and h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    PETA is hunting down the country's sexiest vegetarian

    Vote for me, Marie!​If you're one of those people who doesn't poison your body with pork, cow, fowl, things with fins or anything else that might be construed as meat by PETA, then we have just the contest for you. The animal-rights group is in the final throes of its annual Sexiest Vegetarian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Pete Townshend does not want to see your children naked. Seriously.

    Watchdog group Protect Our Children, in a PETA-like bid for publicity, sent the below flyer to homes in Miami Gardens, near the site of this week's Super Bowl. Hide your children in the attic, everyone: Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend will be at large in your city, possibly accompanied by his music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Strange Sauce: The week in national food news

    We know, you just threw up in your mouth a little.​The trailer for Jamie Oliver's new television show, Food Revolution, has been released. According to ABC, Oliver will attempt to transform the eating habits of a bunch of rednecks in Huntington, West Virginia, and rumor has it that he bawls w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2009

    Chef and Tell part two: Michael Long of Opus

    Opus executive chef Michael Long​This is part two of my interview with Micheal Long, executive chef of Opus. To read part one of this interview, click here. Culinary inspirations: Norman Van Aken. I'm a south Florida guy, so when I came out of CIA in 1990 and moved back to Florida, Norman wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    A vegetarian returns to meat: Where should we send her?

    A flickr photo.​ A friend, Sarah, has been a vegetarian for more than four years and a red meat avoider for seven. On the surface, she's PETA's dream: She makes her own seiten and works as a baker for Watercourse Foods, the meat-free precinct at 837 East 17th Avenue. Yet the lure of delicious ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2009

    Top five most shocking food facts from Food, Inc.

    Do you know where your cluck comes from? ​Following a recent birthday barbecue feast, I woke up before the sun with a wretched bellyache and proceeded to hurl my guts out. Nothing reminds you that you aren't 21 anymore like puking bacon cheeseburgers and red wine and going up against a hangove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    Guess where I'm eating?

    Lori Midson​It's only Tuesday, and already we've seen a green chile smackdown between El Taco de Mexico and Santiago's and a shout-out to all you vegheads for meatless verde recommendations that won't make the PETA terrorists people pissed. And now, strictly by coincidence, comes the above photo o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Vick to Broncos: It ain't happening

    Michael Vick: PETA's wet dream/worst nightmare.InDenver Times' Hunter Ashley has become the first quasi-media-type to address the non-existing rumors that dog-whacking former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, now an officially free man, could get a look from the Broncos this off-season: Maybe becau ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    Republicans weren't the only ones who took a beating in 2008

    Michael Vick: PETA's wet dream/worst nightmare.InDenver Times' Hunter Ashley has become the first quasi-media-type to address the non-existing rumors that dog-whacking former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, now an officially free man, could get a look from the Broncos this off-season: Maybe becau ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 30, 2008

    Talking Shop

    Hats off to Go Go Chapeaux.

  • Music

    July 24, 2008

    B.Side Lounge

    Maybe size does count.

  • News

    May 8, 2008

    Snack Down

    PETA gets to the meat of the problem at Frontier Airlines.

  • Dining

    September 13, 2007

    Fish Out of Water

    Sushi Hai

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Pluck You

    Hmm. Would you rather live in Commerce City or KentuckyFriedCruelty.com?

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2006

    A Call to Arms

    Hmm. Would you rather live in Commerce City or KentuckyFriedCruelty.com?

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2006

    A Call to Arms

    Hmm. Would you rather live in Commerce City or KentuckyFriedCruelty.com?

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    Hard to Swallow

    Cockroaches invade Colorado! Tell Tom Tancredo.

  • Music

    June 22, 2006

    Pretty Girls Make Saves

    As video games go indie, here's some ideas for a few likely pairings.

  • Calendar

    January 6, 2005

    Lock, Stock and Barrel Racing

    As video games go indie, here's some ideas for a few likely pairings.

  • Music

    December 16, 2004

    Remembering Never

    Thursday, December 16, Rock Island, 303-572-7625.

  • Music

    March 4, 2004

    Hit Pick

    Munly & the Lee Lewis Harlots

  • Dining

    October 30, 2003

    Bite Me

    The Song Remains the Same

  • Dining

    October 16, 2003

    Bite Me

    So Foie, So Good

  • Dining

    July 24, 2003

    Bite Me

    Green Achers

  • Food & Drink

    March 27, 2003

    Best Way to Fit as Many Meats as Possible Between Two Buns

    Crown Burger

  • Film

    February 20, 2003

    Gale Farce

    Kevin isn't the only thing Spacey in this overly long death-penalty drama.

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Off Limits

    Sic transit gloria

  • Music

    October 17, 2002

    Boogie Men

    VHS or Beta inspires communal dance ecstasy and has a good beat. But don't call it disco.

  • News

    May 23, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 23, 2002

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of May 9, 2002

  • News

    June 7, 2001

    Off Limits

    Animal instincts

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of July 13.

  • Dining

    December 5, 1996

    Mouthing Off

    From the week of July 13.

  • News

    April 12, 1995

    LETTERS

    From the week of July 13.

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