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The captive-bolt gun in No Country for Old Men
I’m fairly sure I first saw No Country for Old Men at my beloved hometown cinema, the Lake Placid Palace Theater.
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Vegan opposition to cultivated meat is deeply silly
Sometimes I can’t help but imagine what animal advocates of the future will think of their present-day counterparts who oppose cultivated meat.
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Donald Trump’s threat to animals
I’ve been unsure how animal activists should orient themselves in the coming American presidential election.
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Cultivated meat will inevitably be drawn into the culture war
Last month, the fascist Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was trending on Twitter.
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Eknath Easwaran and human frailty
I recently came across a troubling article about my spiritual teacher, the late Eknath Easwaran, in the archives of the San Jose Mercury News.
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Zelda, non-attachment, and Christianity
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is one my favorite pieces of art in any medium.
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In search of a vegan Christianity
If you were searching for an animal-friendly religion, Christianity probably wouldn’t be your first choice.
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Cultivated-meat proponents should support Kamala Harris
While Vice President Kamala Harris hasn’t specifically discussed cultivated meat, so far as I’m aware, her election to the country’s highest office…
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Gary Francione’s sad decline
In the early 2010s, I was spending a lot of time in corners of the internet dominated by Trotskyists.
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Animal activist launching cultivated-meat group
Vikas Pydah is a former software engineer and biotech entrepreneur based in Bothell, Washington.
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What happened to Gary Francione?
I think Donald Trump’s presidency broke a lot of people’s brains.
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Eknath Easwaran and animals
I’ve written a little bit about the limitations of my spiritual teacher, Eknath Easwaran, when it comes to animal rights.
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