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DBTV: Red Carpet, 24th Annual Genesis Awards

joshuakatcher — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:45:13 +0000

The red carpet is no place for talking about things with substance...or is it? These celebs who strutted their stuff at the 24th Annual Genesis Awards had some interesting things to say about animals - and clearly, the ladies like compassionate guys. I caught up on the red carpet and talked with Matt Grant of "The Bachelor: London Calling", Kelly Carlson of "Nip Tuck", Emily Deschanel of "Bones", Wendie Malick of "Hot in Cleveland", Michael Vartan of "Hawthorne", Jon Lovitz, Owain Yeoman of "The Mentalist", politician, Pedro Nava, Dominic Scott Kay of "Pirates of the Caribbean", recording artist, Daniel Landers, and Twilight's Booboo Stewart. If you missed my interviews with Moby and Jeff Corwin, just click! Special thanks to my sis, Joelle Katcher for shooting the vid!

Gentlemans Grab-Bag

joshuakatcher — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:07:32 +0000

A shirt is worth a thousand words - well at least this organic tee from Helmet of the Will is. Don't know what to make for Thanksgiving? Killspencer makes lux bags out of recycled military tarps, waterproof zippers, and patented cobra buckles. Handcrafted sweatshop-free in Los Angeles. Some cool dudes stepped up recently to protect seals in PETA's new SAVE THE SEALS campaign. Check 'em out! Every snap, button, zipper, and thread used by Loopt was about to be thrown away. Loopt "upcycles" excess and steers it clear of a landfill. Each product is a hand-numbered, limited edition, like this Kawasan organic cotton jacket below at an affordable $95 Jonathan Safran Foer's "Eating Animals" is causing quite a stir. Go check out his forum and get in on the action. Loomstate's organic cotton-jersey henley is great for layering as the weather starts to cool down.

Vegan Arm Wrestlers, Recyclable Belts & Dudes Who Speak Up

TheDiscerningBrute — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:30:49 +0000

1. Rob Bigwood is a professionl arm wrestler. That's right, and he's vegan. Rob is a 26 year old Brooklynite who has been winning titles and making a name for himself in the arm wrestling community. Watch out for this guy, and for my interview with him soon! 2. Owain Yeoman and Jamie Bamber are only two of the Discerning Brutes that PETA has featured in their recent campaigns. Jamie, who plays Lee "Apollo" Adama in Battlestar Galactica is calling attention to the use of bear-fur on the hats of the Royal Guards in the UK. Owian, star of The Mentalist, is featured in a vegetarian testimnial ad, and his video has an eloquent expression of why this dude is veg. These two join the ranks of other awesome guys who have done PETAs classic campaigns like Casey Affleck, Wilmer Valderrama, Joaquin Phoenix, Fred Willard, Carey Hart, Mickey Rourke, John Salley,AFI's Davey Havok, Ami James, Tito Ortiz, Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler, Wu-tang's Masta Killa, Bill Mahr, Kevin Nealon, David Cross, Trent Reznor, and others.... These guys rock, and you should check out their videos with PETA: 3. Custom Vegan Seaks? That's right, artist Tony Price will make you a pair of custom-painted Vans at his Etsy shop! 4. Non-Silk Ascot from Jaanj. Don't act like you never considered wearing an ascot. You can make it rock-n-roll, and you know it. 5. Tie-Ups makes recyclable belts. The color combos will make you trip, but the facts that you can stick these Italian-made accessories in the recycling bin, and that there's no animal products is great! Tie-Ups won't go off in a metal detector, they are weatherproof, hypoallergenic, and just really cool! $89 at Nordstrom 6. Check out FRESH: New Thinking About What We're Eating