You might already have plans to come to the festival in New York this weekend, but if you need more incentive, Vedge‘s own Rich Landau and Kate Jacoby will be doing a demo on Saturday, March 1, at the … Continue reading →

Vegan author Kathy Freston has launched a campaign petitioning Don Thompson, the CEO of McDonald’s, to add a mainstream meatless option. Right now the most veg-friendly option would be ordering a chicken wrap, and asking them to hold the chicken . . . not ideal. Continue reading →

Needless to say, everybody celebrates February 14th differently, whether it’s not at all or with a twelve-course meal and fireworks. If you still haven’t decided what your Valentine’s Day is going to look like, you have options. A Manhattan restaurant … Continue reading →

The new year is already well underway, but we just wanted to take a quick moment to look at some highlights from 2013. The Wall Street Journal named The Philadelphia Chromosome by Jessica Wapner, which traces the discovery of a … Continue reading →

Last month Beyonce and Jay-Z decided to adopt a plant-based, all vegan diet as a part of the 22 Days Challenge. Their goal was to make vegan eating a habit, and as Jay-Z explained on his blog Life+Times, he considered … Continue reading →

It’s almost time for that most American of all American pastimes—the Super Bowl halftime show! One in three Americans will tune in on February 2 to watch the Seattle Seahawks crush the Denver Broncos (wishful thinking?), and to go along … Continue reading →

As you might have heard by now, we’re just three days away from the convergence of two gastronomic holidays. Thanksgivukkah ’13 is the last time in the next 70,000 years that Thanksgiving will fall out on the first day of Hanukkah. Why? Continue reading →

A quick quiz: What do the following people in common? Leonardo da Vinci – painter of the Mona Lisa; designer of bicycles, musical instruments, flying machines; groundbreaking scholar of human anatomy Benjamin Franklin – author of the Declaration of Independence … Continue reading →

When I first encountered Kathleen Jamie’s Sightlines I was entranced by her unusual power of description. One of the most bewitching essays in the book (note: They are all good) is The Hvalsalen, in which Jamie recounts a visit she … Continue reading →

You may have been told to “follow your heart,” but what if your heart is pulling you in many different directions? Often the multi-talented can feel scattered or misunderstood, torn between pursuing advancement in their current field (which has lost … Continue reading →