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Articles by Holly Richmond

Holly Richmond (hollyrichmond.com) writes and edits things for fun and money. Please follow her on Twitter because that is the entire basis of her self-esteem.

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  • Animal rights group called out for repeatedly exploiting women

    Yesterday, The Sydney Morning Herald had a piece about PETA titled, “Why does a pro-vegetarian organisation treat women like meat?” Good question. The women-as-meat connection’s nothing new — 1990’s Sexual Politics of Meat, anyone? But it’s especially ironic coming from a group that asserts, “Animals are not ours to use for entertainment.” Seattle’s stellar Erica […]

  • Well-Arrested

    No, he didn’t ride a Trek to the premiere of his new movie (I can hear the cars-aren’t-green comments already!), but Jason Bateman did show up in a BMW Hydrogen 7 — billed as “the world’s first hydrogen-powered car for everyday use.” Um, maybe if your “everday” activities include winning a Golden Globe, playing an […]

  • Green Onion

    The Onion’s green issue is out, and it’s a doozy — from eco-junkies recycling (“If you come across an old needle lying around, by all means, use it”), to crediting Working Assets’ long-distance with the planet’s survival, to an opinion piece by a smokestack (“Soon, my tummy starts to feel full. And when I feel […]

  • From Yellin’ to Melon

    Are you yella? Kids driving you crazy? Steer ’em onto this trike: the louder they scream, the farther away they’ll go. The shitty by the bay San Franciscans will flush with pride when they honor the nation’s Number One with a building that filters their number two. The soon-to-be George W. Bush Sewage Plant is […]