Animal Cruelty
Ke$ha Blasts Canada’s Seal Slaughter
DJ, turn it up! Ke$ha’s catchy melodies and slammin’ beats have taken over the airwaves, turntables, and dance floors. But instead of blasting tunes, this pop princess is blasting Canada’s shameful seal slaughter. Every year, a band of sealers descends on the ice to club hundreds of thousands of seals to death and sell the [...]
The leather industry
Leather can be made from cows, pigs, goats, and sheep; exotic animals such as alligators, ostriches, and kangaroos; and even dogs and cats, who are slaughtered for their meat and skin in China, which exports their skins around the world. Because leather is normally not labeled, you never really know where (or whom) it came [...]
Bill Clinton Named PETA’s 2010 Person of the Year
Former President Bill Clinton, who is renowned for his charisma and eloquence, has worked to shed light on numerous global issues through his humanitarian efforts and his many public speaking engagements. Recently, he has been promoting the benefits of vegan eating after changing his eating habits to improve his health. Thanks to his new plant-based [...]
Help Animals Suffering in the Cruel Pet Trade
More than 26,000 animals, from tiny hamsters and turtles to wallabies and lemurs, were rescued from hellish conditions as a direct result of PETA’s shocking undercover investigation of the pet trade. But while the animals saved from U.S. Global Exotics (USGE) are safe and are now getting the care that they were so long denied, [...]
What is Animal Liberation ?
What Is Animal Liberation? Excerpts From Philosopher Peter Singer’s Groundbreaking Work
“Animal Liberation” may sound more like a parody of other liberation movements than a serious objective. The idea of “The Rights of Animals” actually was once used to parody the case for women’s rights. When Mary Wollstonecraft published her Vindication of the Rights of Women [...]
Movies
Nanban – Tamil Music Review
Nanban (Tamil: நண்பன்; English: Friend) is an upcoming Tamil comedy drama film directed by S. Shankar.The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Ileana D’Cruz, Sathyan and Sathyaraj.The soundtrack and background score is by Harris Jayaraj, working with Shankar for the second time after Anniyan (2005).It is a remake of the 2009 [...]
Osthe – Tamil Music Review
Osthe (Tamil: ஒஸ்தி; English: Pinnacle) is a 2011 Tamil action film directed by S. Dharani, starring Silambarasan. A remake of the 2010 blockbuster Hindi film Dabangg, directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and written by Dileep Shukla, it featured Githan Ramesh, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sonu Sood, reprising his role from the original, Nassar and Revathi in supporting [...]
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal – Tamil Music Review
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal (English: Thoughts of You All Day) is an upcoming romantic film directed by Elred Kumar starring Adharvaa and Amala Paul in the lead roles. Music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar.
Kangal Neeyae (Sithara)
Sithara has a heavy voice and is a unique choice for this song. There is a heavy mix of [...]
Vedi – Tamil Music Review
Vedi (Tamil: வெடி; English: Cracker) is an upcoming Tamil-language action film directed by Prabhu Deva featuring Vishal and Sameera Reddy in the lead roles. The film, which is a remake of the successful 2008 Telugu film Souryam, is expected to release on October 2011.
Enna Aachi(Vijay Yesudas, Janaki Iyer)
This is one of the best songs of [...]
Mayakkam Enna – Tamil Music Review
Mayakkam Enna is an upcoming Tamil romantic drama film directed by Selvaraghavan. It stars his brother Dhanush, along with Richa Gangopadhyay,and features music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography is handled by Ramji. The film, which is produced and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, is currently in its production stage and is [...]