animal-farm

Elton John Presents Animal Farm: The Musical!

Richard Lawson · 07/23/10 01:58PM

Yes indeed. The singer-songwriter and his writing partner Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) are teaming up to create a musical based on George Orwell's classic novel. It's a dark allegory about Stalin! One hopes, naturally, that puppets will be involved. [NYT]

PETA's Nominees For Sexiest Male Vegetarian Could Use Some Meat

Molly Friedman · 05/19/08 03:20PM

Those adorably violent animal lovers over at PETA have temporarily ceased from attacking fur-toting starlets with tomatoes to round up their nominees for this year’s Sexiest Vegetarian award. And judging by the list of potential winners, it seems that granola-loving male celebrities are seriously lacking in the “sexy” department as compared to their female counterparts. Herbivores like Naomi Watts and Natalie Portman are listed among the ladies, whereas guyliner fans, racist talk show hosts and '80s heartthrob-turned-has-beens make up the majority of the male contenders. We take a closer look at the uneven distribution after the jump.