Natalie Portman (who FV nerd-types may know from her role as Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars prequels Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith) has always been an advocate of environmental causes. We’ve been slacking a bit on the style info here at FV. Anyway, I just found out that Ms. […]

Last night was the Phil’s first night game of the season. I was excited to sample all of the new vegan/vegetarian food options at the game. It was a sell out crowd at Citizens Bank Park and things were absolutely out of control crazy before I even got into the ballpark.

I’ve admitted as much on here before but it bears repeating - I care more about gross ballpark food than I do about baseball. We were thrilled when Citizens Bank Park offered up some amazing vegetarian options last year. But when Hans FV went to a game to investigate, he was let down. Never one […]

The fitness craze is just getting out of control if you ask me. Even our barnyard pals the cows have gotten on the band wagon. In this National Geographic video clip we have an interesting case of science and good old fashioned animal husbandry creating essentially the bovine version of a Pumping Iron […]

Yeah, I know that there is a writers strike going on and all that but the kids need their mathed out tech metal-hardcore fix.
Crazily, Conan O’Brien is happy to oblige the metalcore masses - New Jersey’s Dillinger Escape Plan are slated to be the musical guest on tonights Late Night with Conan O’Brien.  Is this the first […]

The Philadelphia Inquirer, in an article that could have been ripped from a punk rock fanzine circa 1992, asks: Can meat-eaters and vegetarians get along?
“This is the time of year we place a cooked brown carcass on the table, then reach inside its body cavity and scoop out powerfully odoriferous items that people are expected […]

Tomorrow is the once again the annual Ratha Yatra, Festival of India in Philly. Everything kicks off at noon at Love Park. A parade of chariots carrying the deities of Jagannatha (Krsna), Balarama and Subhadra devi head down the parkway lead by the Hare Krsna devotees singing and dancing as they normally do. The parade […]

It seems that the crazy/beautiful, talented and vegan (ie. perfect for me) Fiona Apple likes her dudes old and dirty like Jonathan Ames. Keep going for a hot make-out picture and a link to the full story and some videos and bullshit…

perhaps, you’ve already seen this, but perhaps you haven’t. it’s philly’s own michael lenahan getting gored in the shin by a bull at the running of the bulls.
now as someone who has actually done the running of the bulls, i have to say that you have got to be pretty stupid/drunk to actually get […]

OK i lied. My main man Dennis Kucinich is putting his interns up for adoption to help fund his fledgling campaign. Even though the man is the sanest person on the Democratic ticket with the best ideas he is also the man with the non-white-soundingest name, has a peace symbol in his logo and is […]

Every one’s favorite vocal Philadelphian racist, (you need to see his showcase of motorcycles covered in Confederate flags, which is extra odd since he’s a Yankee!) Joey Vento is featured currently on the front page of BBC News. Señor Joey, the owner of Geno’s Steaks is once again in the limelight due […]

A few years ago, jae kwon invited me to join a mixcdclub. What’s that you ask? Find 11 losers friends. Assign a month to each friend and take one for yourself. If you have months left over or you ran out of months too soon, then you fucked up. Otherwise, each person sends a mixcd […]

Cacia’s Bakery + Italiano’s Water ice, a match made in heaven

Those of us that live and work in South Philly all have our favorite places to get our eat on. There are so many amazing little places and everyone has their special spots. Today i’ll share with you 2 of my absolutely […]

With the weather getting warmer, who wants to drink hot tea when you can eat it cold? Burmese food’s got some great salads, combining fresh greens with unique ingredients.

First we posted about all the delicious new vegan options being offered at this years Phillies games, Then S.Agnew complained that the new vegan options didn’t exist and Hans went to a game to investigate.
Frankly, the whole thing just made me sad. I don’t care about baseball that much. It’s as exciting as watching paint […]

Oh my god!  Could it be true?  Might we actually have a nice spring weather weekend?  Hopefully!  Plus, duuuuuuuude, 4/20.  Now, on to the good stuff…

Announced back in December for a launch in March, Soy Delicious’ new flavors of Purely Decadent non-dairy ice cream were finally spotted in the local natural foods supermarket. Four new flavors - Cookie Dough (which is also gluten free), Coconut Craze, Pomegranate Chip, and So Very Strawberry add to the existing lineup of 15 […]

These vegan gummi fruits (a product of Germany) were purchased at Essene Market & Café in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. To be honest I haven’t even tried them yet…so I’ll cut to the shit! I thought this would be a great opportunity for FV readers to share their favorite vampire food! Who knows, maybe […]

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Easter is a mixture of two holidays, the secular and the religious. The secular holiday centers on eggs and bunnies, but most Christians also celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The historical truth is debatable, but the gist of Jesus’ story is this: Dude grew up poor, enjoyed the […]

Yesterday i attended the Phillies 3rd game this season at Citizens Bank Park against division rival the Lamelanta Gays Atlanta Braves. Regardless of the chilly 40º temperature my girlfriend Laura was extremely excited to see her dreamboat Chase Utley and her true love NL MVP Ryan Howard (don’t we all just love him?). […]