Vegan Humor - Interview with Dan Piraro and Ashley Lou Smith - 0 views
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August 2006 Myth: Vegans Aren't Funny It's a Bizarro World! The Satya Interview with Dan Piraro and Ashley Lou Smith Dan Piraro and Ashley Lou Smith. Photo by Kevin Lysaght Weaving through the New York City streets on their vintage Vespa scooter, with colorful vegan and abolition themed tattoos on their bodies, Dan Piraro and Ashley Lou Smith bust all sorts of myths. Most importantly, beyond being articulate, attractive and humorous, Dan and Ashley show that being an animal activist can include style, creativity and intelligence. Dan Piraro is the mastermind behind the popular syndicated cartoon Bizarro, featured in newspapers across the country, as well as in Satya's pages. With jokes about fur, circuses, vivisection, fishing and farmed animals, Bizarro is bringing animal issues to the daily papers. In his newest book, Bizarro and Other Strange Manifestations of the Art of Dan Piraro (Abrams), an illustrated retrospective of Dan's work, you'll notice his art has gotten more political, with a greater focus on animal rights and the environment in recent years. This has earned him accolades and awards, including multiple plaques from the prestigious Genesis Awards. A major influence on Dan's work is his wife Ashley Lou Smith, previously a freelance activist for Farm Sanctuary, PETA, COK and HSUS. She currently teaches humane education classes to public school students in New York, and spends much of her time touring the country with Dan, as he gives presentations and stand-up comedy routines at various venues, or at Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, where she and Dan are founding board members. Dan and Ashley's Brooklyn home serves as a way station for rescued animals they help along an underground railroad to new homes or farm animal sanctuaries. Catherine Clyne spent an evening with Dan Piraro and Ashley Lou Smith, talking about their vegan awakenings, love, cartoons, and what it's like being animal billboards. Today, at this mome
Breaking All Records, Avengers: Endgame Pulls in $1.2 Billion in the First Week - 0 views
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All the Marvel lovers out there! We have got good news for you. Avengers: Endgame, the latest blockbuster from the Marvel franchise has broken the box office records by earning a whopping $1.2 billion at the global level in its opening weekend. This is the 8th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that has crossed the mark of a billion dollar and is the fastest any movie has earned ever so far.
Revealed: Marvel Studio's Phase Four plans REVEALED!! Doctor Strange - 0 views
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At this year's San Diego Comic-Con event, Marvel Studio President Kevin Feige gave the enthusiastic crowd a glimpse of what's coming in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the next couple of years. The roster includes a whopping collection of 10 movies and limited web series on its upcoming Disney+ OTT platform.
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