Dede Sophie

One of the easiest ways to learn more about veganism (or show your friends and loved ones more about veganism) is to watch it in a documentary or film. But with so many new vegan documentaries out there, all varying in degrees of graphicness, how do you choose the best one for you? I read (okay skimmed) a lot of blog posts about vegan documentaries and, put frankly, they’re overwhelming – who in their right minds is going to sit through 50 vegan documentaries? Why do all the blog posts mention the same vegan documentaries? And why are all these blog posts written by people who’ve clearly never watched said documentaries? In this blog post I’ve tried to be super personal, and I’ve written it with the idea that you are my friend* and you’re asking me for a recommendation: maybe you want something non-graphic, maybe you want something super-graphic, maybe you want something about a specific part of veganism (no-honey, no-leather etc). I’ve tried to...

Despite being vaguely on the backpacker route, Laos still isn’t as popular as its neighbours Thailand , Vietnam or even Cambodia, which is both good and bad: good because there are far fewer annoying backpackers and Laos still feels ‘authentic’, bad because in South East Asia ‘authentic’ can often mean not so vegan-friendly. But don’t worry, with this guide to being vegan in Laos, you will have everything you need to explore this beautiful country as a vegan! 1. Laos Vegan Recipes First things first, what are some traditional Laos vegan recipes you can enjoy all over this beautiful country? Yall Dib Yall Dib are beautiful healthy vegan-friendly fresh spring rolls. You’ll find spring rolls all over South East Asia, but each country does them a little bit differently. In Laos, the fresh spring rolls are filled with fresh vegetables and noodles. You’ll find meat and fish ones too so make sure you ask for vegetable yall dib. Khao Piak Sen Khao...

 A Special Mining Lease (SML) principal landowner of the giant Pogera gold mine in Papua New Guinea is now the pioneer MP elect for the newly created Paiela-Pogera Open Electorate in Enga Province. *Photo shows Paiela-Pogera Open MP elect Hon.Maso Karipe (centre with signed Writ) after his declaration by Provincial Returning Officer Mr.Anton Iamau (left) and District Returning Officer (DRO) Mr.Daniel Arembo (right) inside the  Wabag Primary School Counting Centre this evening. [FM100 Photo] Independent candidate Hon.Maso Karipe polled a total of 15,272 votes after the the 25th elimination of Vincent Pyati to surpass the absolute majority of 14,086 this evening at the Wabag Primary School Counting Venue in the heart of Wabag Town. Another independent candidate and SML landowner Dickson Puri Pundi finished second with 12,974 votes while Vincent Pyati came  third with 10,309 votes. Hon.Karipe’s first mission is to bring back normalcy in the trouble torn golden valley before pushing f...

Sian Redmond, Director of Marketing Partnerships at Live Nation; Caroline Lawlor, Marketing Communications Manager at CUPRA Ireland; Virginia Fortune, Head of Private Members Clubs at 3Arena. The Cupra performance car brand from Volkswagen has teamed with 3Arena in Dublin to provide information about its range of cars, writes Brian Byrne. On the reasoning that music is very important in Irish culture and that the Cupra brand likes to be associated with music, the partnership means that over a million people attending gigs in the Dublin venue each year will have access to ‘touchpoints’ offering insights into the Cupra range. The models to date include the Formentor SUV, the Leon hatchnack and Leon Sportstourer, the Ateca SUV and the 100pc electric Born.