The Grumpy Vegan’s nascent humor was nurtured by the insane genius of Spike Milligan. Too young to appreciate BBC Radio’s The Goon Show of the 1950s (but now enjoyed on BBC Radio 7), Spike came to my attention a decade … Continue reading
Twenty years ago this month the Grumpy Vegan, with human and canine companions (one of each), came to the United States. In July, we — the two humans — return to England to live taking with us our remaining animal … Continue reading
Netflix is a wonderful thing. It’s provided the Grumpy Vegan with the opportunity to watch again (and again) dreamy Colin Firth as Darcy in the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice. But even more importantly is catching up with films heard about … Continue reading
What’s with straight people and their need to propagate the species at all costs? The news that a Tel Aviv court granted the parents of a dead soldier the right that his sperm produced two hours after his death can … Continue reading
Who’d a thought that cup cakes and plastic shoes would become vegan urban chic? Vegan urban chic is the name that the Grumpy Vegan gives to the phenomena most recently described in The New York Times. Like feminism that embraces … Continue reading
Two pieces of good news today that make even the Grumpy Vegan have a smile on his face and bring into focus sharp differences in public policy between the U.S. and the U.K. First, is the announcement in The Wall … Continue reading
