I was actually surprised to learn about the origins of straight edge while I was researching for this video. I’d originally thought that it was a subset of veganism since all of the straight edge people I know are also vegan. However, I was fascinated to find out that it originally started in the hardcore punk scene as a counter to the excess drug and alcohol use that was stereotypical of punk culture. Crazy.

My brief, less-than-two-day, all-vegan trip to Los Angeles for the Writers of the Future award ceremony happened a few months back, but here's my post about the experience!

“Veganism isn’t affordable,” says someone who has only price-compared vegan luxury items, frozen pizzas, and vegetables that are basically handed to you directly from the hands that pulled them from the ground.

With Thanksgiving coming up, at least 45,000,000 turkeys have been beheaded, de-feathered, and bagged up for consumption. That’s just for Thanksgiving. These turkeys have only been permitted to live for a small fraction of their lifespan before they were killed. So, I thought this would be a good time to put out a summary of the creatures that are going to be eaten on Thursday.