After being lampooned in a spoof dress-up game last year, the Olsen twins are being reminded why it's a seriously bad idea to piss off PETA. The twins' incorrigible attachment to fur coats has made 'Trashley' and 'Hairy-Kate' a consistent target for the organisation, which has now cast the 'Trollsens' in a special haunted-house themed edition of the original dressup game, just in time for Halloween. New items to try on include Hairy-Kate and Trashley masks, because "only someone as heartless as a troll would wear the skins of dead animals".
Follow the jump to try out the game! It's a lot of fun, but not for the faint-hearted...
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I've lost count of the times I've been horrified to discover that my favourite sweet (hello, Bounty) or other foodstuff is not vegetarian. Or indeed, the number of times I've been delighted to discover that a product has suddenly lost its meaty additives (there were whoops of joy here when digestive biscuits finally lost their animal fat). But how can you keep tabs on this ever changing world without looking like some kind of crazed calorie-counter in the supermarket?
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Every time I write about another 'eco' bag I vow never to do so again. But they will keep bringing out new ones that are somehow crucially different from the last, in such ways that I can't help thinking someone would find useful, and that it might just persuade one more person to stop using plastic bags. So here we go with a new-fangled idea called the footprint bag. Follow the jump to find out what's special about it -- if your bag-fatigued mind can take it. It does have some rather fun features.
Related: ZPM Trolley Dolly: all the bags you'll ever need
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Looking for some fun and uplifting entertainment tonight that might leave you with some useful life-skills? Twiggy's your woman then, as she'll be teaming up with Lauren Laverne for the first in a series of shows about clothes swapping parties tonight, as part of the BBC's 'Thread' initiative. Follow the jump to find out more about the show and where to find info on hosting the best clothes swap ever.
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In most corners of the media, money-saving has already eclipsed planet-saving, which has suddenly become yesterday's news, leading many to believe that the two concerns are worlds apart. But they couldn't be more wrong, because being green is all about resourcefulness, economy and frugality -- and not necessarily about buying expensive organic chicken. Follow the jump to find out some really useful ways of saving money and the environment at the same time.
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Gone are the days when the most fun you had as a veggie was deciding between omelette and lasagne in restaurants: now, we get our own clubs, blogs and even TV stations - with British internet broadcaster Veggie Vision, founded and presented by Karin Ridges, leading the way in meat-free entertainment.
What might vegetarians want to watch that the rest of the planet doesn't, you might well wonder. In much the same mind, I went to investigate the site.
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Jarvis Cocker has joined Laurie Anderson, Feist, KT Tunstall, Martha Wainwright and other artists on a trip to the Arctic, where they will take part in an expedition investigating climate change. Lori Majewski, a blogger on board writes, "Our mission: For the artists to experience the High Arctic, the frontline of climate change, and to observe the scientists and oceanographers at work."
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