July 1, 2009 by Shannon O'Neill  
Filed under Arts, The Magazine, Visual Arts

Lolcatz, Lolspeak, Lolz everywhere! What!?

March 3, 2009 by Steve Macone  
Filed under Arts, Books

If you’ve turned on a computer in the last two years, you’ve probably seen Lolcats, those funny feline photos, the ones that use misspelled captions and capture cats, as John Hodgman puts it in his introduction to this new book, “at the precise moment they are talking.”  
The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out
By A. Koford
Abrams ComicArts
$12.95
Now [...]

Dear EarthTalk: I don’t eat meat, for a variety of ethical and environmental reasons, and I’d rather not feed it to my cat, either. Do cats have to be carnivores? — John McManus, Needham, MA
Unlike dogs and other omnivores, cats are true (so-called “obligate”) carnivores: They meet their nutritional needs [...]

Most environmental advocates believe that keeping cats indoors is better for both the health of the felines themselves and for their prey. Scientists estimate that the typical free-roaming housecat kills some 100 small animals each year. Also, getting a large institution or corporation on board with recycling is no easy job.