Trashy vegans campaign for animal rights, Nigerian internet scammers revealed, and a Cuban legend moves on...

Trashy vegans campaign for animal rights, Nigerian internet scammers revealed, and a Cuban legend moves on...

Whoever said vegans can't be healthy, thoughtful AND slutty, too? The Vegan Vixens - when not saving pitbulls, practicing yoga or "investigating economic crimes" - are lending their scantily-clad selves to the effort to encourage more healthful and humane eating. However, after a recent breast-baring appearance (it was just one, apparently, belonging to Tanjereen) on Howard Stern, the Vixens have received numerous complaints from animal rights and vegan activists for their risque routines. Even the church apparently has a beef with the girls. As Dawnielle complains under her list of "Turn Offs," "I also get anoyed at those who think that helping animals is somehow unChristian-like! I sure can't picture Jesus being unkind to one of his sheep..."

Ever wonder how your average Nigerian internet scammer spends his or her day? According to an AP story, Festac Town, a district of Lagos, is a hotbed of scammers who "flaunt their smart clothes and cars and hang around the Internet cafes, trading stoires about successful cons and near misses, and hatching new plots" despite a now three-year-old crackdown by the government. You'd think that if the government can pinpoint the epicenter of activity to a single town that they'd be able to do more to stop these crimes...

Ibrahim Ferrer, the phenomenal singer made famous by the Buena Vista Social Club, passed away at the age of 78 in Havana this weekend. I had tickets to see him perform in England during his European tour this past spring but didn't make the trip in the end. What a loss...