Because nothing’s going on in Washington this month, the PETA people chose today to burn a “life sized” effigy of the Col. Sanders cartoon character — the Col. Sanders cartoon character that hasn’t been used by KFC for years, after a brief and embarrassing marketing experiment. MORE »

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals discusses the forgotten victims of bloodshed in Beirut and Lebanon: MORE »

* “Podfisking,” it’s all the rage. [Andrew Sullivan] MORE »

We like the sneakers.

For those of you in need of a little morning pick-me-up, here are additional photos from yesterday’s “Running of the Nudes,” PETA’s protest against bullfighting.

They’re not quite as exciting as yesterday’s batch, which featured an exposed nipple. And our operative apologizes for the “sub-Ansel-Adams quality” of the images: “From a camera phone, but what can you do?”

But there’s still plenty of exposed flesh for you to ogle. Check ‘em out, after the jump.

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A little bitching can go a long way. After we complained about the dearth of photos from this afternoon’s PETA event, one of you kindly sent a few in our direction. Here’s one (click to enlarge):

We take back what we said earlier about the protestors not being that cute!

After the jump, two more photos — including one with an exposed nipple…

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Alas, despite our desperate plea for photographic evidence, none of you sent in pictures from PETA’s “Running of the Nudes.” The event, to protest bullfighting, took place in front of the Spanish Embassy earlier this afternoon.

KUTV of Salt Lake City has some video footage. But it’s a bit rough, and you can’t see anyone’s naughty bits. The participants don’t look very hot, unlike past PETA protestors, and their Spanish-language chants are inscrutable. Even the cops look bored.

As for eyewitness accounts, we received one — yes, one — lonely email, from a tipster who wandered past the event. Check it out, after the jump.

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Sorry for the short notice. This is happening VERY SOON: MORE »

Earlier today, we questioned the relationship between vegetarianism and gay rights. Now we have our answer: MORE »

We’re not really sure of the connection between vegetarianism and gay rights — especially if one refrains, as we will, from making a tasteless “fruits and vegetables” joke. But we don’t need much of an excuse to post pictures of hot shirtless guys. MORE »

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