About As Random As You Can Get Part 2

1. Portugal is the first, and only, country in the world where public institutions are legally required to offer vegan meal options. Since 2017, schools, universities, hospitals, prisons and other institutions must provide at least one strictly plant-based dish every day. Other countries have introduced partial or local measures -- such as France, Israel and the U.S. -- but none match Portugal's nationwide requirement. Do you think this should be required all over the world?

2. In Detroit, Michigan, high school students volunteer as pallbearers for veterans' funerals, particularly for homeless or unclaimed veterans, to ensure they receive a dignified and respectful final farewell. This initiative, which has seen participation from schools like University of Detroit Jesuit High School, ensures that those who served the country are honored and remembered, even if they have no family or friends to claim them. The experience provides valuable lessons in empathy, service, and respect for the students involved. Does this sound like a wonderful lesson for these students?

3. "Roar," the 1981 movie starring Tippi Hedren, and her husband, Noel Marshall (producer of The Exorcist), opens with the ultimate spoiler by omission: a title card declaring that, despite appearances to the contrary, no animal was harmed in the course of its production. The credits say nothing about the 72 people, including the film's stars, who were injured in attacks from the untrained lions on set. Flooding from a dam destroyed much of the set and equipment, dramatically increasing the film's budget. In 1983, Hedren founded the Roar Foundation and established the Shambala Preserve sanctuary, to house the animals appearing in the film. She also wrote a book, The Cats of Shambala (1985), about the events that took place during its production. The film has been described as "the most dangerous film ever made" and has gained a cult following. Have you ever seen this movie?