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The majority of you are following this year's World Series, but even if you're not a baseball fanatic, you can still appreciate this week's special Hot Buzz Time Machine. In honor of America's favorite pastime, may I present this classic Tom Hanks scene from A League of Their Own. Hanks plays Jimmy Dugan, manager of the female baseball team the Rockford Peaches. When his player Evelyn starts Read more
A League of Their Own always makes me teary-eyed. Not only is it a funny, bittersweet, and touching sports movie, but the true story behind it — of the short-lived All-American Girls Professional Baseball League — is incredibly inspirational. Even watching the fictional movie, I'm always moved by the idea of so many talented female athletes playing together and capturing the nation's Read more
Madonna turning 50 is practically a holiday around here at Sugar HQ. I know one mega-fan here in the office who couldn't be more excited about the Queen of Pop's birthday. While many appreciate Madge's tremendous impact on popular music, I am equally appreciative of some of her movie roles. You'd think that Madonna's off-screen persona might overwhelm her characters onscreen, but that hasn't Read more
Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! In the movie A League of Their Own, the main women's baseball team in the story is called the Rockford ______ . Read more
In honor of the beginning of baseball season, I asked you guys to bookmark your favorite baseball movies for last weekend's Buzzworthy challenge. America's favorite pastime has inspired countless films, and you guys did an excellent job finding the diamonds in the rough. (Although I am apparently the only one who likes Rookie of the Year, but that's ok.) Here are my favorite picks from BuzzSugar Read more
We may have Valentine's Day on the brain, but February also marks an important time of the year — Black History Month. In honor of Black History Month, let's take a look at some of our favorite geeks, both past and present. Everyone on this list has made vast contributions to furthering tech as we know it. Dwayne McDuffie — The recently passed McDuffie wrote comic books for both Marvel Read more
George Clooney was happy to try on both goofy and handsome looks for the Oscars issue of the LA Times Magazine with Viola Davis on the cover, which is out on Sunday. The accompanying article is focused on George the prankster and chronicles everything from friends who have been on the receiving end of his famous cons to what he's careful about when choosing his targets. George recently said he's Read more
This reader posted in our anonymous Savvy Confessions group wondering how to bring up work hours in a job interview. Do you have any advice for her? I know that we shouldn't mention work hours in an interview, but it's really important to me as a new mom. I would ideally like regular 9 to 5 hours. Previously, I was in finance so I used to work from 9 to 8. I'm looking for a finance-related job, Read more
What's not to love about kale? This dark leafy green is in a league of its own in terms of its iron, fiber, and calcium content. Kale also contains the flavonoid called maempferol, which may help prevent ovarian cancer — win! Even better, when baked, kale makes a great chip stand-in for those times when you're craving something savory, salty, and crisp! To help increase your kale intake, here Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Apparently some things don’t improve with age. According to a study by Payscale.com, women tend to top out their compensation at age 37, while men keep getting raises until age 45. Even more infuriating, while men’s salaries in the study rose to an average of $95,000, women’s plateaued at just $61,000. The good-ish news? Read more
