FABTV: Fiona Apple "Across the Universe"


Updated 03/17/08 9:17 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 18 comments

I still haven't gotten around to seeing Across the Universe, but here's another take on the Beatles song. Fiona, intense as always, did a cover of the song for the movie Pleasantville — which I loved. Her rendition is sleepy and beautiful, and slow. Even though this video is shot in black and white, a main theme of the movie's plot, and slowly pans around creating a soothing effect, there is Read more

Oscar Nominee: Across the Universe for Best Costume Design


Updated 12/16/08 2:00 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 9 comments

Best Costume Design Oscar Nominee: Across the Universe

In the days leading up until the Oscars, I'll be featuring the nominees in the various visual categories. This week, I'll be looking at the nominees for Best Costume Design. This category plays a huge role in film making, as costumes can make or break the authenticity of a film, convey things that words cannot, or just add to the overall magic on the big screen. Today's featured movie is Across Read more

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday


Updated 02/05/08 11:42 AM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 7 comments

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, King of Kong, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Damages 2008-02-05 07:30:00

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below you can view Cate Blanchett's award-nominated performance in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and The Jane Austen Book Club, which I featured as one of my February Must Haves. Read more

Movie Preview: Across the Universe


Updated 02/17/08 1:20 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 24 comments

Movie Preview: Across the Universe

Directed by Julie Taymor, Across the Universe seriously seems to defy categorization. It's dramatic, romantic, musical and historical, though there are some pretty out-there elements to it as well. As you can probably guess from this image featuring Eddie Izzard, the style is rather whimsical to the point of being, well, trippy. According to an IMDB description, "An original musical film, Read more

Is Pregnancy a Disability?


Updated 01/11/12 11:41 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Pregnancy Considered a Disability

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Stacie Lewis about considering pregnancy a disability. Shortness of breath. Inability to lift heavy objects. Need for specific seating. Exhaustion. Months of nausea followed by months, possibly a Read more

Study: Majority of Girls Face Sexually Charged Bullying


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Bullies Use Sexual Taunts to Hurt Kids

Kids dubbing a girl a "slut" is overheard far too often across the nation. And it's not just high school or college girls we're talking about here. Middle school tween bullies commonly label girls they don't like or are mad at as "sluts." The American Association of University Women released a study this month that found 56 percent of the middle and high school girls surveyed were sexually Read more

Should You Move Your Money to a Credit Union?


Updated 11/25/11 3:40 PM · Posted by LearnVest · 2 comments

Should You Move Your Money to a Credit Union?

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You wouldn’t normally think of credit unions as sexy or hip. They don’t have glossy ad campaigns and beautiful branches on every street corner. Even their basic definition—non-profit financial co-ops — sounds boring. But these days, more and more Americans are clamoring to join the club of credit unions because of their Read more

Wanderlust Trailer: Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston Head to a Nudist Colony


Updated 12/21/11 11:47 AM · Posted by · 5 comments

Wanderlust Trailer Starring Jennifer Aniston

It's usually not a good sign when a film has to rely on nudity for humor, so the fact that Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston's new film Wanderlust is set in a nudist colony makes me doubtful as to whether or not this film will deliver laughs. Rudd and Aniston play New York-based couple George and Linda, who are forced to relocate to Atlanta when George loses his job. When the pair stumbles across a Read more

13 Signs You’re Too Busy


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13 Signs You’re Too Busy

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! There’s busy. Then there’s too busy. Busy is running from one appointment to the next. Too busy is running over someone on your way to the next appointment (physically, vehicularly, whatever). Busy is leaving your cell phone behind at the grocery store. Too busy is leaving your kid behind at the grocery store. And then Read more

Would You Try to Avoid a Halloween Birth? Many Women Do!


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Avoid Giving Birth on Halloween

There's something scary about giving birth on October 31 — at least according to a new study conducted by Yale University's School of Public Health. Analyzing data collected across the US over an eleven-year period, researches found that fewer children are born on Halloween than any other average day. At the same time, Valentine's Day sees a higher than average rate of women giving birth. The Read more