Getting Into: Sleater-Kinney


Updated 08/23/07 6:22 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 11 comments

Getting Into: Sleater-Kinney

How often have you said "I really think I would like that band, but I've never gotten into them"? Therein lies the inspiration for Getting Into, where I'll help start your education about a singer, band, or film director by telling you what albums or movies you'll need as a beginner, intermediate, and advanced fan. (Got ideas for Getting Into posts? Leave a comment or send me a private Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more

American Idol: Who Deserves to Get Cut This Week?


Updated 05/09/12 8:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

American Idol Top 5 Perform

The final five performed on American Idol this week and the contestants were all really digging the swinging '60s theme. Also digging it? The judges and the audience. We're so close to crowning the winner, but alas, there can only be one. Unfortunately, with all the dead weight gone, this means favorites are going to be sent home. On the plus side, the contestants are really pulling out all the Read more

"My Boyfriend Doesn't Care About My Interests"


Updated 05/02/12 10:44 PM · Posted by · 14 comments

My Boyfriend Doesn't Care About My Interests

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! My boyfriend and I have been dating for 5 and 1/2 years. In most aspects, we have a great relationship. We like a lot of the same things, have similar "values," share many of the same friends, and just generally get along really well. We're passionate and love each other very much. The Read more

16 Questions You Should Never Ask on a First Date


Updated 04/11/12 9:44 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Topics to Avoid on a First Date

First dates are awkward enough as-is — much less when you ask personal, inappropriate questions. There's a fine line between getting to know someone and digging a little too deep, so try to think before you speak. Don't want to make him uncomfortable? Steer clear of these questions to make date number two more likely: Is Google right about you? A quick pre-date Google search is totally normal, Read more

"Should I Call Him Out on Facebook Pics?"


Updated 03/20/12 3:05 AM · Posted by · 11 comments

He Has Pics With Other Girls on Facebook

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I met a guy off of eharmony.com. We have had a decent handful of dates and I really dig the guy. Everything has been, well easy. He calls, makes plans, communicates . . . he has a lot of qualities that I would like in a guy for a long term relationship. So the other day I noticed on eharmony Read more

Is It OK to Be a Feminist Gold Digger?


Updated 03/16/12 4:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Feminist Gold Diggers

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. I’ve been watching Downton Abbey along with much of the rest of the country, obsessed with the World War 1 era story of class, heartbreak, and romance. The servants, of course, are a lot more interesting than the aristocrats. But in the end it’s all about whether or not Mary, the eldest daughter, will Read more

400 Meter Diva Natasha Hastings on Running For Olympic Gold


Updated 03/13/12 7:33 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Olympian Natasha Hastings the 400 Meter Diva Interview

Finishing a quick tour once around the track with times hovering at the 50-second mark, the potential US Track Team is deep with female talent ready to conquer the 400-meter event at the Summer games. The women's relay team will most likely have a shot for a repeat gold medal performance, too. A member of the winning relay team in Beijing, Natasha Hastings told us in a recent interview that she Read more

Quick Tip: Pair Modern and Organic Succulents With Antiqued, Elegant Mercury Glass


Updated 03/06/12 10:55 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Unusual Succulent Containers and Decorating Ideas

This weekend, I stopped in Santa Cruz to enjoy a perfect beach day and to also stop by a garden shop I'd been meaning to visit for some time now — DIG Gardens. DIG (which stands for Design, Interior, Garden) cultivates a unique mix of chic style and practical products. You can buy baby chicks here for your urban chicken coop, or you can pick up one of the cool concrete and metal succulent Read more

10 Things You're Better Off Buying Used


Updated 03/06/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Things to Buy Secondhand

We're thrilled to present this smart Business Insider story here on Savvy! It's no secret consumers have less cash to burn these days than ever before, but there are plenty of ways to save that don't require diving headfirst into a sales bin. For some products, there's just no point paying full-price when you can find the same quality in a second-hand or used product. Pets Dropping hundreds of Read more