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Buzz Gift Guide: Entertaining Dad

BuzzSugar — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:30:07 PDT

Dads: They're just like us. They, too, need good entertainment within arm's reach to keep life fun, so today I'm sharing a couple of gift ideas that I've got my eye on for Father's Day!

What dad wouldn't kill for the newly released collector's edition of Dirty Harry? This package comes with everything a fan would want related to the movie series, which stars Clint Eastwood as the macho San Francisco police inspector, including a new retrospective documentary titled The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry. Go ahead, make dad's day.

Music-wise, Al Green is the coolest cat of all - and his new album features duets with young singers including John Legend and Corinne Bailey Rae, so it's a great candidate for a daddy-daughter sing-along.

I recently passed Ian McEwan's novel Saturday on to my dad while on vacation, and he gave it two thumbs up. It's the story of a middle-aged man who has everything you could want in life - a career, great kids, a loving wife - whose ordinary day takes an extraordinary turn that pushes his courage to the limits.

Finally, if you want to sit down and laugh with your dad this Father's Day, you'd do well to stay away from films like Knocked Up (awkward). Try introducing him to the goofy fun of the Flight of the Conchords HBO show instead.

Dirty Harry Ultimate Collector's Edition ($60)	Flight of the Conchords - The Complete First Season ($24)
Lay It Down, Al Green ($13)	Saturday by Ian McEwan ($13)

Link Time! 5/20

BuzzSugar — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:31:26 PDT

PopCandy is dying to dish about last night's season finale of How I Met Your Mother which left her "squirming and squealing." What did you think?
Pitchfork has a gorgeous, amazing video of Jose Gonzalez performing "Killing for Love" live.
Popwatch has a great Sex and the City flashback video clip of Miranda and Carrie's first big argument, one of the best/worst TV fights ever.
FilmExperience is curious: What's the last movie you went to see in the theaters with your parents?
TV Squad has videos of Human Tetris, the international game show soon to be appropriated for American audiences thanks to Fox.
Stereogum is trusting the entire blog to Death Cab for Cutie all day today. Head over to see their bloggy musings.
Cinematical is reporting live from Cannes that Clint Eastwood has no plans to ever regurgitate his role as Dirty Harry.
GiggleSugar has a hilarious fake trailer for Into the Wild starring Matthew McConaughey.

Photo courtesy of CBS

5 Things I Wish I Registered For (and 5 I Wish I Hadn't!)

Sara Yoo — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:15:01 PDT

Though we may be loathe to admit it, one of the most exciting - and frenzied - moments of wedding planning is setting up a registry. While deep down I knew that marrying the man of my dreams was the best present of all, other visions, like that of a perfectly appointed home, turned me into Dirty Harry with the scanner gun. A fondue set? I'll take two. The enormous countertop convection oven? We'll make room. Salt and pepper shakers shaped like mated doves? You get the picture.

It's easy to go crazy when registering for wedding gifts, but ending up with a pile of things you'll never use results in annoying trips back to the store for returns or very full storage closets. Eight years after my perfect wedding, I can't help but think that I should have provided my generous guests with better direction as I watch the dust collect on the paella pan I've never used. Every bride's needs are different, but I've come up with a list of five items from my registry that are highly underutilized and five items for which that money would have been better spent. Tell us: what are your must-have registry items, and what do you wish you left off your list?

Five Things I Could Have Done Without

Preassembled cookware sets. Those 10- or 12-piece cookware sets may seem like a great deal with many stores advertising "deep" discounts vs. buying individual pieces, but I found that I ended up with pots and pans in sizes I've never used. Take the time to register for individual pieces (you may even find that you like pieces from a few different cookware lines) in standard sizes that make sense for your frying, sautéing, and simmering needs.
Cooking utensils. Basic utensils like rubber spatulas and wooden spoons are a wedding-registry must have. But I've found that many of the specialized tools I thought I would need have gone untouched. There are so many variations of potato mashers, strainers, ladles, and whisks that you ought to take your time finding the perfect one for you.
High-ticket single-use tools. Cookware companies would love to sell you pasta cookers, egg poachers, asparagus pots, and butter warmers, often at a few hundred dollars a pop. My pasta pot rarely sees the light of day, because I opt instead for a standard stockpot and colander (which drains much better, IMO). By investing in the right standard pots and pans, you still can cook any of these items and save room in your kitchen cabinets while you're at it.

For the rest of the list as well as a list of items I'd register for instead, just keep reading.

Rewind: It's Almost Mad Men Time!

BuzzSugar — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:05:00 PDT

We have Mad Men fever and with season five premiering on Sunday, we gave you guys a quick recap of season four and reminisced about Don Draper's many conquests. We also chatted with both Vincent Kartheiser and Jared Harris and perused all of the pictures from the upcoming season.
Leading up the big release of The Hunger Games, we rounded up the actors who were almost cast in the movie and reviewed The Hunger Games soundtrack.
Speaking of The Hunger Games, follow us on Instagram and show off your District Pride!
We were excited to see the first pictures of a very dirty Hugh Jackman on the set of Les Misérables in London.
We started the reunion early with these pictures from American Reunion.
The new Prometheus trailer kept us guessing (and ogling Michael Fassbender).
Need some shirtless Robert Pattinson in your life? Behold the Cosmopolis teaser trailer.
Despite the fact that it didn't appear to have any footage from the film, we tried to decipher the first teaser trailer for The Host.
We chatted with Happy Endings star Eliza Coupe about the show and her hilarious character, Jane.

Mad Men's Jared Harris Says He Would Have an Affair With John Slattery If He Could

Shannon Vestal — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:00:16 PDT

Jared Harris plays the British contingent of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce on Mad Men, which finally returns for a fifth season this Sunday. Harris chatted with a few reporters today to talk about what it's like coming back after such a long break, and even though he has to be cagey about the specifics of season five, he did share how he's like his character Lane Pryce. He also revealed which of his costars he spent downtime with in the off-season, and why he's being so tight-lipped about the show.

Can you talk about which other characters we'll see Lane having scenes with this season?
Jared Harris: All I can say is I have a good season. I'm looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to it unfolding. They really are very vigilant about us not saying who we have scenes with, and given that Matt Weiner is sitting not too far from me, if I say something and piss him off, I don't know what he'll do to me next season.

Were there any costars you missed the most?
JH: Most of my stuff is normally with Vinny (Kartheiser) and Christina (Hendricks) and with Jon (Hamm). I miss them all. I play poker, and Vinny and I get together and play poker in the off season. Rich Sommers is a lovely guy, he's very funny, and there's a great camaraderie amongst everybody, and that is one of the things I looked forward to going back to when I came back. But if I could have any affair with any of them, it would be John Slattery.

Which characteristics of Lane's do you identify with, and which do you not?
JH: For me, half of my reference of Lane is based on my stepfather, Rex Harrison. He's one of the models for the character in my mind. In terms of what am I not like, I haven't got his fastidiousness of dressing. I'm enjoying it. I enjoy that part of performing the character and as a requirement for showing up to do things for Mad Men, you can't show up in a pair of dirty jeans and a t-shirt. So I enjoy that. I enjoy the dressing up part, but I don't have that in my own personal life. I'm a little more of a slob.

To see what else Harris spilled, just keep reading.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Kate and Pippa's Cousin Katrina Darling

Tara Block — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:59:45 PDT

Soon after Prince William announced his engagement to Kate Middleton, and before Pippa Middleton's derriere turned every man's head at the royal wedding, the Darling family from Sunderland, England discovered they were related to the Middletons, and thus the future queen of England. Their daughter Katrina Darling was thrust into the spotlight, perhaps thanks to her very sexy career. Here are 10 revealing things you should know about Kate and Pippa's racy cousin Katrina Darling:

Katrina is a burlesque dancer! She even performed a striptease act titled "God Save the Queen" Tuesday in New York. Coincidentally it's a show she says she began performing long before finding out about her royal connection.
She's 21 years old.
She's a second cousin, once removed, of Kate and Pippa. Her grandmother is the sister of Kate and Pippa's great-grandfather.
She has cat tattoos on her forearms and eight tattoos total.
She's been in several bands as a singer and drummer, including an '80s hair-metal band called Dirty Tuppence (UK slang for lady parts).
She's been performing burlesque since she was 18.
She studied art and design at Newcastle College before dropping out.
She's performed at fetish clubs.
She said William and Harry aren't really her type.
The name Katrina Darling, which seems like it was made for a burlesque performer, is her real name.

I guess Kate's Uncle Gary, with his Ibiza Masion de Bang Bang and appreciation for cocaine and call girls, isn't the only scandalous Middleton relation!

What to TiVo: Sunday

BuzzSugar — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:59:24 PST

8:00 Once Upon a Time (new)
9:00 Desperate Housewives (new)
10:00 Pan Am (new)

8:00 Amazing Race 19 (new)
9:00 The Good Wife (new)
10:00 CSI: Miami (new)

8:00 The Simpsons (new)
8:30 Allen Gregory (new)
9:00 Family Guy (new)
9:30 American Dad (new)

8:15 Sunday Night Football: Patriots at Jets

How Getting Dirty Can Save You Money

LearnVest — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:15:01 PDT

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy!

We’ve discovered some pretty interesting ways people try to save money, from crazy coupon clipping to reusing teabags for months. But once in a while, we come across a money-saving strategy that makes us take notice. Not lathering up, for example. OK, hear us out.

A movement has been spreading (spawned in the green community, of course) called “no ‘poo” - no, not that kind of poo. It refers to people who have opted to cut down or forgo use of shampoos and soaps in their daily hygiene routine. This trend has been making waves through the country, and fans include celebs like Jessica Simpson (who only shampoos two or three times a month), Robert Pattinson (who rarely shampoos, if ever) and Prince Harry (who hasn’t shampooed since 2007). Here’s why proponents think this practice is great.

90210 "Party Politics": Most Scandalous Moments

Rose Curiel — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:18:58 PDT

Naomi and her sorority sisters bring new meaning to the term dirty politics on this week's 90210, hosting a "Strip to Vote" party that had more than one character shedding their clothes during the episode. Meanwhile, Annie continues to explore escorting, and Silver lands a new job but reconsiders her relationship with Navid.

To find out who found themselves in their skivvies and why Silver and Navid's relationship is in trouble, just keep reading

Ruth Reichl Reveals What's to Come at Gilt Taste

Katie Sweeney — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:33:15 PDT

After hosting a launch party to celebrate the arrival of Gilt Taste in New York City, editorial advisor Ruth Reichl and her team headed to San Francisco where last night, they met with journalists and chefs to reveal more details about the venture. What you see now is only one-tenth of what it will be. More features, videos, a community, and a revolutionized recipe system are in the works. Although Gilt is known for being a daily deal site that offers consumers a discounted item or experience, Susan Lyne, chairman of the company, doesn't believe this concept can be applied to food, "it's hard to think of great deals as food because what's the discounted stuff? The food that's about to go bad?" she said. To get the scoop on what Gilt Taste hopes to be, keep reading.