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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Fri, 15 May 2009 04:30:45 PDT

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 Drop Dead Gorgeous, who does Amber (Kirsten Dunst) most look up to and aspire to be like?
Note: Not her mother or her family friend Loretta (Allison Janney).

What's Buzzworthy? Comfort Movies

BuzzSugar — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:30:00 PST

Watching challenging films is a worthy goal, but sometimes, I just want to relax with a movie I've seen a zillion times before. My comfort movies may not be the best or smartest movies in my collection, but they're perfect for curling up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn and mentally reciting the lines I've heard a million times before.

So for this week's Buzzworthy challenge, I'm asking you to bookmark your favorite comfort movies, the most trustworthy films in your collection. I'm starting you off with Beautiful Girls, a movie I've seen more times than I could count on my fingers and toes put together. All through college, I toted around a VHS tape with a recording of it from my parents' TV; then, I upgraded - slightly - to a beat-up official version I bought from eBay. I finally got the movie on DVD a couple of years back, and I still pull it out every time I just want to watch something familiar. For good measure, I've tossed in a couple of my other standbys, Laurel Canyon and Drop Dead Gorgeous.

Just use BuzzSugar's cool bookmarking tool to find your favorite comfort movies from around the Web, tag them with the phrase comfort movies, and let me know why you love keeping them around. I'll post some readers' favorites here next week.

You can also now make a list of your picks. Here are mine:

Daniela Edburg's Drop Dead Gorgeous Photos

YumSugar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:54:02 PDT

Even though I've actually thought I could OD on gummi bears, the phrase "death by gummi bears" sounds a bit ridiculous. However artist Daniela Edburg has made it look amazing, don't you think? In her series Drop Dead Gorgeous, Edburg features beautiful girls (all of whom are her friends, not professional models) dying from food related obsessions. There's a girl getting attacked by flying bananas, one smothered in oreos and another being chased down by a tornado of pink cotton candy. When asked about why food has such a sinister effect on the women in her photos, Edburg replied:

I guess I am pretty compulsive. That which gives me pleasure one minute, causes guilt the next. I am surprised at how much I like the products I consume, but, if you stop for one second to think about it, it’s absurd. Yet, you can’t stop.

The rest of the pictures are absolutely gorgeous (we love the M&M one and the banana one too), plus be sure to read the interview with the artist. Also if you live in the Miami area, you can actually go see the photos at the Kunsthaus Miami.

Interview: Alex Borstein, a.k.a. Lois on "The Family Guy"

BuzzSugar — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:27:05 PST

Fox's "The Family Guy" is fast becoming my go-to comedy on Sunday nights. It's always laugh-out-loud mix of bizarre, clever, and highly inappropriate. So I was very excited recently to interview Alex Borstein, the show's supervising producer and the voice of Lois.

The MadTV veteran just released a DVD of standup comedy, Alex Borstein: Drop Dead Gorgeous in a Down-to-Earth Bombshell Sort of Way", which tackles the issues facing women in Hollywood. In one particularly funny bit, Borstein adds commentary to several real-life "character breakdowns" for TV shows and movies, including one that asks for the "down-to-earth bombshell." I spoke to her about writing for "The Family Guy," her "MadTV" past, and her love for "Charlie's Angels." (And no, her real voice does not sound like Lois's.) To see what she had to say,

Q: How do the "Family Guy" writers come up with ideas?

There are 15 writers, and everyone brings their stories together in one room. Someone is assigned each script, and you have two weeks to write it. Then you come back, and the writers have at it like a pack of wolves.

Q: Is anything left out for being too inappropriate?

You kind of wouldn’t believe it. If someone came into our writer's room, we would all probably be behind bars. It’s wildly inappropriate and filthy and politically incorrect and horrendous, but it's the smartest, funniest group of people I’ve worked with in my whole life.

Q: What makes the writing team so good?

Everyone has a really varied background, which I think helps make the show great. Our age range is amazing too; we’ve got people up in their 50s and writers right out of Harvard and Yale, which helps with so many different references. We can make fun of Paris Hilton every week and do Sinatra bits. I think that’s what makes the show unique.

Q: How did your experience on MadTV prepare you for this?

MadTV was the most incredible training ground for developing characters and learning how to write for yourself. You’re constantly pitching and trying to sell yourself, and you often have skits that don't make it on the air, so it was great training for rejection. That really helps prepare you for when your joke doesn’t make it into the script on "Family Guy."

Q: Tell me a bit about the new DVD.

If you like the word vagina and you’re partial to the C-word, you’re going to love it. It's me spending an hour fleshing out the horrors of Hollywood. What the hell happened? Growing up, I had the chicks from "The Facts of Life," "Charlie's Angels," and "Mary Tyler Moore," and now the girls have Paris Hilton. They have nothing to look at that’s cool and smart women. Now we’ve got "Ugly Betty," but even that has to be about someone fighting back. We sort of lost that. Yeah, Charlie's Angels did work for a man they never saw, that was a little weird. But they were pretty independent, they had a cool car, and Kate Jackson wore pants.

Met Gala 2012: Best Dressed

Chi Diem Chau — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:35:11 PDT

What a night! This year's Met Gala showed a bevy of inspiring, drop dead gorgeous looks from celebs, and while it was hard choosing, there were five women in particular who displayed utterly perfect ensembles in our fashion book. Diane Kruger stunned in a breathless purple feathered gown, Carey Mulligan shimmered in a whimsical one-of-a-kind paillette dress, and who can deny Gwyneth's chic and sexy, back-exposing gray silk number - all three ladies wore Prada. Furthermore, there was Nina Dobrev who shined in slinky black and gold Donna Karan Atelier gown, while Solange Knowles killed it in a sunny yellow peplum gown by Rachel Roy. Now, the hard part - who gets your best dressed vote?

Rachel McAdams Shimmers in Marchesa - See Every Gorgeous Angle!

Chi Diem Chau — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:23:08 PST

Rachel McAdams made a sweeping red-carpet entrance last night at the Sherlock Holmes premiere in LA. Opting for maximum elegance, the actress wore a metallic silver long-sleeved gown by Marchesa paired with equally stunning Christian Louboutin jeweled booties and simple Jacqueline Nerguizian jewelry. We love the dramatic draped detailing on the back of her dress and her perfectly knotted updo. Check out the slideshow to see her drop-dead gorgeous ensemble from all angles.

Extravagant Shoes We're Lusting For This Fall

Chi Diem Chau — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:00:02 PDT

How amazing are these feathered cutout booties from Jimmy Choo? In a perfect world, we'd have a closet full of such amazing, drop-dead gorgeous designer shoes. Giuseppe Zanotti, Christian Louboutin, Dolce & Gabbana - sigh, the list goes on and on. This Fall, we spied even more to swoon over; velvet booties, fringed sandals, luxe leopards are all included in our current lust list. A girl can always dream, right? Join in on the fun with us and see, or shop if you feel like splurging, the most extravagant, gorgeous shoes to fawn over. Who knows, maybe the shoe fairy will grant our wish one day . . .

2011 Fall New York Fashion Week Roundup: The 25 Most Beautiful Dresses From the Runway

Noria Morales — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:09:13 PST

We've had red-carpet looks on the brain here for, oh, ever, so we paid special attention to the gorgeous gowns coming down the runway at New York Fashion Week. There were florals, lace, flowy chiffon numbers, lots of red, and plenty of sparkle from our favorite designers, including Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, and Monique Lhuillier. Here are the top 25 most drop-dead gorgeous dresses of the week - and the ones we're hoping to see on the Oscars red carpet!

10 Fall Game-Changers Under $200

Chi Diem Chau — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:30:15 PDT

The recent onslaught of amazing Fall clothes and accessories have us in a fashion tizzy. We're always looking to maximize our wardrobe on a minimal budget. With that in mind, we present to you our top 10 Fall game-changers - select pieces that will magically transform any outfit from cute to drop dead gorgeous - all priced under $200. Case in point: these two-tone Zara booties look amazingly luxe but costs only $100. Check out the slideshow to see more affordable Fall statement pieces from Alice + Olivia, J.Crew, and Topshop, and why we think each piece is golden.

2011 Oscars: Halle Berry

FabSugar — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:02:34 PST

Halle Berry looked like a star floating amongst the clouds in her drop-dead gorgeous Marchesa gown. There's so much to comment on - how the nude color of her dress complemented her skin perfectly, the stunning, intricate beading, the tulle detailing - we're gushing. Her matching nails, cropped hair, and simple silver jewelry just added to the beauty. Are you loving it too?

Vote on all of our Oscar polls here!