Think twice about eating at that chain restaurant. Our pal Wise Bread gives reasons why you shouldn't eat there. I’ll reveal my bias upfront — I can’t stand chain restaurants. From their oversized, cheese-topped portions to the excessive use of adjectives in their menus, grabbing a bite at a big-box just doesn’t hit the spot for me. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the Read more

We're happy to present this excerpt from one of our favorite sites, YourTango. An accomplished, smart and beautiful woman sits across from me in my office. She tells me about her relationship; the one she appears to be in but her boyfriend doesn't. She has tried to leave him, she assures me (and herself), but every time she manages to walk out that door, he gets to her. She turns around and Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! There's a problem with a lot of productivity advice out there, and it's this — your "rules" for personal productivity are often going to be different than mine. Sure, sometimes there's overlap. Sure, you can always learn from others. But if you want to see a dramatic increase in your productivity, spend less time reading Read more

The Vampire Diaries made its triumphant return after a long hiatus, and boy was this episode worth the wait. It's not the most action-packed episode we've ever seen, but there was a hell of a lot of plot development to make up for that. More specifically, I'm talking about the major OMG moment that happened in the final minutes! Family is the running theme this week, as Klaus is trying to Read more

We're happy to present this article from one of our favorite sites, Yahoo! Shine: Sure, it's fun to get all dreamy about having a wedding of Kim Kardashian-proportions. But since most of us won't be wearing a dress that equals several salaries or handing out thousand-dollar baskets of organic soap at the door, it's probably best to (eventually) wisen up about how to plan your own day, your own Read more

I've gone to yoga classes where I grit my teeth for the entire 60 minutes, loathing the teacher with the passing of each second. But then there are those classes where I feel like a halo hangs above my yoga instructor's head, and that she can do no wrong. Having a love/hate relationship with different yoga instructors is perfectly normal. The key is learning to work with your yoga instructor to Read more

This week had you guys buzzing about upcoming movies, like The Odd Life of Timothy Green and The Hunger Games, but you also had a lot to say about the latest developments on True Blood. Check out some of our favorite reader comments below. You're entranced by the magic of The Odd Life of Timothy Green trailer "I love this. I don't think there are enough of these kind of magical realism Read more