ABC's National Stay-at-Home Week: Brilliant or Baffling?


Updated 08/16/08 4:47 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 13 comments

ABC's National Stay-at-Home Week: Brilliant or Baffling?

I wonder if Hallmark will be picking up on this new "holiday" anytime soon: To promote its Fall shows, ABC has declared the week of Sept. 21 "National Stay-at-Home Week." Not coincidentally, that's the week that a lot of ABC shows premiere, including Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy. ABC's thought about the campaign (which will have advertising spots and an official website) is that people will be Read more

Swimmer Dara Torres on the Quest For Her Sixth Olympic Games


Updated 05/11/12 9:33 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Dara Torres Interview on 2012 Olympics

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Luke Cyphers Dara Torres once wrote a book called Age Is Just a Number. Nowadays, though, the feel-good story of the 2008 Olympics admits to, well, feeling her age. Torres won two silver medals as a 41-year-old mother and swimmer in Beijing, but she harbors no illusions about repeating the feat four years later. "You Read more

10 Ways to Keep Your Running — and Your Motivation — Strong


Updated 06/03/11 11:58 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

10 Ways to Be a Strong and Motivated Runner

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Sign Up for a Race — Nothing gets you motivated like a deadline. Some favorite races: Skirt Chasers, in which women get a 3-minute head start before the men are let loose; New York's Fun Run and Happy Hour, which features post-race drink specials; and the Zooma Half Marathon & 10K series, which includes post-race Read more

Natalie Portman Fawns Over Adorable Baby Aleph and Shares a Loving Stroll With Benjamin in Switzerland!


Updated 09/16/11 7:44 PM · Posted by · 12 comments

Natalie Portman With Benjamin & Aleph in Switzerland Pictures

Natalie Portman and her fiancé, Benjamin Millepied, took baby Aleph out in Geneva on Wednesday. Benjamin held onto Aleph in a carrier and shared PDA with Natalie while they walked near the water. The family of three later sat down for dinner and the 3-month-old showed his sweet face at the table. Natalie, Benjamin, and Aleph recently traveled to Switzerland, where Benjamin is doing choreography Read more

My Wallet Was Stolen: 4 Lessons Learned


Updated 08/01/11 10:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What to Do When I Lose My Wallet

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! Someone stole my stinking wallet while I was pushing a cart at the supermarket. And, to add insult to injury, the wallet was snatched during National Protect Your Identity Week. I learned a few valuable lessons from the experience, which I would like to share. Here’s what I did wrong, what I did right and how I will be more Read more

Lonely Planet's Picks For US Islands That Won't Break the Bank


Updated 03/16/12 3:48 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

US Island Vacations

Editor’s note: Summer travel season has officially begun! The following guest post was written by Robert Reid, the US travel editor for Lonely Planet. He will be guest blogging on Savvy for the next two months, helping you find some great ideas of how to get your vacation on this Summer. Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July weekend! That means summer travel season is stepping up a notch. Read more

6 Moves to Say Goodbye to Lower-Back Pain


Updated 07/06/11 5:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Exercises to Relieve Back Pain

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! We know planks and dead-lifts are great, but the real question is, how can they help relieve your aching back? Back pain affects about 8 out of 10 people, according to the National Institutes of Health, and is one of the most common medical problems. It's costly too — in 2004, a team from Duke University found that Read more