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Beyonce and Tina Turner at the Grammys: Love It or Leave It?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:30:00 PST

Tina Turner and Beyonce were rolling, rolling, rolling on a river Sunday night with their duet rendition of "Proud Mary" at the 50th annual Grammys. Between Beyonce's sequin-studded dress and Tina's silver capris, the two were literally sparkling. But how did you like the performance? Can Tina still rock? And did Beyonce hold up her end of the bargain? Check out the video and then let me know your take.

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American Idol: Who Deserves to Get Cut This Week?

Maggie Pehanick — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:15:41 PDT

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 stops and giving us a show.

Hollie Cavanagh kicked things off with a solid rendition of "Mountain High, River Low," then later slowed things down with the challenging "Bleeding Love." Phillip Phillips, whom I'm trying hard to remain impartial about but I can't deny my apparent and growing love for, sang "The Letter" and "Time of the Season." Skylar Laine stomped around to "Fortunate Son" and "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me." Jessica Sanchez made "Proud Mary" and "You Are So Beautiful" look effortless. Finally, Joshua Ledet, with a song he was born to sing, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," and "To Love Somebody" Oh, and he bro-ed out with Phillip on "You've Lost That Loving Feeling." As Steven said, it was adorable. So how can we let one of these folks go? And who should it be?

Photo courtesy of Fox

Paralympian April Holmes Making a Name as a Winner

espnW — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:35:45 PDT

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar!

By Adena Andrews

April Holmes may have lost part of her leg, but the Paralympics star refuses to be seen as handicapped. She's on a quest to finish what she started in 2008 and come home with two medals in London. Follow more journeys to London on espnW.com.

April Holmes was in first place during the 200-meter final at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing when the spike on her prosthetic left leg got caught on the track, causing her to fall to the ground. Another competitor stepped on Holmes' face with a track spike. Holmes also caused Marie-Amelie le Fur of France to fall. Despite a right eye filled with blood and a bruised leg, Holmes hobbled to the finish line to complete the race. "I have this thing about finishing whatever you start, so despite my condition I was going to cross the finish line," she wrote in her blog.

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Five days later, despite being sore and tired, Holmes raced in the 100-meter final. Her leg and hips hurt so much she could barely warm up. She even told her competitors they were going to win the race. "I could barely lift my leg, but I never let [my family] know," Holmes said. "They would be too concerned and I didn't need the pity party. Instead, I needed energy and God." As Holmes likes to say it was "by the grace of God," that she crossed the finish line to win gold in the 100 in 13.72 seconds. That's three seconds slower than the able-body Olympic record held by Florence Griffith-Joyner. Holmes would later discover she did it all with a labral tear in her left hip.

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Holmes was elated with her first gold, but on the flight home she couldn't help but think she should have two medals around her neck. That's why she began training two months later for the 2012 Games. Her goal is to claim the 200 medal that eluded her in Beijing.

Before the Paralympics - where she became the fastest amputee in her class, holding world records in the 100, 200 and 400 - Holmes was an All-American in the 400 and 4x400 relay at Norfolk State. After graduation she started working and gave up competitive athletics.

Read on for how April ended up competing in the Paralympics.

Camila Alves Debuts Her Sparkling Engagement Ring on the Red Carpet

Lauren Turner — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:56:42 PST

Camila Alves looked gorgeous in a red dress with a cutout back as she posed on her way into QVC's runway show in NYC last night. All eyes were on Camila Alves's sparkling engagement ring, which she proudly displayed for the cameras. Camila and longtime boyfriend Matthew McConaughey became engaged over the holidays, but this is the first we've seen of the three-stone bauble. Camila and Matthew are just one of many cute celebrity couples in Hollywood, though Camila was without her man yesterday. New York Fashion Week officially starts today, but Camila helped kick off the festivities at the QVC event, which also saw support from Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Olivia Palermo.

SAG Awards Producer Kathy Connell Says Watching the Show Is "Like Being at a Private Party"

Shannon Vestal — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:05:18 PST

The Screen Actors Guild Awards air this Sunday, and the folks behind the show are just as excited about the night as the A-list nominees are. I chatted with SAG Awards producer Kathy Connell about why this year's broadcast will be worth watching, how these particular awards are different, and why you should never refer to them as "SAGs."

BuzzSugar: What fun things do we have to look forward to on Sunday?
Kathy Connell: We have the best lineup of presenters that I am so amazingly proud of. Our lineup of presenters is staggering. And the highlight will be the Lifetime Achievement Award to Mary Tyler Moore that's being given by Dick Van Dyke.

Buzz: With all the award shows, what's different about the SAG Awards that would make people tune in?
KC: Well, because the actors are talking to each other. It's sort of like being at a private party. There are actors as far as the eye can see; when an actor gets on that stage, all they can see are other actors. You look down and see Meryl Streep's over here, and George Clooney's over there, and Brad Pitt's over there. It's pretty daunting when you hit that stage and you look down. I always warn, particularly the Life Achievement people, [that] when they hit that stage, it's going to become emotional, because as far as they can see, there are their peers acknowledging them. And that's true of every actor who wins our statue, which is known as "The Actor."

To find out what else Connell said about the show, just keep reading.

Gavin, Kingston, and Zuma Celebrate Harlow's Birthday With More Celebrity Kids

Lauren Turner — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:42:56 PST

Nicole Richie's daughter, Harlow Madden, had a star-studded birthday bash in LA yesterday. They celebrated at the children's play space, The Coop, where Ashlee Simpson's son Bronx partied for his big day last year. Gavin Rossdale brought Kingston and Zuma along for the fun event and Tobey Maguire's wife, Jennifer Meyer, arrived with kids Ruby and Otis.

Harlow actually turned four last week, but its been a busy month so far for the Richie-Madden family. Nicole attended the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday and promoted her new reality series, Fashion Star, at the TCAs in Pasadena last weekend. Nicole and Joel didn't miss their daughter's big day, though, since they honored Harlow on Twitter. Nicole joked, "In case your'e wondering if I had my child born on the same day as Mary J. Blige on purpose, the answer is H*LL TO THE YES" while Joel wrote "Happy Birthday to my little girl. I'm so proud of her. Life is good. :)"

Jennifer Aniston Shows Skin in a Little Blazer For a Hot Marie Claire Shoot!

Allie Merriam — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:33:58 PDT

Jennifer Aniston teamed up with her Horrible Bosses costar Jason Bateman for a spread inside the July edition of Marie Claire. The duo are prepping for their movie's release on July 8, and he recently had the honor of presenting Jen with the Decade of Hotness Award at Spike TV's Guys Choice Awards. Jennifer and Jason will share the screen in the dark comedy with other funny castmates, like Charlie Day, Colin Farrell, and Jason Sudeikis. It's another leading man who's center stage in Jen's personal life though. Jennifer and Justin Theroux are dating, and things are apparently getting more and more serious. Jennifer didn't talk much about her personal life with the magazine, but she did speak about her love of interior design and even cars. Jennifer Aniston told Marie Claire:

On how she spent her first paycheck: "I spent my first paycheck on a vintage Mercedes. I was struggling a little in New York, working as a waitress at Jackson Hole, but not really getting any consistent acting work. Then I moved out here to Los Angeles, and I started getting pilots and working pretty regularly. I still didn't make any decent money until I got on Friends."
On what she'd do if she didn't act: "If I weren't an actor; I'd be: Maybe an interior designer. I love seeing a house and thinking about how it should be redone or restored. I spent a lot of time doing my current house, and it's beautiful. . . . It's like a beautiful work of art, and I'm very proud of it."

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Get Playful With Pajamas, Stilts, and Wine For Vogue!

Molly Goodson — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:00:14 PDT

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen smiled big for an adorable photo shoot inside the April issue of Vogue with Rihanna on the cover. The moguls posed for Bruce Weber in a series of pretty and relaxed pictures - check out the whole set. In the interview with writer Sarah Mower, Mary-Kate and Ashley got serious talking about The Row, their experience with fashion, and what it's like being so close with each other. The designers are enjoying critical and commercial success with their three lines and also just earned a coveted CFDA nomination for The Row! The girls are constantly expanding their empire and a newer addition to the luxury line is bags, one of which is called "The Twin". Here are highlights, including a sweet soundbite from friend Carey Mulligan:

Mary-Kate on being so close: "Some of our memories are shared. We don't know what actually happened to whom. One of us was stung by a bee, but we can't remember who, because we both felt it."
Ashley on leaving acting: "I am so proud of what we did. We made kids smile every day. But we had done the most we could do." MK: "There was a fear, but also, an exhale."
MK on being exposed to fashion through TV and movie wardrobes: "It was so fun because it was all about clothing and hairstyles. We had to change twelve times every episode. There would be five or six racks of clothes there, and they cut them down to fit us-even Chanel." Ashley: "We were involved 100 percent in the fittings. And at that age when you become so crazy about how you look sometimes there were three or four fittings. All our memories are of shooting."
Ashley on sharing clothes: "There's hers, there's mine. And a huge 'maybe' pile."
Ashley on the future: "I want to run a studio. I'd probably like to manage other people on their brands. It could be an artist. A young designer. It could be an existing brand." MK: "The thing about us is we think big. Huge."
Carey Mulligan on MK and Ashley: "I couldn't believe what they did when I texted in a panic about having nothing to wear for my audition for Gatsby. I was hoping they'd send me some things from The Row, but then these huge boxes arrived-Ashley's entire collection of thirties vintage dresses."

Laura Werlin on the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival

Guest Writer — Fri, 06 May 2011 11:04:33 PDT

Last weekend was the Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival. Since we couldn't make it, we asked cheese expert Laura Werlin to give us a behind-the-scenes look! Here she discusses her seminars and provides some pointers on how to pair wine with her specialty, grilled cheese.
When you think of Pebble Beach, you probably think of golf. But not me. All I can think of is that it’s the home of the utterly, completely, amazing over-the-top Pebble Beach Food & Wine event. The fourth annual extravaganza, which featured chefs like Tom Colicchio, Anne Burrell, Tim Love, Daniel Boulud, Stephen Pyles, Christopher Kostow, Chris Cosentino, Michael Chiarello, Gary Danko, Ming Tsai, and approximately 85 others, took place over a sunny weekend in April. I was lucky enough to be one of the presenters to do what I do - say cheese, of course. I gave two seminars, each with a different theme. One was grilled cheese and wine pairing (yep, you read that right) and the other was cheese paired with the über impressive wines of Oregon winery Domaine Serene.

For the cheese and Domaine Serene presentation, I paired six American cheeses with five wines that included Chardonnay, Pinot, Rosé and Syrah.

To see what cheeses she paired with the wines from Oregon, keep reading.

Watch Lady Gaga's Music Video For "Judas"

Shannon Vestal — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:01:13 PDT

Lady Gaga's latest music video for "Judas" has just arrived, and as the title implies, it has enough religious imagery to make Madonna proud. Gaga herself plays a hot biker babe version of Mary Magdalene while The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus plays Judas. The theatrical factor is high on this one, with a crowd of elaborately costumed dancers gyrating as Gaga trains her gun on Judas, then ceremoniously washes Jesus's feet. It's quite a bit less weird than Lady Gaga's video for "Born This Way," but it's no less dramatic.

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