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I should admit that I assumed The Hottest State, a movie based on Ethan Hawke's first semi-autobiographical novel, would be pretentious. Thus, keeping that in mind, I found the movie to be better than expected. I daresay I almost enjoyed it. Just almost, though. For having nothing new or original to present to us, the movie is way too long at 117 minutes — and it feels much longer than that. Read more
Yesterday I told you about The Hottest State, the movie written and directed by Ethan Hawke that opens later this month. What I didn't mention was the movie's awesome soundtrack, which consists of 18 songs by some of my favorite artists, including Bright Eyes, Feist, M. Ward and more. All of the songs are written by singer-songwriter Jesse Harris, who won a Song of the Year Grammy in 2003 for Read more
"I don't seem to have the first idea about how men are supposed to behave. There's something wrong with me. What do you think it is?" muses William Harding (Mark Webber), the young man experiencing what looks to be a kind of Gen-X suspended adolescence in The Hottest State. Based on his first novel, The Hottest State is Ethan Hawke's latest project which he adapted for screen, directed and also Read more
Kristen Stewart slipped out of her Reem Acra gown and into a Dolce & Gabbana t-shirt and sexy black shorts for Robert Pattinson's Cosmopolis Cannes Film Festival afterparty. Earlier in the evening, Rob hit the red carpet solo at the film's formal premiere, while Kristen stuck close to his best friend, and her On the Road costar, Tom Sturridge. The trip to France came right in the middle of Read more
We are pumped to share one of our favorite stories from Self here on FitSugar! Have you ever wished that you could eat the same amount of food (or even more) and still lose weight? Well, actually, you can! Studies have shown that people tend to eat about the same amount of food (volume-wise) each day. That means if you can build your diet around foods that have fewer calories but more volume, Read more
Prince Harry is filling in for his grandmother, traveling the world in honor of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. The ginger prince is visiting countries in Central America and the Caribbean as an ambassador of Queen Elizabeth, and having fun while he's at it. He's just coming off a sporty day in Brazil. On Sunday, he competed in a polo match and was rewarded with a kiss from Brazilian beauty Fernanda Read more
If Valentine's Day wasn't hot enough for you, then consider a new way to get fired up, with what's been identified as the world's hottest pepper. Researchers at the New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Institute has identified the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion as the most potent pepper in the world, surpassing even the bhut jolokia in searing heat. The institute's researchers were prompted to Read more
Around 42,000 new restaurants open each year, and Spring seems to be award season for the ones that experience immediate success. This week, online reservations site OpenTable released a list of the nation's 10 hottest new restaurants, and they include everything from Stephanie Izard's Girl & the Goat in Chicago to Cleo in Los Angeles. I was surprised to discover that no Bay Area Read more
Alicia Keys started her morning with a walk on the beach alongside her little man, Egypt, and husband, Swizz Beatz, in Hawaii. The trip serves as an early getaway in honor of Alicia's 31st birthday on Feb. 25. She's taking a break after recently entertaining a crowd of Hollywood's hottest actors during the Producers Guild Awards. She sang her hits "Empire State of Mind" and "No One" for George Read more
High heels, diamond earrings, leather pants — when it comes to superb style, sometimes the best things really do come in pairs. We saw some pretty fashionable couples hitting the red carpet this year, and there are five in particular that had our hearts racing. Parents-to-be Beyoncé and Jay-Z turned it out at multiple awards shows and industry galas and showed covetable street style as well. Read more
