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Box Office: Avatar Holds On For a Seventh Week

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:46:00 PST

After passing Titanic last week as the highest grossing film of all time, Avatar continued to add to its box office tally over the weekend with a hefty $30 million. New films Edge of Darkness and When in Rome couldn't unseat James Cameron's phenomenon, as each took in a respective $17.1 million and $12 million for second and third place.

Rounding out the rest of the top five was Dwayne Johnson's kid comedy The Tooth Fairy with $10 million, and The Book of Eli with $8.7 million.

Now, the question remains: what film will finally take Avatar down?

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Box Office: Avatar Wins the Top Spot Yet Again

BuzzSugar — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:00:45 PST

I feel like a broken record by this point, but Avatar earned the No. 1 spot at the box office again this week, raking in $36 million to add to its growing total. Coming in second place with only half that was Legion, starring Paul Bettany, which debuted with $18.2 million.

Denzel Washington's The Book of Eli followed close behind with $17 million in its second week in theaters, while new family flick The Tooth Fairy saw $14 million. Finishing out the top five was The Lovely Bones with $8.8 million.

Looks like the majority of audiences agreed with you to pass on Extraordinary Measures. The Harrison Ford feel-good movie bowed with a disappointing $7 million for seventh place.

Buzz News Roundup, 9/24

BuzzSugar — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:32:35 PDT

Lifetime just paid a whole lot of money for the reruns of How I Met Your Mother. - Hollywood Reporter
Bruce Willis will make his directorial debut with the indie psychological drama Three Stories About Joan. - ComingSoon
Billy Crystal will join Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, and Julie Andrews in the comedy Tooth Fairy. - Variety
Mary McDonnell of Battlestar Galactica will guest star on Grey's Anatomy. - E! Online
A recent study shows that there are more than double the number of gay and bisexual characters in prime-time TV series this Fall compared with last year. - AP
Fox has picked up the series Lie to Me, starring Tim Roth, for midseason. - TV Guide
Kanye West is teaming up with Comedy Central for "a project described as hip-hop meets the Muppets." - Billboard

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to Take Teeth, Leave Money

BuzzSugar — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:30:51 PST

From WWE to playing the fictional winged character that rewards children for losing their teeth, Dwayne Johnson is having quite the career. I originally thought this was a joke but . . . it's not. It's just not. Variety is reporting that "Dwayne Johnson will star as the title character in The Tooth Fairy."

Did you know there's a tooth fairy kingdom? Well, there is! And Johnson is just the man to "try and save the tooth fairy kingdom." But from what? Who could be threatening the tooth fairy kingdom? Oh, the drama.

What do you think about this news? Is Johnson continuing on a path toward ruining his credibility as an actor, or does he just have a healthy and playful sense of humor?

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10 Sweet Pillows to Greet the Tooth Fairy

Natasha Dantzig — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:34:38 PST

I think it's loose! When that first tooth gets to wiggling, major excitement is right around the corner. When a lil one actually loses that first tooth, it's time to introduce him to the tooth fairy, and how better to do that than with a sweet pillow or box, expressly for the purpose of exchanging the goods.

Whether your child gets a shiny new quarter or a crisp $10 bill, the anticipation of a fairy sneaking in just for his tiny tooth might make getting to sleep a bit challenging. But once he knows that Madame Tooth Fairy only makes her nocturnal visits when tots are sound asleep, they'll be snoozing in no time. Keep reading for 10 fun pillows to introduce tots to the tooth fairy.

Kristin Chenoweth on That Amazing Smile, Her Skin Care Secrets, and More

Miriam Lacey — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:01:27 PST

Kristin Chenoweth is more than just a triple threat: the lady is a dynamo. She swings from Broadway to television to album-making without missing a beat, and she always looks amazing. Kristin recently became Listerine's newest spokes-smile, so we talked to her about her famous pearly whites, how she keeps her skin looking so great, and what products from the film set she uses at home. To see what she had to say, just keep reading.

Would You Bank Baby Teeth For Stem Cells?

LilSugar — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:03:00 PDT

Forget the tooth fairy: some baby teeth are going straight to the bank. The potentially lifesaving properties of collecting and storing umbilical cord blood are well documented, and cord blood isn't the only place to collect those miracle-working stem cells. The National Institutes of Health reported that baby and adult teeth also contain a type of stem cell. As a result, some parents are choosing to have the contents of the teeth cryogenically frozen and then stored.

The process isn't cheap: approximately $600 dollars for the initial extraction (parents can't just wait for the teeth to fall out; they need to be pulled out by a dentist) and then around $100 annually for storage. That's a lot to go through, physically and financially, for something that no one is sure has practical use. Dr. John Kessler, a neurologist with Northwestern Medicine, said, "There is virtually no medical or scientific rational for a parent doing this. It's to make the parents feel guilty about doing something, which is never going to help the child. It is not the right type of stem cells. There will be other sources of stems cells available."

Lil Links: Carla Bruni Misses Her Prepregnancy Vices

LilSugar — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:05:44 PDT

Carla Bruni can't wait to return to her prebaby habits - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Are your kids eating these BPA-laden canned foods? - The Stir
Do parents need to protect their kids from Ben and Jerry's new flavor? - Momformation
David Arquette plays tooth fairy for Coco - Celebrity Baby Blog
Bethenny Frankel's body secret: fast yoga - Health
Doctors are urging pregnant women to get the flu shot this year - FitPregnancy
One family's tech detox diet - Parenting
25 funny quotes from delivery room dads - Babble
Kids fighting in cages is a sport? - Yahoo! Shine
3 ways to give back to your child's school - Cool Mom Picks

Lil Links: Victoria Beckham Is Planning a Two Week Maternity Leave

LilSugar — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:15:25 PDT

Victoria Beckham won't be taking maternity leave - Celebrity Baby Scoop
Who are playdates really about? - The Stir
How much money should the tooth fairy leave? - HerSay
Single motherhood linked to poor health later in life - Health
Angie Harmon's got plenty of mom guilt - Celebrity Baby Blog
Walking workouts for expectant moms - FitPregnancy
Who chooses a child's religion - Parenting
6 all-natural fertility boosters? - The Bump
Michelle Duggar's tips for getting kids to listen - Momformation
Preparing your tot for a new sibling - Babble
Escape boredom with these ideas for Summer? - Yahoo! Shine

Life + Stress = Weight Gain

FitSugar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:00:00 PDT

A stress-free life is unfortunately just a fairy tale. Also unfortunate is the fact that chronic stress can lead to weight gain. This happens for a variety of reasons, one being that stress makes you hungry.

As we evolved, stressful situations required great physical energy, like running from a saber-toothed tiger. Then and now, a stressful situation triggers a shot of adrenaline followed by a surge of cortisol, which signals your body to replenish the calories you used. However, editing the last few PowerPoint slides before your big presentation doesn't burn nearly as many calories as sprinting away from a dangerous man-eating animal. In stressful moments, we often tend to reach for foods high in sugar and fat that prompt the brain to release pleasure chemicals. If your stress is chronic, this high-calorie food response can become habitual, leading to pounds gained.

For the second and more physical reason stress causes weight gain,

read more. The production of cortisol interferes with the production of testosterone, the hormone responsible for building and maintaining muscle mass. A decrease in muscle mass leads to a slower metabolism, since a pound of muscle requires more energy (read: calories) to maintain than a pound of body fat. The good news is that exercise combats stress. Movement tricks your body into believing that you're really running away from that scary tiger. Exercise gets the blood flowing, which helps flush the cortisol from your body. Studies have shown that walking just under 20 minutes, three times a week can lower cortisol levels by 13 percent. Now doesn't a lunchtime stroll sound appealing? Source