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If you need a break between your July 4 festivities this weekend, how about taking a time out with these new DVD releases? There's a family flick and a buzzy foreign film to choose from, but personally, I'm going '80s all the way. Hot Tub Time Machine John Cusack, Rob Corddry, and Craig Robinson play a group of friends on a weekend getaway at the ski lodge of their youth (along with Clark Duke). Read more
Brian Austin Green has been cast on Smallville as the DC Comics villain Metallo. — TV Guide The date for the Primetime Emmys has changed again: the awards show is returning to the original airdate of Sept. 20 to avoid a conflict with the MTV Video Music Awards. — Reuters Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Elijah Wood, and Cam Gigandet will star in The Experiment, a remake of the German Read more
At the end of this year's Cannes Film Festival, the competition's top prize, the Palme d'Or, was handed to Austrian director Michael Haneke for The White Ribbon, a black-and-white drama set in northern Germany during the years before World War I. One viewer describes the film as "[i]mpeccably made with hypnotic skill and control," with a story that is "as disturbing underneath as it is seemingly Read more
Forget Louboutins, would you splurge for a pair of French shoes worn by a queen? White silk mules supposedly worn by Marie Antoinette were just auctioned for $57,000! The doomed former Queen of France (who's known for allegedly saying "Let them eat cake!"), may have worn the pricey pair of ribboned shoes during the Fête de la Fédération in 1790. Marie's mules are the most recent example of Read more
It happens to the best of us, those weeknights when everyone's running in different directions, and cooking dinner is simply not an option. While frozen and packaged foods may have a bad rap, our friends at Dinner: A Love Story are providing us with eight nutritious and totally tasty options for a quick and easy meal that the whole family can enjoy together. PJ's Organic Chicken Burritos These Read more
According to the PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2013 book, there are nine color palettes predicted to dominate interior design and furniture trends in 2013. A mix of muted palettes serve as the new classics while rainbow-inspired colors provoke bolder style statements. The first palette in Pantone's 2013 lineup, Connoisseur, draws from cool neutrals like alyssum white and beechnut green, Read more
These cold Winter days are perfect for indoor arts and crafts, so try this fun, original decoupage activity with your kids on the next rainy afternoon. Simple and quick, it's an easy way for them to create some new decor while spending some quality time with you. What you'll need: Scissors Decoupage craft glue or diluted white school glue Paintbrush or foam brush Used book pages, sheet music, Read more
FitSugar reader JuicyNoelle came up with this special cookie for Valentine's Day; she posted the recipe in our Healthy Recipe group. Tied with a festive pink ribbon and a little love, I’m hoping these cookies will be perfect for Valentine's Day. The whole-grain oats, nuts, and cherries in these cookies add heartiness, while the melted dark-chocolate chunks deliver bursts of richness. The chia Read more
Interior designer Thomas Jayne is known for his ability for highlighting the best of classical traditions in interior design while reworking those traditions into fresh, modern interiors. Jayne's discerning eye and refined sense of color serve him well in all of his work, and of course also help when designing his own home's holiday decor. Today, he's sharing some vignettes from his home, a Read more
Peppermint-flavored candy canes go hand in hand with the holidays, and the folks at Las Vegas's Spa & Salon Vdara have found a way to make the seasonal confection into a relaxing treatment. All this month the spa is offering a candy cane manicure and pedicure ($110) that is finished off with polish from SpaRitual's Holiday Glow collection. But if you're not headed to Sin City over the next Read more
