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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:00:04 PDT

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! Happy 4th of July! Here's a patriotic brainteaser for you:

Who wrote the folk song "This Land Is Your Land" in 1940?

Angelina Jolie on Not Living a "Shallow, Horrible Life"

Lauren Turner — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:58:59 PST

Angelina Jolie talks about living in the "real world" - UsWeekly
See Lourdes Leon's new shaved-head hairstyle - People
Did you know Matthew Perry is dating Lizzy Caplan? - Lainey Gossip
Oprah's got big Oscars plans - HuffPost Entertainment
LeAnn Rimes admits to calling the paparazzi - D-Listed
Ha! Hot celebrities who resemble modern-day cavemen - BuzzFeed
All the details on Katy Perry and Russell Brand's divorce settlement - YourTango
Lindsay Lohan and more of Wilmer Valderrama's many loves - Insider
Which Oscar nominee got mistaken for Kate Walsh? - JustJared
Vanessa Hudgens gets edgy in a see-through leather dress - Hollywood Tuna
Selena Gomez lands a big new role with Adam Sandler - Pink Is the New Blog
Madonna throws M.I.A. under the bus for her Super Bowl slipup - The Superficial
Not everyone loved Oscar nominee Midnight in Paris - The Daily Beast
Channing Tatum's hottest shirtless moments - TooFab
Khloe Kardashian is having fun with the different dad rumors - popbytes

The Office, "Special Project": Best Lines of The Night

Lizzie Fuhr — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:49:37 PST

In this week's episode of The Office, Dwight has been chosen to spearhead a three-week assignment in Tallahassee. He's putting together "a competent team" that will assist him on the mission, setting up a number of new Sabre locations. Half the episode deals with various relationship issues, and the rest is essentially an audition for the team that will head to Florida. There are some important plot points revealed: Val and Darryl vaguely express their feelings for each other, and Erin tells us she wants to head to Florida for good. While "Special Project" definitely has potential, this week just kind of landed flat for me.

Regardless, there are a few funny moments that stood out in my mind. To read a few of my fave lines from "Special Project," just keep reading.

Buzz Time Machine: Ryan Reynolds Gets Schooled by a Teenage Witch

Lizzie Fuhr — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:00:00 PST

Long before Ryan Reynolds was kicking ass and taking names in Safe House, he landed a pretty different gig as a bad-boy jock on the Sabrina The Teenage Witch TV movie. Reynolds played Seth, your standard '90s smooth talker, who becomes the love interest of Sabrina. During a school dance, Seth pressures Sabrina to head to Lookout Point - and I'll let you see what is supposed to go on there. The whole thing looks like a bad after-school special until Sabrina does what she does best. Don't click away without watching Ryan Reynolds get schooled in this video!

Olympian Natalie Coughlin Dives Into Beauty

BellaSugar — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:05:42 PST

Two-time Olympic champion Natalie Coughlin is legendary for her 100 meter backstroke, impossible to beat as part of the freestyle relay team, and one of Team USA's brightest hopes for this year's London games. We met up with her at a shoot for her new Pantene ad and discovered that Natalie's also quite the glamour puss when she's on dry land. "I'm a girlie girl when I have the chance," she said. "I love playing up my eyes, and after my Dancing With the Stars experience, I love doing false lashes."

When she's in a pool all day, however, there's no reason to wear makeup. "It’s just the last thing I want to think about," Natalie admits. "But I do use a lot of sunscreen." With so much chlorine exposure and time in the water, painfully dry skin is also an issue many swimmers face. "I have to moisturize every day," Natalie says, "and I dry brush at night, which I think is important."

As anyone who was ever on a neighborhood swim team can attest, though, a swimmer's biggest beauty challenge is always hair. Natalie is known for her long, healthy mane, and says she's avoided the chop by following a cardinal rule. "Always wet your hair before you get in the pool," Natalie advises. "If you can put conditioner in your hair before you get in that helps, too." Wetting your hair... so you can get it wet? Apparently not as weird as it sounds. "If you think about it, "Natalie explains, "your hair is very much like a sponge, so if it absorbs tap water, that’s much better than chlorinated water." Thanks to Natalie, next time we go for a dip, our strands will have taken the plunge beforehand.

Sexism, Stereotypes, and the Super Bowl: Recent Ads That Sexualize Women

Anna Monette Roberts — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:05:00 PST

Sex sells - especially for Super Bowl ads - and year after year, major companies try to get away with the raciest, steamiest ads possible, often at the expense of women. Cars, food, technology - it doesn't matter what the product is; these ads throw in a hot, skin-baring woman for distraction and buzz. Ahead of the big game tomorrow, let's look back at some of the most scandalous ads in the last few years. And maybe one day we'll see more Super Bowl ads that show women some respect.

Skechers: "Kim Kardashian For Shape-Ups"

Kim teases her trainer by telling him he's "the best she's ever had, but it's not working out," and she prefers her Shape-Up Skechers over him. This 2011 ad is confusing and mismarketed, because it's eye candy for men, yet targeting women. Plus, no woman in her right mind would pass up that smokin' trainer for a pair of sneakers.

Click here to check out more sexualized Super Bowl ads.

Savory Sights Challenge Roundup

Camilla Salem — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:13:24 PST

We know one thing for sure: there is a lot of delicious food being made and eaten out there in Instagram land. Last week, we asked you to upload Instagrams of your coolest culinary happenings with the hashtag #savorysight and we were thrilled by the response. Here are five of our favorite captures from the past week.

How Social Media Can Help You Score That Dream Job

Emily Co — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:28:47 PST

When you think you've exhausted all your job options, the worst thing to do is to wait it out. There are always ways to get to where you want to be, and you just need to think outside of the box. Even just a single tweet might be the trick you need to get the job of your dreams.

Companies are now interested in more than just your résumé. They are also sizing up your LinkedIn accounts, video profiles, and presence on other social-media platforms. In fact, there are plenty of people who have successfully tried social-media-savvy ways to get a job when the traditional route has failed. One example is Matthew Epstein, a job hunter who invested $3,000 in a flashy website and video to capture the attention of Google. Through his campaign (that went viral), he managed to score interviews with Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, as well as capture the media attention of CNN and TechCrunch. He did, in the end, land a job of his dreams, although it wasn't a Google job. Hanna Phan, a freelance presentation consultant, is another person who got a job through social-media efforts - she created a 90-second slideshow with SlideRocket and tweeted it to the firm's CEO. The head of the company was impressed, and she received a job offer.

If you want social media to be part of your job-hunting arsenal, keep these tips in mind:

Don't be the jack of all trades: Don't spread yourself too thin and try to hop onto every social-media bandwagon. Instead, channel your energy toward three or four platforms and try to develop them as best you can. Choose from accounts such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Tumblr, and YouTube, to name a few.
Be creative: A ton of people are on Twitter and Facebook, so you need to think of ways to separate yourself from the others. You can brainstorm unique angles and ideas with friends and look at past examples of what people have done. Perhaps you can come up with a YouTube video or a Tumblr blog that will go viral and capture people's attention. Think of current events and how you can capitalize on them.
Don't be a pest: Finally, you need to be cautious of bugging people on the web. Be smart about how you reach out to people, and don't keep bothering them if you don't hear a response.

Australian Slang Quiz

Tara Sharp — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:17 PST

Happy Australia Day! To celebrate the holiday in the land Down Under, we've got an Aussie slang quiz that'll help you not sound like a berk in front of your mates. So knock down a schooner and test your Australian lingo skills now!

Question 1 of 11

What are bangers?

Australian Eye Candy: Hottie Aussie or Down Under Dud?

Annie Scudder — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:05:26 PST

Happy Australia Day! Some of the hottest actors in Hollywood happen to be Australian exports - including not one, but two Hemsworth brothers. In honor of the country's national day, we're taking a look at some of the best the land Down Under has to offer. But they might not all be your type. Weigh in: hottie Aussie or down under dud.