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Lawyers Beware!

Sponsor — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:00:00 PDT

Kate Reed is back, making her triumphant return as a feisty, no-nonsense lawyer turned mediator in USA's Fairly Legal. Driven by her commitment to fairness, Kate faces another season of fixing problems inside and outside of the courtroom.

One thing is clear - Kate's not afraid to bring it, whether she's dishing out truth and justice, or taking workplace fashion to the next level. Blending a tangible everyday charm with fun and sexy pieces, Kate's style is an absolute inspiration for us workplace fashionistas.

Watch the video below to check out Kate's fearless fashion and kick-ass attitude - and don't forget to tune in to the premiere of Fairly Legal Fridays, at 9/8c.

An Ode to Colonial Era Architecture

CasaSugar — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:30:00 PDT

Can you picture George and Martha Washington lounging in a pair of Eames chairs peering out their floor-to-ceiling glass walled home? Yeah, me neither. But I have no problem fantasizing myself in a colonial cottage in the northeastern states. While many of us, myself included, covet midcentury modern homes, there's something about classic pillared and white wooden siding that never gets old. In honor of our Founding Fathers, I've rounded up 10 gorgeous colonial homes I would be proud to call my own.

Link Time! Steven Spielberg to Produce War Horse

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:30:52 PST

Steven Spielberg is producing a film version of the children's novel War Horse - Cinema Blend
The Beautiful Life will debut three unaired episodes on YouTube - Vulture
The USA network is turning '90s movie The Freshman into a TV series - TV Squad
Emmy Rossum joins the cast of Showtime's Shameless - MovieWeb
The guys behind Two and a Half Men are developing another CBS comedy titled Mike and Molly - The Wrap
Thor adds Rene Russo to its cast roster - Cinematical
Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has quit the band - Rock and Roll Daily
Yet another track from Vampire Weekend's Contra, yay! - Stereogum
Cool ways to make your home feel like Sherlock Holmes's - CasaSugar
Bryan Singer returns to the X-Men franchise with X-Men: First Class - HitFix
Simon Fuller is creating a new reality web series that will air episodes on Hulu - Inside TV
Kid Cudi drops out of Lady Gaga's tour - Billboard
You must check out this awesome movie quote site - GeekSugar

Piper Perabo to Star in Spy Series on USA

BuzzSugar — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:30:48 PDT

The USA Network has nabbed Piper Perabo to play the broken-hearted CIA agent at the center of its upcoming spy thriller series. Titled Covert Affairs, the series will follow "Annie Walker (Perabo), a CIA trainee who speaks six languages and excels at any endeavor she undertakes. Walker joins the CIA while still reeling over a mysterious ex-boyfriend who appears to be of particular interest to her new bosses. She vows never to let herself be hurt again, but that proves to be a tall order." Still to be cast is Auggie Anderson, "a blind tech expert who assists Walker in her assignments."

Not an exceptionally original concept for a show, but I'm excited to see Perabo on a TV series. She may have had some movie roles here and there since 2000, but in my heart she'll probably always be Violet Sanford from the lovably cheesy Coyote Ugly. It'll be interesting to see what she can do on a weekly spy show.

The Starter Wife: Molly Gets a New Love Interest

BuzzSugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:30:01 PDT

I don't think I'm alone in saying that one of the few things I truly disliked about last Summer's The Starter Wife miniseries was the ending, when Molly (Debra Messing) chose to hook up with the (formerly?) homeless Sam rather than strike out on her own for a while. It wasn't just that I wanted Molly to flaunt her "single and fabulous" status - it was that Sam wasn't a great character, and the actor in the role, Stephen Moyer, lacked a certain . . . oomph.

So it's music to my ears that Molly might - just might - be kicking Sam to the curb when the series version of The Starter Wife begins this Fall. Some casting news has been announced for the 10-episode series, including Hart Bochner joining the show as a love interest for Molly. Bochner will play Zach, a character who starts out as Molly's writing teacher and then moves on to other, presumably more personal entanglements.

Molly's also getting a new sidekick: Liz Marsh, played by Danielle Nicolet. She might be taking the place of Molly's friend Cricket, as Miranda Otto is yet to sign on to the series (though at least we know she's not busy with Cashmere Mafia). Judy Davis will be back as Joan, though, and Chris Diamantopoulos will return as Rodney. Joe Mantegna will be back in a limited capacity as a "special guest," too. Several other folks will be making guest appearances, including Alia Shawkat of Arrested Development. We'll also see a new actress in the role of Molly's daughter, in addition to the new Kenny Kagan.

The show is currently slated to start in October on USA. Do you think you'll be revisiting this story?

81 Percent Say the US Is "On the Wrong Track." Are We?

CitizenSugar — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:00:22 PDT

According to a New York Times/CBS News poll just released, 81 percent of respondents felt "things have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track." 81 percent. That's four out of five. I'm kind of surprised. Call me a sentimental sap, but just yesterday I was listening to this song on the treadmill. Thinking critically, I know that saying that we're on the wrong track and being proud are different animals, but I see a lot of "tracks" around the world I'm glad we're not on. Of course I see we have challenges, but 81 percent?

The number was up from 69 percent last year and 35 percent in early 2003. The darkening outlook had been attributed to the situation in Iraq but this poll showed a big addition of concern over the economy, almost flip-flopping priority of concern with Iraq.

Only 4 percent of respondents said the country was in better shape than it was five years ago, while a sizeable 78 percent said it was worse.

This news is pretty jarring. If this were an election, 81 percent would be a landslide. Are you surprised by this finding? Do you agree?

This Just In: American Design Needs a Band-Aid

CasaSugar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:00:41 PDT

The New York Times' Dearth of a Nation: Where Have All the Great American Designers Gone? by Brit Alice Rawsthorn is a column about what's wrong with American design. Ouch. Rawsthorn concedes that "the United States is home to many world-class designers," but furniture designers aren't among them. She writes that the States' "last furniture coup," the Aeron Chair, was in 1994. Yes, the same year Kurt Cobain died, Tonya Harding was banned from figure skating, and O.J. fled from the police in his Ford Bronco — long time ago. Despite thorough media coverage of design, top-notch design fairs and stores, and the mega furniture collection at the Museum of Modern Art, and history to boot, she says, the "companies that once championed the Eameses and their peers are now too big and too nervous about upsetting their shareholders to risk experimenting with design. Today there are few American versions of the small, gutsy European furniture manufacturers," and "being small, independent and daring isn’t valued" or profitable in American corporate culture anymore. This is a sad realization for our star-spangled nation, but I think my shopping list will survive without big-name American designers, and I can always make do with the small designers in the US who are crafting great pieces.

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Does "MADE IN THE USA" Make You More Comfortable?

babysugar — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:30:02 PST

In light of all the recalls, toy manufacturers are being held accountable for products that are below health and safety standards. And, as a result, toy company images are being tarnished with every new recall. Congresswoman Louise McIntosh Slaughter has encouraged Mattel to reopen their manufacturing plant in New York in an attempt to rehabilitate their image, especially for their Fisher-Price brand. The company closed their last American plant in 2001. Since then, nearly 65 percent of their toys are made in China with the rest made in other foreign countries. Does it make a difference if the toy you buy says "MADE IN THE USA" as opposed to "MADE IN CHINA"?

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USA Renews Its Vows with The Starter Wife

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:36:39 PDT

USA's miniseries The Starter Wife isn't so mini anymore. The network is turning the show into a weekly series, with Debra Messing reprising her role as Molly Kagan.

USA is on board for 10 hourlong episodes of the series, which will start airing in early summer 2008. No word on whether the rest of the cast will be back (Joe Mantegna, who played Lou, Peter Jacobson, who played Kenny, and Miranda Otto, who played Cricket, are now starring in other series) or what the proposed story line for these 10 episodes will be. Network executives said they're bringing the show back thanks to the creative team's chemistry, the show's commercial success, and its 10 Emmy nominations, including an acting win for Judy Davis.

I enjoyed The Starter Wife when it aired over the summer, but I thought it came to a natural end. I was also hoping we'd never have to actually deal with the fallout from Molly ending up with Sam, which was one of the few things I truly hated about the miniseries. Starter Wife fans, are you on board with this becoming a series? And what do you think happens next?

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USA to Make "Thank You for Smoking" TV Series

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:25:46 PDT

So, this is weird.
According to Variety, USA has picked up the rights to create a TV series based on the 2006 movie Thank You for Smoking - which was based on the novel by Christopher Buckley. The TV version will have a different title and will pick up where the movie left off: "Nick Naylor, having kicked some of his more evil lobbyist habits, will use his rhetorical skills to help people more deserving of aid." As USA programming chief Jeff Wachtel puts it, "He'll live somewhere between the morally ambiguous character of the movie and Robin Hood."

Apparently, this has been in the works for a long time.
Wachtel and Smoking author Buckley went to college together and originally Wachtel wanted the novel to be a series on USA but "the challenge was how to make that character live successfully in our network." Writer James Dodson who is spearheading the TV script has apparently solved this problem.

I don't get it.
To me, this seems random and pointless. There's already been a movie based on the novel... how much further can they stretch out this story? And why are they continuing to try? I'm casting a wary eye on this project. What do you think?