Read Full ArticleGretchen Wilson, 34, finally getting diploma Education still counts, even when you're worth a bazillion dollars. This one from USA Today...Country music singer Gretchen Wilson has a mantel full of awards in her home. Her first radio single, Redneck Woman, spent five ... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleNewsletter May 2: Spring Shop Crawl & Freebies Winter is officially over! Take a moment to fist punch the air wherever you are. After the most brutal weather in recent history (at least in T.O), we can finally hear birds chirping, and even spot the occasional tree in bloom. Sun worshippers that we are at ChickAdvisor H.Q, this means our lives just got that much better!We have been working like mad to bring you some exciting new stuff... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleLemon-Raspberry Cupcakes This recipe from Epicurious.com is enough to make us forget our summer bikini ambitions...These gorgeous cupcakes have a sweet surprise inside: They're filled with a dollop of raspberry jam. Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleStudios not willing to accept contract demands by actors Major Hollywood studios said Wednesday they won't accept pay hikes sought by the Screen Actors Guild in contract talks, suggesting ...Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleApril Monthly Challenge Results + May Monthly Challenge Fabulously Broke in the City always has a neat perspective...April 2008 Challenge: No Spend April 2008 Challenge Results: Thumbs up!!!! It’s April 29th and I haven’t purchased a single toiletry, article of makeup, clothing, or deviated outside of my budget for those miscellaneous costs. In fact, I made a little cash. May 2008: Greener Living... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleSpears reprises 'Mother' role Britney Spears, who proved she's worth a cool million viewers to How I Met Your Mother, is paying another visit to the CBS sitcom.Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleLemon Crostata Another yummy recipe from Epicurious (better save up your Weight Watchers points a few days in advance, though)...Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticlePale Denim: Brit Style on a Budget Add a cropped bleachy blonde do and I'm feeling some Cyndi Lauper (I knew I should have kept my bleached denim dammit). Brit street fashion from the Budget Fashionista...No, it’s not an extra from an 80s Bros video, that’s Gemma Ward walking the Chanel runway in head-to-toe stonewash denim. Pale denim is big this season, from ripped-up.... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleMom's Diet May Influence Her Baby's Sex "You wanna conceive a boy? Do it facing north!" or some such bunk. Here's a new idea; eat breakfast. Check out this interesting article from WebMD...In a newly reported study, women who ate breakfast cereal gave birth to more boys, while those who skipped breakfast had more girls. Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleSeared Scallops with Citrus Risotto Delicious and (appears to be) extremely easy recipe from The Amateur Gourmet...Visions of food sometimes arrive and you wave them away like an annoying fly. 'Why am I craving lobster bisque right now?' you ask yourself while castrating a horse. 'Get that craving out of my head!' But what you... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleFashion Crimes on the Subway Colour mismatchingI saw a woman with a really beautiful yellow jacket, but then I realized that she had paired it with an ENTIRELY BLACK outfit.It made the jacket look cheap instead of chic. Why? Because bright, wonderful colours should not be paired with black. The contrast is just too sharp for something like that to work. It just looks 80s, and not in a good way.That yellow jacket should’ve been paired with a dark brown neutral, or a navy blue for a bit of flair, or even white, to... | ||
Read Full ArticleHollywood hopes theme parks, superheroes fly in Middle East Another interesting tidbit from USA Today...Wonder Woman, King Kong and Shrek are heading for the Persian Gulf as part of the rush to build what could become the world's ... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleHe's Got That Lovin' Feeling When somebody loves you... and the feeling is not mutual.It's that awkward situation where someone repeatedly makes unwanted advances. You play dumb for as long as possible before the inevitable confrontation/declaration that you had hoped would never come. But then one day there it is. As unwelcome as a zit on your wedding day: 'There's something I need to tell you.'... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleHe's Got That Lovin' Feeling When somebody loves you... and the feeling is not mutual.It's that awkward situation where someone repeatedly makes unwanted advances. You play dumb for as long as possible before the inevitable confrontation/declaration that you had hoped would never come. But then one day there it is. As unwelcome as a zit on your wedding day: 'There's something I need to tell you.'... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleEat My Words at Sherway Gardens On Saturday May 10, 2008, treat Mom to one of these adorable charitable cupcakes for Mother’s Day.Eat My Words will be at Sherway Gardens on Saturday, May 10, selling their thoroughly original selection of delightfully decorative cupcakes and cookies in the Comfort Zone across from European Jewellery at Sherway Square. Normally these are only available online. Each Eat My Words cupcake is topped with a buttercream icing, and then crowned with an elaborate... | ||
Read Full Article'Potter' lexicon trial comes to an end A three-day trial over an unauthorized Harry Potter encyclopedia ended Wednesday with a flash of anger from J.K. Rowling. The ...Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleA Matzoh Moment Another goodie from the Amateur Gourmet...Certain experiences belong in that well-worn jar on the mantle: 'Only In New York.' Take the experience I had the other night before joining Craig for our second anniversary dinner at wd-50. I was in the Lower East Side, walking on Clinton Street (or was it Rivington?) and I noticed a humming noise and a light from a window on my left. I leaned in and saw what you see in the picture above: Asian men in hats making matzoh... | ||
Read Full ArticleBill Cosby to release rap album in May Bill Cosby's path has taken him from pudding pops to hip hop.Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleMean Jelly Beans How fun! This one's from The Amateur Gourmet...You may have already seen this, but there's a new product called Bean Boozled with two sets of identically colored-jelly beans: one that's a traditional jelly bean and one that's truly nasty... Read More... | ||
Read Full ArticleWeekend Movie Recommendation: Atonement If you're planning on renting a movie this weekend, we highly recommend Atonement. The cinematography, performances and music are both beautiful and haunting. Love it!Read More... | ||