Run on the Fourth of July


Updated 07/01/10 10:05 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 0 comments

Fun Runs For Fourth of July

Celebrate Independence Day by participating in a fun run or road race. The Fourth is the biggest road racing day of the year. In fact, the day boasts the largest road race in the world — the Peach Tree Road Race in Atlanta, GA, where 55,000 runners will take to the streets. Some races feature picnic fare themes like the Watermelon 5k Run or Walk in Winter Park, FL, or the Fourth of July Pickle Read more

I Double Dog Dare You: Urban Dare


Updated 04/12/07 11:03 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

I Double Dog Dare You: Urban Dare

Do you dream of being on The Amazing Race but CBS hasn't come a calling? Here's your chance... well, sort of. Urban Dare is the team race that’s part photo hunt, part trivia and part dares. Teams of 2 work together to solve clues to find checkpoints throughout the city. To move on they must take photos or perform dares to earn passport stamps. Each team must determine their own route to the Read more

Happy New Year!!!!!!


Updated 01/01/07 7:20 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 5 comments

Happy New Year!!!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!! It is finally 2007 and the new year always feels like a clean slate, a fresh start, a time to reshuffle the cards. Just wanted to let you know that there are a ton of fun runs happening all over the country today. My two favorites: The Hangover Classic 5K and 10K runs in Salisbury Beach, Mass. The event is sponsored by none other than Bud Light. The race doesn't start Read more

Moonrise Kingdom: A Retro Delight


Updated 05/25/12 9:33 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Moonrise Kingdom Review

Everything about Moonrise Kingdom is unmistakably Wes Anderson: the hazy cinematography, the clever dialogue, and even the use of the director's favorite actors. Indeed, Anderson isn't leaving his comfort zone as a filmmaker, but Moonrise Kingdom is still a pleasure to watch. Set in 1965, the movie tells the story of Sam and Suzy (newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward), preteen pen pals who Read more

Cannes Minireview: The Sapphires


Updated 05/24/12 3:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Sapphires Review Cannes Film Festival

The Sapphires has turned out to be one of the sleeper hits to emerge from Cannes, thanks to The Weinstein Company, which has already acquired rights to the film. I caught a screening of the funny film from Down Under during the festival, so read on to find out what I thought. Who's behind it? Director Wayne Blair was behind the lens of the picture, which is based on a play by Tony Briggs. Read more

6 Beach Workouts For a Sunny Memorial Day Weekend


Updated 05/23/12 3:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Beach Workouts

Hopefully this weekend will involve some fun in the sun, but that doesn't have to be limited to sipping a frozen cocktail on a deck chair. To get you inspired for an outdoor sweat session, we've rounded up some fun fitness routines for the beach — check off your daily workout for the day while enjoying the sun! Fit and fast: Got 12 minutes? Do this simple CrossFit circuit workout as hard as Read more

Vanity Fair and Gucci's Bash Brings Out Salma, Naomi, Jennifer, and More


Updated 05/21/12 1:50 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Vanity Fair Gucci Party Pictures at Cannes

Vanity Fair and Gucci hosted a glamorous bash at the Hotel Du Cap during the Cannes Film Festival in France on Satruday. Naomi Watts stepped out for the affair after partying at Calvin Klein's fete on Thursday with Diane Kruger and Jessica Chastain. Jennifer Connelly, in a black Gucci dress, and husband Paul Bettany showed up following a red-carpet appearance for Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Read more

What Can You Buy With One Day's Worth of Salary?


Updated 05/21/12 11:24 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

What Can You Buy With One Day's Worth of Salary?

Do you ever think about how much you make each day and how much that really buys? This post from Beauty and the Budget really got me thinking. What can you buy with one day's worth of your salary? Right now, I make about $76 a day, before taxes, which really isn't much. That means that on Monday, when I made an after-work Rite-Aid makeup run, I practically worked an entire day for a tiny tube Read more

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage


Updated 05/18/12 12:53 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Not to Destroy Your Marriage

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more

Hot Wheels Wall Tracks Takes Playtime to a Whole New Level


Updated 05/18/12 8:14 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Hot Wheels Wall Tracks Review

For 44 years, kids have been racing Hot Wheels cars around their homes, on the sidewalks in front of their houses, and, if they're my kids, down the slides on the playground. Playground play aside, most die-cast car play has been strictly horizontal since that time. Now Hot Wheels is shaking things up — really up! — and moving car play vertical! Hot Wheels Wall Tracks, the company's new line Read more