Should Shrek be Dropped as Anti-Obesity Spokesperson?


Updated 04/27/07 3:30 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 25 comments

Should Shrek be Dropped as Anti-Obesity Spokesperson?

It is being reported that a children’s advocacy group wants the Department of Health and Human Services to oust Shrek, everyone's favorite ogre, from his role as spokesman spokesogre for an anti-obesity drive. In the ad campaign, Shrek and his fellow characters urge children to exercise at least an hour a day. The spokesperson says Shrek is perfect for the role as he shows that you don't have Read more

Gael Garcia Bernal Brings No to Cannes and Talks "Quality Time" With the Kids


Updated 05/21/12 10:13 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Gael Garcia Bernal Interview For No Movie

Gael Garcia Bernal is one of the celebrities at Cannes this year, and he's been busy talking up and celebrating his new film No. The picture is set in 1988, the year the Chilean people ousted dictator General Pinochet through a democratic vote. Gael plays René Saavedra, an ad man who accepts the potentially dangerous job of spearheading the TV campaign for the people against Pinochet, those who Read more

American Idol: Was the Right Person Voted Off?


Updated 04/21/12 10:26 PM · Posted by BuzzSugar · 4 comments

American Idol Elimination Top 7

Let's get right to the most important part of this week's elimination show, the homecoming of one of American Idol's finest graduates: Taylor Hicks. Oh right, I guess Kris Allen was there too, and after a couple contestants were sent to the dreaded bottom three stools, LMFAO treated us to a performance of their new single, "Sorry For Party Rocking." Hollie Cavanagh, Elise Testone, and Colton Read more

Know Your Ingredients: Porchetta


Updated 11/29/11 12:13 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

What Is Porchetta?

If there's one ingredient that may be able to oust bacon as the prized protein of the moment, it's porchetta. It's been appearing everywhere in farmers markets, Italian restaurants, and sandwich shops around San Francisco. Pronounced "por-ketta," porchetta is an Italian specialty of slow-roasted suckling pig. A young, milk-fed piglet is gutted, deboned, stuffed with a mixture of garlic, herbs, Read more

Daily Tech: Nintendo Brings Mario Kart to Life


Updated 11/18/11 11:07 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 0 comments

Mario Karts From Nintendo

Nintendo creates full-size Mario Karts — SlashGear 20 gorgeous submissions in the National Geographic photo contest — Dvice Do not mess with the office IT department — Cracked Thousands sign online petition to oust the Kardashians from the airwaves — Newser Android OS has seen a 500 percent jump in malware since July — Tecca The Star Trek crew watches Star Wars — GeekTyrant Read more

Ryan Seacrest Tops Reality TV Power List and Is Poised to Expand His Empire — Are You on Board?


Updated 04/06/11 4:38 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Picture of Ryan Seacrest on the Cover of The Hollywood Reporter

Ryan Seacrest is deemed the most powerful person in the reality TV world on this week's cover of The Hollywood Reporter. He ousted former American Idol costar and good friend Simon Cowell, who held the crown in 2009 and 2010. The rankings are determined by a mixture of innovation and "impact on pop culture" among other factors. Ryan landed the top spot partially due to his hosting gig on AI, but Read more

6 Savvy Strategies From This Week's The Celebrity Apprentice


Updated 03/14/11 10:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

The Celebrity Apprentice Work Strategies

It was another two hours of strategizing, scheming, and Star Jones-filled fun on The Celebrity Apprentice's latest episode, "Child's Play." We saw Jose Canseco dress up in drag — kind of — and Lisa Rinna outplayed and ejected from the board room; but what's more, we learned several savvy strategies to use in our normal, real-reality careers. Don't get bullied into a leadership role. — The Read more

Girls Aren't Mean, Just Exclusive


Updated 03/03/11 2:26 PM · Posted by · 4 comments

Study Finds Women Biologically Programmed to Exclude People

Boys will be boys, but girls will be mean. That's a cultural stereotype, but now research has pinpointed what causes that amorphous and unpleasant dynamic to flourish so well in estrogen-laden grounds. It's competitive and judgmental, it aims right for the self-conscious, and it's very powerful. But it's not mean; well, not mean-spirited anyway. Joyce Benenson of Emmanuel College and Harvard Read more

The Office, "Todd Packer": Best Lines of the Night


Updated 02/25/11 4:45 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

The Office Recap "Todd Packer"

Michael Scott's oldest friend, Todd Packer (David Koechner), gets an entire episode in his honor on The Office this week. Packer wants to reclaim his desk at Dunder Mifflin, which has most of the staff up in arms, including Holly. Even though she rehires Packer at Michael's recommendation, she quickly regrets her decision after realizing the guy's a grade-A jerk. So how to get him ousted? Dwight Read more