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Our Favorite Movie Makeunders

April 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm , by Ladies' Lounge

Admit it. We all love seeing gorgeous stars get frumpy for a role. The most recent example: Eva Mendes, who plays a down-on-her-luck single mom in the new drama Girl in Progress. Will her hot-to-homely transformation boost her star power? It certainly didn’t hurt these A-listers.

 

 

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Cheat Sheet: 4 Things You Maybe Missed This Week

April 30, 2010 at 4:13 pm , by Catherine LeFebvre

1. Sandra Bullock Adopted a Baby Boy
The actress told People she is the proud mother of Louis Bardo Bullock, 3 1/2 months old, born in New Orleans. “It’s like he’s always been a part of our lives,” she said. Bullock began the adoption process with husband Jesse James four years ago, but in light of the couple’s recent separation, she is finalizing the adoption as a single parent.

2. The American Family’s Finances
Meet the average American family. Their house is worth $160,000. They make $43,000 a year. But the combined personal debt of all Americans is $2 trillion. That’s the same as the GDP of England. There are tons of other fascinating stats on this infographic from Visual Economics.

3. Telephone, the Army Version

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan put together a camouflage-friendly remake of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” video. For what limited resources they have, the set and costumes are pretty impressive. It can’t help but make you proud of the MacGuyvers who are serving our country.

4. It’s Almost Derby Day!
The field is set. Churchill Downs is already in Derby mode. But since the forecast calls for buckets of rain on Saturday, it’s probably better that you put on your derby hat, whip up a batch of mint juleps and watch it from your couch. (And if anyone out there is a betting lady, my money’s on Devil May Care.)

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Cheat Sheet: 4 Things You Maybe Missed This Week

March 19, 2010 at 12:44 pm , by Catherine LeFebvre

1. Depression Cooking

Clara is 94 and will teach you to cook the recipes she grew up on, during the Depression. She’s practical, a great story teller, and she’s got a great manicure — our kind of lady!

2. March Madness!
Whether it’s because it’s the time of year when you lose your husband to ESPN or because it’s the time you get to bust out your old college sweatshirt, you probably already know the Big Dance is upon us. We’ve got tons of ideas for tasty party snacks. Check them out.

3. Sandra Bullock and Jesse James Split
According to People, the recent Oscar-winner packed her bags and left because of James’ infidelity. James offered this apology: “There is only one person to blame for this whole situation, and that is me. It’s because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way.” It remains to be seen whether the split is permanent.

4. Chat Roulette Piano Improv
Whether ChatRoulette.com becomes the coolest new craze on these Internets remains to be seen, but this video of a man improvising songs for the people he meets on the site proves it has some fun uses. Originally I wasn’t going post about it since he uses some salty language, but it’s becoming a phenomenon (when I first saw the video on Tuesday, it had 300,000 views; three days later, it’s got about 3 million). If you’re up for some silly (if slightly R-rated) viewing, watch the video on YouTube.

Basketball photo via mvongrue

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