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Oscars Reward Status Quo, Not Art

The King's Speech

Being the movie geek that I am, the day that the Oscar nominations come out is always a fun day for me. I love to obsess over the commentaries and argue on behalf of my favorites, and I compulsively add any nominees I haven't seen yet into my queue.And Oscar Night! Glamorous, elegant, thrilling. I love everything from the awkward red carpet interviews to the gorgeous dresses to the stilted host performances to the thank you speeches to the day-after rehash.  Read more >

Best Picture Dinners: The Descendants

The Descendants

The Oscar Best Picture nominees were announced Tuesday, and since I am as much a fan of films as I am of food, I'm planning to have seen all ten of the nominated movies before the envelopes are opened on Oscar Night. But this year, just watching them is not enough. Here on BlogHer Food, I'll be assembling ten menus for three-course dinners (plus a cocktail, of course) inspired by the honorees. Today is the first of the ten, and I hope you'll join me on this journey through Hollywood's shining stars, course by course.  Read more >

Nie Asks: What Does It Look Like Down Your Street?

I love winter evenings. What does it look like down your street? Tell me in the comments or show me a picture!  Read more >

Skier Sarah Burke Honored as Winter X Games Get Underway

Believe in Sarah

Sarah Burke’s friends took a slow ski down a darkened halfpipe at the Winter X Games on Thursday, saying goodbye to the skier who helped push their sports to the heights they are today.Burke, who would have been the defending champion in Saturday’s SuperPipe finals, died Jan. 19, nine days after suffering an accident in the Park City halfpipe.At the bottom of the pipe, friends embraced Burke’s family, still mourning a week after the 29-year-old Canadian freestyle skier’s death.  Read more >

Putting My Fashionista on the Backburner

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You could put Emmy in jogging pants, a stained t-shirt, mismatched socks, and craptastic shoes and she would still be stunningly cute. Sure, go ahead, add a mint green beret and an ascot. ADOoorrRABLE! What’s that you say? Glasses and a fake mustache? Sure, add that to the mix, she’ll look even cuter. Even when Em is running a 102 degree temperature, has snot bubbles (so heartbreakingly sweet on a toddler!) erupting from her nose, and berry yogurt smeared across her face, my little girl just rips me to shreds with her cuteness. Me? Not so much…  Read more >

 

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