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A Fabby Halloween: Veruca Salt

FabSugar — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:00:22 PDT

Veruca Salt is a spoiled brat. She's the only child of a wealthy couple, and a real daddy's girl. She "wins" a Golden Ticket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory by having her Daddy's factory workers go through thousands of Wonka Bars. In fact, her personal mantra is: "I want it NOW!" - she sings a whole song centering around those four words.

Veruca would like to think she's one of a kind, but her look is actually pretty easy to put together. Well, almost. Don't forget the sour face and the blonde mink coat she's so proud of. And feel free to throw a temper tantrum here and there: this girl is one bad egg; that's what Wonka's egg-sorting machine judged her, after all.

Gap 3/4-sleeved pintuck top, $45	Dylan's Candy Bar Whirly Pops Four-Pack, $10
Tory Burch Belted Dress, $395	Forever 21 Knit V-Neck Dress, $16
Calvin Klein black patent leather square buckle belt, $29	American Apparel Opaque Pantyhose, $14
Nine West Luminous, $50	Old Navy Patent Mary-Janes, $20	Juicy Couture Faux Fur Swing Coat in Blonde, $448

To remind yourself of how bratty Veruca really was,

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What to TiVo: Saturday

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:59:00 PST

8:00 Wipeout (repeat)
9:00 My Extreme Affliction: A Special Edition of 20/20 (new)

8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (repeat)
9:00 Criminal Minds (repeat)
10:00 48 Hours Mystery (new)

8:00 Q'Viva! The Chosen (new)
11:00 Alcatraz (repeat)

8:00 Harry's Law (repeat)
9:00 The Firm (new)
10:00 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
11:30 Saturday Night Live (new, with guests Jonah Hill and The Shins)

22 Cheap Ways to Treat Yourself

Emily Co — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:15:30 PST

You've worked hard this whole week, so it's time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the weekend! Give yourself a treat this weekend to feel rejuvenated and to make yourself feel good. Don't worry, treating yourself doesn't always mean pricey massages at the spa or weekend getaways. Here are plenty of wallet-friendly suggestions:

Relive your Charlie and the Chocolate Factory memories and treat yourself to a bar of chocolate. Remember how Charlie savored each Willy Wonka chocolate bar? Eat yours in the same manner and relish every bite.
Buy yourself a steak and cook it. It's much cheaper than going to a steak house! Eat it while drinking a glass of affordable red wine.
Grab a few friends and go on a picnic in a nearby park.
Watch reality show reruns or shows saved on your DVR with a bowl of chocolate ice cream.
Explore a museum you've never been to.
Reread your favorite book (maybe The Hunger Games?).
Go to your local coffee shop and try a new coffee flavor. Bring your laptop with you and catch up with friends and relatives over email.

Read on for more.

Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "Funeral"

Shannon Vestal — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:14:28 PDT

There's just one more week before Glee's season finale and their trip to NYC for Nationals, and things get more dramatic than anyone expected. There's a death that shakes up everyone and changes one character to the core, and the gang busily plans a funeral service despite the prep they still need to do before the big event.

Still, the show must go on, and Jesse St. James is there to pull everyone's thoughts away from funeral arrangements and back into cutthroat competition. His funny lines break up the otherwise somber episode, which I'm ready to discuss, spoilers and all, when you

Jesse gets integrated into the glee club by consulting on how to win Nationals. He puts the kibosh on Finn's idea of a duet with Rachel and is generally hilariously mean to him (sample insult: "You kind of sing and dance like a zombie who has to poop."). Jesse's plan includes picking out a star performer to spotlight at Nationals, pitting the kids against each other.
At the auditions, Jesse is brutal, giving feedback Simon Cowell-style. He rags on Santana's "Back to Black" (not emotional enough) and Kurt's show tune "Some People" (girl song). After Mercedes kills "Try a Little Tenderness, " Jesse accuses her of not wanting it bad enough (Are you kidding? She's amazing). But Rachel gets Jesse's vote when it's her turn with "My Man," during which she envisions Finn. Though it is truly brilliant, Mr. Schue decides to take a few days before deciding who gets center stage at Nationals.
The Becky plotline is truly sad, but there's a reason for it. Becky asks to be a part of the glee club after Sue kicks her out of the Cheerios, and Will confronts Sue about being mean (even though he just refused to let her into the club since they're so close to Nationals). She reveals that her sister, Jean, has died, and Will is speechless. Finn and Kurt get wind of the death and bring Sue flowers, and she confides in them that she doesn't know what to do next. Finn and Kurt decide to host a memorial for Jean, which Jesse has no time or sympathy for (and gives us another one of his awesome one-liners: "Do you know what Vocal Adrenaline does when someone dies? They use them as a prop. Like Weekend at Bernie's.") In her grief, Sue agrees to let service take place - because she knows that the glee club will guarantee a packed house for her sister.
At Jean's funeral, Sue gets up to talk and her voice cracks, so Will comes to her aid and finishes the speech for her. Then, the glee club sings "Pure Imagination" since Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was Jean's favorite movie, and Sue is so moved she takes Will's hand and even manages a "thank you." I don't care if this scene is emotionally manipulative; it's beautiful. It all helps Sue recover a little bit, and she lets Becky back into the Cheerios. Then, in the least Sue-like action ever, she sits down with Will and tells him that she will no longer be trying to take down the glee club. Oh, because she's running for office to fight for the injustices her sister faced.
Even though Sue's last act to wreck the club's shot at Nationals is to reroute the kids' flight to Libya, Terri shows up with the save: first-class tickets to New York for the kids. She says she's moving to Florida, and then watches bittersweetly as Will and Emma embrace. Emma's afraid she won't see Will for a while, because of his impending plans to go to Broadway‚ which the kids still don't know about yet.
The emotional weight of the funeral also drives Finn to break up with Quinn. He realizes that his feelings aren't as deep for Quinn as they should be, and she first fights his decision but then flees his truck, sporting a single tear. Finn trains his eye on Rachel, who Quinn assumes Finn dumped her for anyway. But when Finn brings a flower for Rachel at school afterward, he spots her getting cozy with Jesse and hangs back. Oh well - a Big Apple reunion next week would be more romantic, anyway. As for Quinn, she hints to Finn that she has big plans for the trip to New York.

Ultimately, no one gets picked as the soloist, and Will goes back to the plan of them singing original songs as a group. So that's what we have to look forward to in next week's finale - that, hopefully a resolution between Finn and Rachel, and the answer to whether Will is really going to leave the kids for Broadway. But what did you think of this week? Were you moved by Jean's funeral? And what do you hope will happen at Nationals?

Photo courtesy of Fox

More Details on Top Chef Just Desserts Season 2

Susannah Chen — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:40:25 PDT

Gail Simmons revealed to us that the second season of Top Chef Just Desserts would air before the end of the year, and now Bravo's finally unveiling more details.

The latest season of the Top Chef spinoff will premiere Aug. 24 at 10 p.m. on Bravo. It'll be led by the usual suspects - Gail Simmons as host, Johnny Iuzzini as head judge, with Hubert Keller and Dannielle Kyrillos as regular judges - plus a few famous guest judges, among them Cat Cora, Francois Payard, and the Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz. Oh, and the cast of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Bravo's revealed the season two lineup of contestants, too.

Will you tune in?

Photos courtesy of Bravo

Link Time - Bridesmaids Breaks Box Office Records

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:30:15 PDT

Bridesmaids is now the top R-rated female comedy ever - Movieline
20 things you might not know about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Moviefone
Check out this week's new DVD releases - Rotten Tomatoes
You'll never believe who might be joining Dancing With the Stars - Aol TV
See the first teaser for Sons of Anarchy season four - Zap2it
Danny Boyle wants Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson for his new movie - /Film
Snow White and the Huntsman might be a trilogy - Inside Movies
A five-year-old reviews Justin Bieber's new fragrance - BellaSugar