Lots of moms like to think out loud, and Jo Aaron is one of them. Here is one of the latest posts to her Mommy Brain blog. While innocently looking for a restaurant suggestion online the other day, I stumbled across an anti-parent, anti-child blog entry that just annoyed me. It was an angry (and narrow-minded, in my opinion) piece about how awful it is when this particular person has to dine with Read more

I recently went on an overseas vacation, and I wanted to bring my laptop since I knew we'd be in hotels with free WiFi but didn't want to carry all that extra bulk while we schlepped from city to city. So I picked up a small laptop before I left, and throughout the trip I was pleasantly surprised by how lightweight and convenient it was. Even so, as soon as I had my sub-13-inch laptop in my hands Read more

Breaking Dawn Part 1 Twilight's star-crossed lovers Edward and Bella (Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart) tie the knot in this installment, but their idyllic honeymoon is interrupted when they discover that vampires can, in fact, impregnate humans. Bella is willing to do anything to protect the life of her baby, Edward will do anything to save Bella, and Jacob tries to keep his wolfpack at Read more

The Help In this adaptation of the best-selling novel, Emma Stone leads up the cast as Skeeter, an ambitious young journalist in 1960s Mississippi. When she starts paying attention to what the maids in her community endure, she finds a story, and with their help, publishes an explosive book. The range of great performances from the ensemble, especially Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, and Read more

Fergie talks about being a mom — Us Weekly Padma Lakshmi talks about raising her daughter — People Was SJP disappointed with the turnout at the races Down Under? — Lainey Gossip How do new Bond girls stack up to ladies from the past? — Huffington Post How Mindy Kaling is rocking outside the office — The Daily Beast How Amber Heard is bringing back old Hollywood glamour — TooFab The Read more

True Grit This update of the classic 1960s Western scored 10 Oscar nominations, including one for its young breakout star, Hailee Steinfeld. Steinfeld plays Mattie Ross, a 14-year-old girl who hires a reluctant U.S. marshal, Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges), to track down the man who killed her father. She's also aided by a Texas Ranger, played by Matt Damon. I enjoyed the Coen brothers' Read more

Bridesmaids Kristen Wiig stars as Annie, a down on her luck thirtysomething in this comedy. When her best friend Lil (Maya Rudolph) becomes engaged and chooses Annie as her maid of honor, Annie struggles to help her plan the wedding and finds herself at odds with one of the members of the wedding party. We loved this film, which has a predominantly female cast that provides a lot of laughs as Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart Kiplinger story here on Savvy! After about a year and a half of marriage, my husband and I have finally unpacked the boxes of his stuff and our wedding gifts that had piled up in every corner of our apartment. In doing so, we organized the whole place — finding a home within our home for all our "new" things while purging the old. Through the whole Read more

We are pumped to share one of our fave stories from Self here on FitSugar! We recently grilled Gwyneth Paltrow's trainer Tracy Anderson about how Gwyneth gets her super-hot Glee body. But Anderson also trains the soon-to-be married Jessica Simpson, who is working out in advance of her upcoming wedding. And while fitness junkie Paltrow does Anderson's program six days a week — religiously! — Read more