Picture It: Having a Ball


Updated 05/23/11 2:05 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Life Ball Pictures of Amanda Lepore, Bill Clinton, Natasha Bedingfield, and DSQUARED2

A ferocious-looking contestant of the mask contest flashes a smile at the 19th Life Ball Saturday. The charity gala, which is organized by nonprofit AIDS LIFE, takes place in Vienna and raises money for people living with HIV and AIDS. The extravagant event is full of over-the-top costumes, colorful performances, a glamorous runway and red carpet, and lots of bare skin! This year there were Read more

5 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Paying For College


Updated 05/23/12 10:16 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Important Facts About Paying For College

Paying for college is such a complex issue. LearnVest helps simplify it by answering some key questions in regard to paying tuition. If you believe everything you read, then you might think you need to be a Rockefeller to have kids. That, of course, isn't the case. Yes, kids are expensive, and thinking about paying for a college education can be scary and frustrating . . . but that's where we Read more

7 Things You Should Never Say to a Pregnant Woman


Updated 05/09/12 1:20 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Things Not to Say to Pregnant Women

Here's a post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we bring you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Katherine Martin about phrases that should never be uttered to a pregnant woman. Pregnancy is one of those times in life, similar to having a newborn, where almost everyone you meet will offer some kind of advice or have a Read more

Ask a Savvy Bride: My Fiancé Doesn't Want Me to Register!


Updated 05/01/12 3:10 AM · Posted by SavvySugar · 11 comments

Fiance Does Not Want to Register

Starting a life as husband and wife is an exhilarating time — the celebrating, the planning, and of course the gifts! But what if you and your fiancé are on different pages? Check out the answer in this special wedding season Ask Savvy question, which will be answered by SavvySugar and a very savvy bride. Submit your questions in our Ask Savvy group. Dear Savvy, I am newly engaged and Read more

What We Need to Talk About When We Talk About Sex and Feminism


Updated 04/14/12 4:53 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Modern Feminism

We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Lisa Solod, who came of age during the sexual revolution, explores what feminism means to this generation. My mother married my father because, she told me in a rare moment of candor, she wanted to have sex with him. She was 25 and tired of pre-sex fumbling and stolen kisses. My father was, of course, far Read more

How Your Wardrobe Reveals Your Personality


Updated 04/19/12 10:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Psychology of Dress

Your clothes reveal a lot about who you are as a person. LearnVest shares how psychology affects the way we dress and what our clothing styles mean. It’s no news that your wardrobe says a lot about you. What you wear can inform passersby of your type of employment, as well as your ambitions, emotions, and spending habits. And now it’s even launched a whole new type of psychology. Clinical Read more

9 Ways Vodka Can Help You Save Money


Updated 04/11/12 1:00 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Uses For Vodka

Sorry to burst your bubble, but you're not going to save by drinking vodka! However, the liquor actually has a couple of household uses that will come in handy. Not to mention, you won't be splashing unnecessary money on products and you'll be doing the environment some good because it's less toxic. Invest in a bottle of cheap vodka to stretch your dollar in these ways: Clean Your Clothes: Read more

Brad Meltzer Talks About His New Heroes For My Daughter


Updated 04/10/12 3:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Interview With Brad Meltzer About Heroes For My Daugher

"Where's my book?" In the two years since Brad Meltzer released Heroes For My Son, that's what the New York Times best-selling author has heard over and over from his daughter. Now, just a month before Mother's Day, Brad reaches out to his daughter and mothers everywhere with Heroes For My Daughter. In his new book, the father of three profiles 56 people who he believes are worthy of the hero Read more

Mon Dieu! The French Government Wants to Tone My What!?!


Updated 02/16/12 12:36 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

France Prescribes Postnatal Vaginal Therapy to New Moms

Here in the US, the postpartum Ob/Gyn interaction for a new mom generally involves little more than the six-week checkup, where she's usually cleared to have sex again, and perhaps given some gentle encouragement to try Kegel exercises. So you can imagine the shock of American writer Claire Lundberg, who after giving birth to her daughter in Paris, was prescribed 10-20 sessions of . . . vaginal Read more

Get Great Benefits by Taking on One of These 11 Part-Time Jobs


Updated 02/15/12 12:20 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Part-Time Jobs With Health Insurance

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! “Underemployment” is a term that, compared to “unemployment,” more fully captures the lack of job opportunities. The underemployed includes the unemployed as well as those employed part-time but wanting full-time work. According to a recent poll, underemployment is currently at 18.1 percent. That’s down from 18.3 Read more