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Do You Still Paint the Town Red Even Though You're in a Relationship?

DearSugar — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0700

We see celebrities hitting clubs with friends and new moms enjoying a much-needed night on the town even though they catch a lot of flack for leaving their babies or significant others at home, but who ever said you couldn't have a life after starting a family? I'm of the mindset that you don't have to become a hermit just because you're off the market, yet some people prefer to settle into that homebody routine just as soon as they find their mate. Since all relationships are different, tell me ladies, do you still paint the town red every once in a while even though you're in a committed relationship?

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Christina Wraps Her Kid in a Flag to Rock the Vote - Wrong?

CitizenSugar — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:54 -0700

New mom Christina Aguilera is politically active - and getting her son involved early - by appearing with him in an ad for Rock the Vote due out this summer. The message of the ad is great - but is the image chosen to trumpet the cause reason to sound the alarm?
Aguilera's son appears in the ad, swaddled in the American flag.

Aguilera said of her decision to make the ad, "This election in particular is such an exciting and historical one, and so I was proud to have my son and I stand together for such a powerful moment and message in time." Rock the Vote, which turns 18 this year, isn't a stranger to controversial imagery. Madonna made a similar Get Out the Vote ad in 1990 showing the Material Girl wrapped in a flag of her own. Is this just what's required to get the young 'uns attention?

Though this rule from USFlag.org is quite clear, "The flag should never be used as a receptacle for receiving, holding, carrying, or delivering anything," does the fact that she possibly did it to bring attention to the cause of voting make it less outrageous? Rock the Vote has given out 850,000 voter registration cards this year. Is that a good trade off?

Thanks to kikidawn for the tip!

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I Wanna Be A Pop Star

GiggleSugar — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:00:00 -0700

Some dudes got together and gave Nickelback's "Rock Star" a pop star make-over (or make-under?) From Madonna to Britney to Christina, these boys croon about the career making and breaking moves of the most famous gals around. Umm, obsessed much, boys?

Tressed to Ill

GiggleSugar — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:02:00 -0700

I don't know if this was last year or last week, but no wonder she's on the prowl for a "Candy Man," cuz he's got to be the only one who could tolerate this crazy cotton candy hair-don't. Perhaps a quick trip to this place will do the trick?

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Music Is the New Torture: 8 Songs to Break Detainees Down To

CitizenSugar — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:30:43 -0800

If simulated drowning isn't enough, you can add music to America's weapons of mass degradation. Amped-up tunes are used as "sonic bludgeons" at US military prisons in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.

Songs such as Britney Spears's "Baby One More Time" are turned up and set to repeat to create fear, disorientation, and a prolonged capture shock. It can cause long-term psychiatric problems if blasted for extended periods of time. And it is!

Prisoners, who grew up in Afghanistan under the music-banning Taliban, are hypersensitive. The blasted music leads some to scream and smash their heads against walls. "Plenty," one former prisoner said, "lost their mind."

A Guantanamo interrogator bragged in an FBI memo that he only needed "four days to 'break' someone by alternating 16 hours of loud music with just four hours of silence." So, mission accomplished?

What's Guantanamo breaking down to? To see the top eight songs, read more.

"Born in the USA," Bruce Springsteen
"Babylon," David Gray
"We Are the Champions," Queen
"American Pie," Don McLean
"Stayin' Alive," Bee Gees
"Dirrty," Christina Aguilera
Theme song from Sesame Street
"I Love You" from Barney and Friends

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GiggleSugar Best of the Week

GiggleSugar — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0700

If Demi Moore and Christina Aguilera can do it, so can we. WRONG!

Vagina Monologues: The Musical.

Remember Manimal? Or trying to forget it?

Tattoos officially, finally, totally jumped the shark here.

Toilet paper wedding dresses, caviar dreams.

Johnny Has Two Daddies. And one of 'em is cool as sh•t.

This adorable dog wants to help the kitty in the computer. But he doesn't know how...

Buy one, get me free!

Briefing Book! Knowing Is Half the Battle . . .

LibertySugar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:30:25 -0700

Zimbabwe: Could it get any worse? Supporters of President Mugabe broke both of baby's legs in an attempt to force his mother to reveal the whereabouts of her husband. – Radar

Media: Would the issues work? Media struggling with the campaign narrative. - DailyKos

Obesity: Obesity and savings connected? Australia is the most obese country, but the US isn't far behind and has dwindling savings accounts to go with it. -SavvySugar

Equality: Chauvinist backlash? British proposal for positive discrimination to end gender pay gap not well received. -newsblog

Tiny Campaigners: Christina Aguilera chats to Larry King about her little one's political involvement. - lilSugar

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Dear Poll: Will You Wait to Tell You're Pregnant?

DearSugar — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0800

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt aren't the only celebrity couple trying to avoid pregnancy rumors. Christina Aguilera dodged the question for months as did Jennifer Lopez. Deciding when and who to tell is different for everyone - some can't keep it in and others won't even tell their parents until they're out of the danger zone. Since Hollywood starlets are constantly in the public eye, everyone wants to know - are they or aren't they? But in the real world, it's a much easier secret to keep.

Since I've never been pregnant, I can only guess that I'd want to shout it from the rooftops, but how about you? Will you wait until your second trimester to tell your friends and family?

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Dear Poll: Will You Wait to Tell You're Pregnant?
Yes - Better to be safe than sorry.

No - I won't be able to hold it in and if anything were to happen, I'd want the support of my loved ones.

I'd only tell close friends and family that I can trust not to tell anyone.

Other - Please share!

Pouting Teenager Thinks She Can Sing

GiggleSugar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:00:00 -0700

But she can't sing and the judges on "The X-Factor" had no problem telling her so. Ironically, this was after she finished butchering that Christina Aguilera song. You know, the song with the lyrics that plead, "Don't you bring me down today..." Whoops. So much for that request.

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Come Story Telling with me!!! The Completed Story

DearSugar — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:30:00 -0700

I hope you all enjoyed this new feature as much as I did! Your wild imaginations made for a great story line! To read the completed tale you all helped create, read more

I hopped into the shower and felt the sting from the hot water on my sunburned back. Turning my neck to look, I noticed the imprint of my bandeau bikini top. It is going to burn for days but my fabulous time at the beach BBQ was so worth it. I still cannot believe that the first time I run into him I am relaxed and wearing next to nothing...couldn't have been better! Sure he may have been toting a pretty skinny little Christina Aguilera look-alike on his shoulder and I might have just gotten out of a Britney-post-Kfed phase, but I knew I looked good all cleaned up! I had gotten my act together since that fateful day when I found the my ex-husband stole all of our money on our joint bank account so he and and his young, blonde mistress could start a new life in Malibu. I don't know what's worst, that I didn't try to seek revenge like my girlfriends have suggested or that this sort of thing, husband leaving wife for a hot younger girl is so typical in our society.

I'm hoping that my trip to Madrid, funded by my wonderful mother, will change my life, and who knows, I might meet a gorgeous Spanish bullfighter. Okay a woman, in her mid-30s, can still wish like a teenager, right? Anyways as I look through the closet filled with turtle-necks sweaters and cardigans, I thought of hitting the local boutiques to find myself new wardrobes. That's when I realized that my old friend from college Elizabeth has a villa on the Southern coast of Spain in Puerto de Santa Maria in Cadiz! She owns and runs a beach bar with her boyfriend Enrique, maybe I could get a little place there and work behind the bar for awhile. I turn from the closet eager to contact her and go to the nightstand where I left my Blackberry. I dial her up and tell her about my situation. She invites me over for coffee. When I arrive at her villa, I am taken aback by the beauty of it's architecture. I walk into my room, as Elizabeth proposed that I stay with her and as I looked out my window in the mid afternoon, I saw that Spain is just amazing - its architecture, it's culture so rich! This is a great escape from the craziness that I was in. I plan to enjoy myself, have a good time and meet some great people.

Then I hear Elizabeth calling me so that she can show me around. As I come down the stairs, I see Elizabeth and Enrique's friend Ocatvio who is extremely gorgeous standing there in khaki shorts and a blue button down shirt accompanied with brown leather loafers. He smiled at me, all six foot two--manly broad shoulders of him--smiled at me. I lusted myself towards him and held my hand out to greet him. He leaned down and kissed my hand when I felt I was blushing and then noticed that Elizabeth and Enrique were staring at me like a museum exhibit.

Elizabeth chimed in and grabbed the both of us saying "Octavio is Enriques family friend, ahem, hes a very astounding artist here in Spain and he also has an amazing yatch that we are so reluctant to be able to spend the day on! Right Ocatvio??" He laughed and said "of course, I hope you have some deck shoes because those heels wont do you any good on the boat."

i looked down at my shoes, took off the straps of my shoes, placed them aside and slipped in a pair of Elizabeth's sandals. "That was fast," Elizabeth said with a smirk. We all started to laugh as I though to myself that everything will go smoothly today as long as I don't get seasick. We pile into Enrique's small silver car and cruise through the Spanish streets toward the marina. I'm in the back seat next to Octavio, the wind running through my hair. I turn towards him and he leans in and whispers, Pardon me for noticing, but your dress strap has, uh, slipped. I looked down and groaned -- apparently I had been channeling my inner Britney or Tara, and half my breast was showing. I covered up, and then tried to make light of it by saying, "Oooops... guess my girl couldn't wait til we got to the beach to come out. I've always wanted to go to a European beach where clothing is optional. I can imagine it to be a very liberating feeling. What do you think??" Octavio smiled and said,"You can be 'liberated' once we get on my yatch."

As we were walking towards the yatch I tripped and fell and face planted into the ground. I broke my nose and blood spurted everywhere. Enrique, Elizabeth and Octavio ran over to me as well as everyone else on the boat dock. Enrique pulled out a cloth from his pant pocket and held it over my nose as Elizabeth shrieked at the site of my blood. I sat up and noticed I had torn my dress and I was a complete mess. All of a sudden I felt a deep cry coming on and tears began to uncontrollably roll down my face. I couldn't control myself, I was sure a sight to tourists because people wouldn't stop starring. Suddenly Octavio picked me up while Enrique grabbed my tote bag and carried me onto his yatch. He sat me down on the couch below deck, pulled out ice from the champagne bucket then wrapped it in a towel and placed it over my nose his soothing voice comforting me. My sobs of pain and embarrassment soon began to quiet down, traded in for little giggles as Octavio joked about the time he fell off his yatch.
"I was sure a sight!" He said, and I laughed. Elizabeth brought me some water and soon I began to slowly drift off to sleep, with Octavio holding me I woke up some time later, with that uncomfortable feeling of not knowing where you are, or how long you've been asleep.

Immediately I felt a pounding in my face around my nose and I recalled with all-to-clear accuracy where I was. Whether I was asleep for minutes or hours, I didn't know, but Octavio had not moved from his spot. He smiled down at me as I woke up and said "How do you feel? Everyone is on deck getting ready to have lunch, are you up to some crab cakes?" I pondered the thought of moving from where I was because my dress was still torn, my face still throbbing and I’m sure I was rather unattractive at the moment. "Sure, I just need to freshen up, where’s the restroom?"

After I safely made it to the tiny restroom that was big enough to only bend at a 45 degree angle, I dug through my bag and changed into some shorts, my cute bikini I just got and a white flowy tunic. I looked at my face in the mirror. Not too bad, it was workable. I pulled out my concealer and dabbed it over my pink nose and soon I looked decent enough to be seen in public again. I threw on some sunglasses, my big floppy hat and made my way upstairs to the deck where I could hear music blaring, laughter and the sound of champagne bottles bursting open. I glanced around searching for Octavio, then saw him waving at me from his table. I made my way towards him, brushing past strangers and stopping when Elizabeth asked how I was doing. I assured her I was just dandy, and continued my way to Octavio, who had the most cutest grin on his face! Plopping myself down beside him, he poured me some champagne and set the crab cakes he promised in front of me.

"Dig in!" He said, and I did. As I ate in such a hurry. It had been hours since I'd eating and crab cakes were one of my guilty pleasures. "I see you keep your word" I murmured as I swallowed the tasty crab cakes. Octavio plastered a huge grin across his face as he whispered in my ear "You look very lovely today, despite your little accident, the most gorgeous woman I've ever laid my eyes on" Of course I started to blush and giggle like a school girl. He grabbed my hand and squeezed gently and stared me deep in the eyes. I couldn't stop concentrating on his beautiful lush brown puppy dog eyes, I could feel myself falling, and falling fast, as his face grew closer to mine. "I know our day didn't start out on the right food, but I am so happy to have you as my guest, I just have a funny feeling this is the beginning of something amazing."

I couldn't believe this was actually happening to me -- I gave him a kiss on the cheek and whispered, "I couldn't have said it any better".