Grab Bag! Disney Princesses Are Mean Girls


Updated 03/06/10 8:12 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 3 comments

Grab Bag! Disney Princesses Are Mean Girls

The Disney princesses act out Mean Girls — Vulture Bachelor-inspired cupcakes — YumSugar Newlywed sex tips everyone can use — YourTango Smiling helps you live longer — The Awl Have you ever told an ex that you missed him? — Smitten Diddy loves art! — Flavorwire What counts as sex? — Lemondrop Read more

6 Saving Tips From Disney Princesses


Updated 04/25/12 9:38 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Frugal Disney Princesses

What a great life these Disney princesses have! They get to marry the prince of their dreams, and live lavish lives as royalty. But before you start scoffing at what an easy time these princesses have and how they never had to think about budgeting, think again. In celebration of National Princess Week, check out these savvy money lessons from these singing, dancing beauties. Read more

Artistic Twists on Disney Princesses (and Other Heroines)


Updated 04/27/12 2:33 PM · Posted by · 22 comments

Disney Princess Art

As it's National Princess Week and the week leading up to Will and Kate's royal wedding anniversary, we've got princesses on the brain. Sometimes that little girl inside us refuses to grow up, like when it comes to our endless fascination with all things Disney-princess-related. While our adult selves may cringe at princess culture and the outdated stereotypes that come along with it, there's Read more

Disney Princess It Girl: Snow White's Pop Culture Evolution


Updated 05/16/12 9:17 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Snow White History

We've all got fairy tales on the brain, as the very first Disney princess, Snow White, is having her moment in the sun. Two star-studded movies about Snow White, her evil stepmother, and those seven mining dwarfs are hitting the big screen this year. First up was the Lily Collins-Julia Roberts version Mirror Mirror, and come June 1 Kristen Stewart will take on the role in Snow White and the Read more

Types of Princesses and What We Can Learn From Them


Updated 04/24/12 8:01 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

Kate Middleton and Other Princesses

Today kicks off the first-ever National Princess Week! With fairy-tale-inspired movies aplenty (including multiple Snow White flicks), Pixar's first princess Merida hitting the big screen in Brave, and Prince William's own princess Kate in the spotlight, little girls and grown women alike have tiaras on the brain. And sure there are downsides to princess culture, but there are also lessons to be Read more

Julie Andrews on the Importance of Princess Culture, Princess Kate, and Her Favorite Roles


Updated 04/19/12 1:59 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Julie Andrews Interview About Princesses

It's hard not to become giddy when talking about Julie Andrews. The legendary actress's career spans more than 50 years, with multiple generations of families still enjoying her library of work together — from Mary Poppins to The Princess Diaries. What many people don't know is that the 76-year-old Academy Award winner is also the coauthor — with her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton — of more Read more

Disney Shelves Fairy Tale Movies — Good News For Girls?


Updated 03/21/12 3:43 PM · Posted by · 40 comments

Disney No Longer Making Princess Movies

Based on the interest in Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement last week, I'd say royalty is having a moment. But Disney, the peddler of princess dreams, thinks fairy tale movies are no longer relevant and it's shelving them for the foreseeable future. Explaining that films and genres run their course, Disney's animation group has killed two fairy tale movies in development and says Read more

Met Gala: Amy Adams


Updated 05/07/12 8:45 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Amy Adams at Met Gala 2012

Amy Adams went for a refined retro vibe in a one-shouldered black-and-white Giambattista Valli number. Tonight's red-carpet ensemble is just further proof that she's nailed that stunning balance between an old-school Veronica Lake movie star and a Disney princess á la Enchanted. While the sweeping floor-length gown spoke for itself, we have to point out her awesome gold bow-tie belt — a Read more

Disney's Newest Princess Is a First


Updated 03/16/12 7:02 AM · Posted by · 44 comments

New Disney Princess: Sofia the First

I guess Disney's decision to stop making princess movies was a half-truth. The fairytale film company is introducing a new Disney princess, Sofia the First, who for the first time will be a little girl. The younger princess is meant to attract preschoolers and be a positive and educational role model in her TV movie and series. According to a Disney GM, Sofia will have “plenty of pretty Read more