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"Everything on your plate is corn." That line, uttered by an interviewee in King Corn, is essentially the premise behind this new food-focused documentary. Much the way that Super Size Me uses a clever gimmick to take on the fast-food industry, King Corn follows two friends, Ian Cheney and Kurt Ellis, who move to Iowa to find out how this unassuming crop has made its way into so many Read more
This video is a MUST see! I knew McDonald's was bad for me because of the cholesterol, saturated fat, and sugar content, but I had no idea that there were so many preservatives pumped into this crap too! The man who made the documentary Super Size Me (which is also a MUST see, by the way), conducted this interesting science experiment with McDonald's food. Check out the French fries... Want Read more
Go the extra mile with your food budget with these tips from LearnVest. For years, many people — my husband, mom, sister and even my son — told me to stop wasting so much food. Throwing away half a piece of chicken here or a handful of grapes there never seemed like such a big deal to me. If I was full or no longer in the mood for that particular food, then I had no problem tossing Read more
Studying a foreign language could make you smarter. According to a new study from the University of Chicago, people make more rational decisions when thinking in a foreign language, because it forces us to use the more analytical side of our brains. If you're looking to learn a language, you could certainly do worse than Spanish. It's the third most-spoken language in the world, and Hispanics Read more
This week is the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC, and while there are plenty of indie rom-coms to catch our eye, it's the documentaries we're really dying to see. One film contrasts the women of the Miss India beauty pageant with the girls of a fundamentalist Hindu camp, another looks at our culture's obsession with beauty, and there's even one on the manscaping trend (with Jason Bateman and Will Read more
Documentarian Morgan Spurlock took on the country's growing health epidemic in Super Size Me and the expansive advertising industry in The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, but now he's tackling an even bigger issue: manscaping. In the trailer for Spurlock's new film, Mansome, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman work with Spurlock to get to the bottom of why men's maintenance has become more important than Read more
When you look for tech products for women, you'll most likely find a barrage of pink and lavender gadgets with unimpressive specs. But there are a few times that I'm surprised by a "lady gadget," and the Subjekt Herphones ($25) is one of them. These petite earphones — which are touted as being 40 percent smaller than your average earbud — are made for those with smaller ears, and while Read more
You may know Morgan Spurlock from his french fry-eating documentary called Super Size Me, but he's turning his vision to geeks with his latest film, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope. Interviewing geeky celebs like Joss Whedon, Seth Rogen, Kevin Smith, and following a handful of Comic-Con attendees (ranging from costume designers to toy collectors and comic book artists), this documentary Read more
Forget diminutive furniture — the Big Basket Chair from Swedish designer Ola Gillgren embraces oversized proportions in its felt and steel construction, to great effect. Gillgren notes, The Big Basket is a chair made out of felt, woven in to a steelframe. The idea comes from the old basketwicking techniques. I wanted to make the construction part of the esthetics, and make every part of the Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart Wise Bread story here on Savvy! You know what's fun? Pampering. Eating. Learning. Drinking. Socializing. Helping People. Basically — lots of things. And while there is a lot of free fun to be had out there, it's not unreasonable to buy yourself a little bit enjoyment on occasion (as long as you're spending consciously). With that in mind, here are 15 fun, Read more
