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Editor’s note: Summer travel season has officially begun! The following guest post was written by Robert Reid, the US travel editor for Lonely Planet. He will be guest blogging on Savvy for the next two months, helping you find some great ideas of how to get your vacation on this Summer. Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July weekend! That means summer travel season is stepping up a notch. Read more
OK readers, I'm moving into my new kitchen this week, and I need your help finding the perfect kitchen island. There's a large space between the fridge and cabinets. If I leave it empty, it will be wasted space, but if I get a portable work station, it will be more counter space! Can you help me search the Internet for kitchen islands? Although I would love something with a chopping Read more
10 guilt-free strategies for saying no — Real Simple Celine Dion sells her $29 million private island — Tecca My nonprofit career means I can barely afford groceries — LearnVest Lessons new grads will learn — The Billfold The real reason single women may be working less — HuffPost Women How to do black-tie on the cheap — Corporette 6 tips to rocking yard sales this weekend — Read more
As a self-proclaimed Wes Anderson junkie, I was ecstatic to see his latest film Moonrise Kingdom this week. And considering I was either smiling or tearing up (or both) the entire 94 minutes, I'd say it was a hit. The camp-themed coming-of-age film has all the recognizable Wes Anderson-isms fans of the director love, and the young star-crossed lovers at the center of the sweet story really just Read more
Everything about Moonrise Kingdom is unmistakably Wes Anderson: the hazy cinematography, the clever dialogue, and even the use of the director's favorite actors. Indeed, Anderson isn't leaving his comfort zone as a filmmaker, but Moonrise Kingdom is still a pleasure to watch. Set in 1965, the movie tells the story of Sam and Suzy (newcomers Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward), preteen pen pals who Read more
When one thinks about perfect Summer getaway spots, Finland usually isn't on the top of the list — but maybe it should be, if Saunders Architecture's Finnish Summer house is any indication. Located in the Aland Islands, a group of islands in the Baltic Sea just north of Stockholm, the house is nestled in a pine forest close to the sea. The home is comprised of a series of folding wooden Read more
Wouldn't you love to lounge on one of these balconies? — Stylelist Home This beautiful California kitchen pops with color — Houzz This stunning renovation features lights from a Dutch ship! — House Beautiful Wow, Celine Dion lives on a private island — Curbed Surfers with style will love the Postcard Inn in Florida — EcoSalon This Dutch chateau will relax you. Do take a tour! — Read more
"Lazy Sunday" was one of the skits that made Saturday Night Live's digital shorts wildly popular, so I'm kind of surprised it's taken this long for The Lonely Island to put out a sequel. No matter, though, because Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell teamed up yet again for this weekend's episode, with the aptly titled "Lazy Sunday 2." This time around, the guys are off to see Sister Act instead of The Read more
I don't remember aliens making an appearance in my own childhood sessions with Battleship, but I suppose when you try to make a toy into a feature-length film, you're afforded a few liberties. Unfortunately, the producers of Battleship may have spent too much time finding creative ways to explode things and not enough time on a plot, ending up with underutilized actors, in a wishy-washy Read more
This Los Angeles home mixes contemporary and retro pieces. — Houzz Every single one of these decorating secrets is golden. — House Beautiful Try these smart tips for streamlining your home routine in the morning. — Real Simple We're dying to stay at the Willows Inn on Lummi Island. — EcoSalon Soon you can shop for Jonathan Adler goods at JC Penney! — Curbed See how this attic was Read more
