Mac Users: Get the NY Times Reader For Free!


Updated 07/14/08 1:38 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 4 comments

Mac Users: Get the NY Times Reader For Free!

If you like to get your daily dose of news from The New York Times online (and you're a Mac user), a new beta version of Times Reader is now available for Macs and is — free! You'll need to be a registered user of the NYTimes.com and the download requires a Silverlight install (it will prompt you to install if you don't have it already). Although keep in mind that once the Reader is out of Read more

Come Party With Me: Kentucky Derby — Dessert


Updated 04/30/08 6:39 PM · Posted by partysugar · 8 comments

Come Party With Me: Kentucky Derby — Dessert

Keeping up with the Southern style dinner menu, serve guests a classic down home dessert at your Kentucky Derby party. A buttermilk pie has a creamy, buttery filling with a slight tang from fresh lemon juice. It's a humble, but incredibly delicious dessert. Purchase authentic Bourbon balls and offer guests a chocolate alternative to the buttermilk pie. For the pie recipe, read more Read more

What to TiVo: Friday


Updated 05/25/12 7:31 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What's on TV for Friday, May 25, 2012

8:00 Shark Tank (repeat) 9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do? (new) 10:00 20/20 (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Charlize Theron) 8:00 Undercover Boss (repeat) 9:00 CSI: NY (repeat) 10:00 Blue Bloods (repeat) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (repeat, with guest Billy Crystal) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new) 8:00 Kitchen Nightmares Read more

What to TiVo: Friday


Updated 05/18/12 12:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What's on TV For Friday, May 18, 2012

8:00 Shark Tank (new, season finale) 9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do? (new) 10:00 20/20 (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Jason Mantzoukas) 8:00 Undercover Boss (repeat) 9:00 CSI: NY (repeat) 10:00 Blue Bloods (repeat) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Sacha Baron Cohen) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Read more

Link Time: Grilled Pepper Cheese Sandwiches


Updated 05/16/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Grilled Pepper Cheese Sandwiches

Must make: grilled pepper cheese sandwiches and potato soup — Food52 The best under-the-radar food magazines — HuffPost Food Harvard is awarding Jamie Oliver with its Healthy Cup Award — Eater Guy Fieri's opening an eatery in Times Square — Grub Street NY 30 must-try Spring dishes across America — Zagat How do you feel about face-tracking in bars? — Delish A love letter to rhubarb Read more

Two and a Half Men Moves to Thursdays, and More From CBS's New Fall Schedule


Updated 05/16/12 8:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

CBS 2012 Fall Schedule

It's CBS's turn to take center stage at the upfronts, and this morning the network unveiled its new Fall schedule. CBS has kept most of its ratings-strong schedule intact, but there are a few changes to make room for the new shows. Most notably, Two and a Half Men will move to Thursdays, forming a bit of a comedy block with The Big Bang Theory, which will surely not please the folks at NBC. The Read more

The Rise of Weight Watchers in the 1960s


Updated 05/15/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

History of Weight Watchers

This week on Mad Men's "Dark Shadows" episode, Weight Watchers serves as a type of therapy for Betty Francis, who can definitely use it. Boredom, jealousy, and insecurity dominate Betty's life as a 1960s housewife on her second marriage, and she's turned to bags of Bugles to pass the time. Now determined to lose the weight, the former model turns to a new diet plan gaining popularity with women Read more

What to TiVo: Friday


Updated 05/11/12 12:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What's on TV For Friday, May 11, 2012

8:00 Shark Tank (new) 9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do (new) 10:00 20/20 (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (repeat, with guest Scarlett Johansson) 8:00 Undercover Boss (new) 9:00 CSI: NY (new, season finale) 10:00 Blue Bloods (new, season finale) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Jon Cryer) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Read more

Meet This Year's James Beard Award Winners


Updated 05/07/12 6:46 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

James Beard Awards 2012

The time has finally arrived: the James Beard Awards, or the Oscars of the food world, have just been announced. After months of suspense following the announcement of this year's semifinalists and subsequent finalists, the results were announced at a star-studded gala in New York's Lincoln Center, where a smattering of top talent from Grant Achatz to Top Chef winner Paul Qui walked home with Read more

What to TiVo: Friday


Updated 05/04/12 12:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

What's on TV For Friday, May 4, 2012

8:00 Shark Tank (new) 9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do? (new) 10:00 20/20 (new) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (repeat, with guest Julia Louis-Dreyfus) 8:00 Undercover Boss (new) 9:00 CSI: NY (new) 10:00 Blue Bloods (new) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Zooey Deschanel) 8:00 The Finder (new) 9:00 Fringe Read more