"what-drives-edward" Articles & Blogs:
What drives Edward Cullen? Volvo invites you to enter to win movie tickets...And maybe a Car!
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To celebrate the release of The Twilight Saga: New Moon movie, Volvo is giving away two tickets to the world premiere in Los Angeles on November 16, 2009. To enter the sweepstakes for a chance to win the tickets, visit WhatDrivesEdward.com before Monday,...[Read on] |
What a Girl Wants: Mixed Messages in Twilight
| When my daughters, now ages 22 and 25, were growing up, I knew better than to forbid them to do something. It’s the quickest way to make that forbidden activity all the more tempting. I find it interesting that Stephanie Meyer’s novel Twilight has an ...[Read on] |
Seven hot vampires to sink your teeth into
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Thanks to a little movie called Twilight, vampires have become a bigger pop culture phenomenon than ever before. But Edward Cullen isn’t the only good looking vampire on the scene. There were many others before him who were equally attractive and powerf...[Read on] |
From Sarah Palin to Oprah Winfrey: 10 Unexpected Celebrity Marathoners
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With the 40th annual New York City Marathon happening Sunday, November 1, wOw’s spotlighting some unexpected a-list marathoners. Which marathoner do you find most surprising?Entertainment | Today 1:00 amAlanis Morissette, Mark Bittman, Dan Jansen, E...[Read on] |
Bendix Announces "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship Winners
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Congratulations to the winners of the Bendix Brakes "The Passion That Drives You" Scholarship contest. Each of these inspiring young people earned a $2500 scholarship towards their automotive education. Here at AskPatty.com, we're especially pleased to...[Read on] |
Is Probable WikiLeaks Target Bank of America Being Haunted by the Ghost of Lehman Brothers?
| In an interview with Forbes earlier this week, alabaster bête-noire Julian Assange, WikiLeaks’s commander-in-chief, said that the Web site’s next document dump will involve a large U.S. bank. The leaked information, scheduled for wide re...[Read on] |
Girl Scouts to meet women with non-traditional careers at NASCAR Weekend
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Professional barrel racer Tana Poppino together with three women race car drivers will join 500 girl scouts at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, MO on October 1st during a unique event being planned as part of a NASCAR race weekend at the track.
Tana, ...[Read on] |
Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
| Billie Jean King honored with Medal of Freedom award by President Barack Obama
Billie Jean King would love to head to the tennis court at the White House after she receives the Medal of Freedom.
But the tennis great hasn’t hit balls for nearly a year ...[Read on] |
Wine Buys - When is a Deal Not a Deal (or, How Not to Buy Wine to Pour Down the Drain)
| I LOVE a great deal - on anything. You name it. And in these economic times - soon to be known as Era of the Bargain - there are deals to be had...and deals to make you mad.Even if you're not watching your nickels, dimes and quarters, you can find yoursel...[Read on] |
What They Forget to Teach in High School
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My daughter graduated from college last week, and although I've known her for 22 years, I'm still amazed at this miracle that has grown from a good idea in my mind into a fabulous, full-grown person. When I thought about having a kid, the reality was comp...[Read on] |
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
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Joan Rivers has not been at the top of many a feminist’s list because she has probably had more plastic surgery procedures than years she’s been alive — 77 as of this week. But don’t let your feelings about plastic surgery, or her obsession to...[Read on] |
AskPatty.com's Certified Female Friendly® Blog Carnival - December Edition
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Our Certified Female Friendly® locations continue to give generously through the holiday season, and in this month's Blog Carnival, the bells are definitely all a-jingle. Toys for Tots drives abound, pet adoption drives warm hearts with cold noses, foo...[Read on] |
Take a test drive and Ford will give $20 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure
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Want to do something fun this weekend that also supports a great purpose? Ford is showing its support of breast cancer awareness by donating $20 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the name of each prospective customer who test drives a Ford, Lincoln, ...[Read on] |
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
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One of my latest obsessions has been the books by the late Stieg Larsson which begin with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which when published in Sweden where Larsson was from was called “Men Who Hate Women.” The trilogy of books were released after...[Read on] |
Kawasaki’s Green Goes Pink
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Jenna Goldberg
We all love action sports, and sometimes that passion drives us to do challenging and borderline- psychotic things. Take for instance, running a 24-hour motocross marathon, helping riders of all ages to learn to ride a dirt bike, re...[Read on] |
Women writers talk New Moon
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As New Moon descends on the world today I asked a couple of colleagues who write and think about film from different cities to answer some questions about the global phenomenon.
The questions I posed are followed by the answers by the different women. ...[Read on] |
My Dad still driving at 85 - Happy Father's Day!
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My Dad is still driving at 85 years old and is one of the big reasons I love cars! My Dad did not own a car at all until he was he was 33 years old. Owning a car was a luxury item for a post WWII blue collar family man in the 1950's, he car-pooled to wor...[Read on] |
Five great gifts for car-loving ladies
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It's that time of year again when we start to wonder how to indulge those special car-loving women in our lives. It doesn't matter whether you're shopping for your wife, mother, or daughter; sister, cousin, or aunt, why not pamper her car -- or pamper HER...[Read on] |
Five writing exercises to get the creative juices flowing
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Looking for a way to kill time on your lunch break? Need something occupy your time on a long car, train or plane ride? Want to do something that will stimulate your mind and be fun at the same time? Tap into your creative side and try your hand at writin...[Read on] |
Car Care: Faith in Your Tech = Faith in Your Vehicle
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"I feel like such a fool," Sandra complained. "All I did was take my car in for an oil change and wound up paying for oil, an oil filter and an air filter. Plus, because he called to tell me my fan belt was shot, I had to get one of those installed.
"Ho...[Read on] |
The Hailee Steinfeld Nomination Debate
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As the debate about Oscar nominations concludes this week, one interesting conversation that has been going on is the debate about whether True Grit actress Hailee Steinfeld should be placed in the best actress or best supporting actress category.
The ...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to Homeopathy
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Homeopathy, also known as homeopathic medicine, is the alternative practice of using natural remedies to heal, or thwart ailments as serious as hepatitis or depression, to ailments as minor as eczema or headaches.
German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-...[Read on] |
Notice something about the guys in ads lately?
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According to a study done by NBC Universal, there's a new trend in advertising that is proving very effective at capturing the female consumer. According to the January data from Women at NBCU’s Brand Power Index, brands that embraced the “softer...[Read on] |
Welcome Spring! Do your roads have a plethora of potholes?
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Recipes for Potholes: take some snow, ice and rain + mix in some sunlight and the spring time freeze & thaw cycles, and you get a plethora of potholes!I've lived in Vermont for over 25 years and have never seen such a stellar crop of potholes!Vermont...[Read on] |
5 best things to come out of Comic Con 2009 for the ladies
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The San Diego Comic Con is on of the largest comic book and pop culture events in the nation. Every year in July, super fans from across the world gather for four days to find out the biggest and best things coming to comics, movies, TV, video games and m...[Read on] |
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