• Catch Me On FX

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    Time to set your DVR’s! This face will be popping up in between your favorite movies for FX Presents Hershey’s Sweet Cinema.

    Check out the dates and times:

    December 18th at 8pm for Real Steel

    December 28th at 8pm for Thor

    February 10th at 8pm for Crazy, Stupid, Love

    This Hershey’s Sweet Cinema is a little different from the rest as it’s part hosted segment and part skit. Yes, I get to use my acting chops in these… now you really want to set that DVR! I went really method on this one, and by that I mean I ate a lot of candy to get in the zone. It was awesome.

    Enjoy the movies!

    xoxo,

    Andrea

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    And the Winner of SOS Island is…

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    GRAHAM HUGHES!!!

    Congratulations! Graham is already a seasoned survivalist, going down in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the first person to go to all the United Nations countries without flying.

    And now.. he is the winner of Samsung’s SOS Island: Survival of the Smartest and has $100,000 in the bank toward his very own private island!

    What was interesting about Graham’s win was that he was an excellent source of knowledge for contestants on the island, building fires without knives or flint, but had a difficult time translating those skills into challenge wins. He finished his time on the island with a modest two coconuts (wins), but then put his social media efforts into high drive. With a well received TED Talks speech and articles in the highly respected The Guardian, Graham was able to garner an incredible amount of votes, which made up 40% of the overall score, that ultimately made him the winner.

    I am so proud of all the contestants and crew on SOS Island. Everyone pushed their physical limits on what could be done on a deserted island, and the results were outstanding. I won’t be cheesy and say we all walked away winners, but we definitely all walked away with a once-in-a-lifetime experience we will never forget.

    Here’s a look back at my favorite episodes from SOS Island:


    “Down with the Ship” – This is my favorite challenge. It was the most fun to participate in- as well as the most fun to watch!

     


    “Food Forager” – Graham’s first, and very impressive, win on the island.

     


    “Survival of the Smartest” – This challenge caused many injuries, greatly effecting the rest of the time on the island.

     


    “Fish Food” – Graham’s second win. Do you sense a theme with the challenges he won?

     


    “SOS” – This was the most difficult challenge both physically and mentally. The ending was a surprise!

     


    “Gift From Above” – This was inspired by the Hunger Games: Catching Fire. As a huge fan of the book, it was fun to let my inner Katniss out for a day.

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    How Two Travelers on Vagabondish

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    This year I went for my passion: travel.

    I partnered up with seasoned travel expert Rachel Rudwall and re-branded my YouTube channel from my namesake to How Two Travelers (H2T). It’s been really fun working with a fellow female traveler who is as passionate as I am about seeing new places- and most importantly, making it fun for everyone!

     

    So here’s what you can expect to see on H2T:

    A Travel Tip is uploaded on the first Monday of the month.

    A Food and Drink is on the second Monday of the month.

    A Bucket List Adventure is shown on the third Monday of the month.

    And a Go or No Travel Review is uploaded on the fourth Monday of the month. It’s basically a movie review, but for travel destinations. I especially like these videos!

     

    We launched in October, and thankfully have had a great response. Fodor’s and the New York Observer are following us on twitter, and Vagabondish, one of the most popular travel websites, is now featuring our travel tip videos!

    Check out the featured tips below:

  • Andrea v Katniss — Hunger Games Challenge on SOS Island

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    This week is the Hunger Games inspired challenge on Samsung’s SOS Island: Survival of the Smartest.

    Which begs the question- who rocks the side braid better- Katniss or me?

     

    Check out this week’s challenge here:

  • Thor: The Dark World for Marvel Live on Yahoo!

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    Yesterday was a good day.

    Yep, that’s an understatement!

    I was literally the first person on the red carpet for last night’s Thor: The Dark World North American premiere covering arrivals for Marvel Live on Yahoo! along with Ben Lyons and Tamara Krinsky. They just happen to be my two new favorite people. I only give bunny ears to people I like.

    The night was insane. It started with this: Fotor1105141833

    I know I just objectified Jaimie Alexander, who plays Lady Sif in the upcoming Thor: The Dark World, by saying “this”, but c’mon, wow! Jaimie pulled a Gwyneth Paltrow and looked amazing. I would know, I was right next to her and totally checked her out… in a completely professional, objective journalism sort of way. 😉

    Girl is in shape! Jaimie said she did a lot of martial arts training and pilates for Thor: TDW. I do pilates. Maybe I should start looking into martial arts training…

    Jaimie started the evening on an excellent note not only with taking her dress to the next level, but also by arriving 15 minutes EARLY!! That’s unheard of in Hollywood! Chris Hemsworth, the Mighty Avenger himself, arrived just 15 minutes after the red carpet officially opened. And he was only “late” because he was busy filming Jimmy Kimmel. Boy has some great excuses, just ask Jane Foster.

    Thor: The Dark World is an excellent movie. I was able to see it last week and it’s great to see our favorite characters in a post-Avengers world. It has a lot more nods to fans, but also has a great storyline/action for people that are just entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In The Avengers I had a moment where I was like, “Aw, hell no!” during the Battle of New York (I won’t give it away, but people can guess for themselves), and within the first 30 minutes of Thor: TDW I had that same reaction.

    If you’re going to see it this Friday November 8th, make sure you stay until the very end. There are 2 bonus scenes!

    In case you missed the action last night, here’s Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World on Marvel Live on Yahoo!

    You can catch me at these moments:

    1:13:22 remaining mark: Introduction and throw to Jane and Thor clip

    55:56 — Hemsworths are in the building!

    51:28 — Jeremy Renner has arrived and throw to Making of Thor: TDW Behind the Scenes Clip

    32:11 — Chris Hemsworth post-interview reaction and introduction to fashion recap.

    18:02 — Fan interview

    6:40 — Minutes away from introduction of cast. Note: this was on the loud speaker for EVERYONE to hear, hence why I was very careful with my words.

    5:30 — Introduction of the cast of Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World

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