Friday, February 1, 2008

Five Things about the Wisdom of Dating Matt Damon.

1. Clip of the Week


I am certainly not a huge fan of Jimmy Kimmel and I find Sarah Silverman slightly annoying...but this video is the best thing I've seen all week. Apparently JK has this shtick he does where at the end of his show he says, "My apologies to Matt Damon, but we're out of time for tonight." And Matt Damon be looking fiiiiine, too.

2. Dallas Morning News columnist reveals why I don't date guys in their 20s.




Kay Hymowitz writes:
Not so long ago, the average mid-twentysomething had achieved most of adulthood's milestones – high school degree, financial independence, marriage and children. These days, he lingers – happily – in a new hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance. Decades in unfolding, this limbo may not seem like news to many, but in fact it is to the early 21st century what adolescence was to the early 20th: a momentous sociological development of profound economic and cultural import.

It's time to state what is now obvious to legions of frustrated young women: The limbo doesn't bring out the best in young men.

That sound you hear is women not laughing. Oh, some women get a kick out of child-men and their frat/fart jokes. But for many, the child-man is either an irritating mystery or a source of heartbreak. In contemporary female writing and conversation, the words "immature" and "men" seem united in perpetuity.

Full article.

3. Can we pleeeeeeze start a petition to get Improv Everywhere to come to Kansas City? PLEEEEZ? They are so rad.

4. Just droppin' some wisdom, y'all. 12 Things I Learned By 42 That I Wish I Knew at 22. via thewisdomjournal.com.

5. LOST is back. And it's really back. It's good again. At least for now...Jezebel liveblogged the first ep of the new season.

No comments: