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...know that the camera and the audience are kinder to aging male stars than females.) But their characters are youngish, at least in their minds. Like a lot of us, they refuse to grow up or old; they need to stay fit and sexy, to sustain a satiny, early-20s robustness straight into senility. And whether Carrie and her friends are heroic or delusional, they aren't the only ones. Last night The Daily Show played a news clip of a talking head discussing John McCain's medical records and, noting that he seemed in good health, proclaimed that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sex and the City: Kinda Into You | 5/29/2008 | See Source »

...Motivation has never been a problem for Scheving. He started his first job when he was five, running messages to residents of his hometown who didn't own phones. In his early 20s he worked as a carpenter - Scheving proudly boasts that he built his own house "from scratch" - and taught fitness in his spare time. Then, when he was 25, Scheving made a life-changing bet with a friend: they gave each other three years to excel in a sport they'd never tried before. "I chose snooker for him, and he picked aerobic gymnastics for me," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kids' Show Makes Spinach Cool | 5/14/2008 | See Source »

...year-old data on the vets' IQ scores when they joined the Army, and then compared them to cognitive test scores the men generated after they retired from various jobs. He found that those who scored in the bottom quartile of the IQ scale when they were in their 20s, and then took on mentally challenging jobs, had the greatest gains on the cognitive tests in their 70s. "Being in a more complex job later in life helped them to develop skills they might not have had, or pushed them in ways so they were able to overcome their intellectual...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taxing Jobs Pay Off in the End | 5/5/2008 | See Source »

Shakespeare and speakeasies may not be a common match, but the Hyperion Shakespeare Company hopes it proves to be an exciting one. Set in the Roaring 20s, the company’s reinvention of “Twelfth Night” looks to wed the Shakespearian classic’s timeless comedy with the Jazz Age’s wonderful music, dance, and booze. The idea first surfaced during Hyperion’s search for a director. For the second year in a row, the company decided to have their production professionally directed. They knew they found their...

Author: By Melanie E. Long, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Twelfth Night’ Moved to the 20s | 4/29/2008 | See Source »

...Boston Globe,” Davis says, adding that he welcomes a diversity of patrons—including college kids. “When I started, we had a ton of 14- to 15-year-old boys. Now, it’s people in their early 20s to their early 60s.”IN THE KNOWLiterally around the corner from Picnic, there’s another comics shop with buyers in the same demographic, but they’re often seeking something completely different.If you’re looking for a wide collection of stories from publishers like Marvel...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: KA-POW! | 4/11/2008 | See Source »

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