Fri. January 25
The Daily Scene
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook, via The Hollywood Reporter
Why Silver Linings Playbook Is So Great–Dr. Oz in Huffington Post
The movie shows us the humanity and similarities in the lives of those who are challenged with major disorders. Silver Linings Playbook reminds us that what makes us so adorable as a species is how unique we really are, yet how we complement each other like pieces of a puzzle.
There’s No Such Thing as Everlasting Love–me in The Atlantic
“My conception of love,” she tells me, “gives hope to people who are single or divorced or widowed this Valentine’s Day to find smaller ways to experience love.” Lonely people who are looking for love are making a mistake if they are sitting around and waiting for love in the form of the “love myth” to take hold of them. If they instead sought out love in little moments of connection that we all experience many times a day, perhaps their loneliness would begin to subside.
Why Was Johnny Cash So Interested in Redemption?–Get Religion
“I love songs about horses, railroads, land, judgment day, family, hard times, whiskey, courtship, marriage, adultery, separation, murder, war, prison, rambling, damnation, home, salvation, death, pride, humor, piety, rebellion, patriotism, larceny, determination, tragedy, rowdiness, heartbreak and love. And mother. And God.”
Really? The Rise of Techno-Sexual–Daily Mail
For centuries, muscly macho men have ruled the roost – and dominated the dating world. But it seems all that is set to change, thanks to a new man on the scene: the ‘techno-sexual’. 59 per cent of women prefer a geeky guy.
What Fuels the Hookup Culture? Hedonism or Meritocracy?–First Things
Performance anxiety, not hedonism, motivates Yale’s sexual culture, argues Helen Rittelmeyer.
