Archive for the ‘Fun’ Category

The Best Way to Drink Tequila

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

1, 2, 3....Floor

1, 2, 3....Floor

Nearly every twenty-something has been trounced at least once by Mr. Cuervo, which is why Details Mag’s guide to Tequila is such an essential twenty-something How-To. Learn recipes and find a brand that won’t leave your head spinning the next morning.

Are Facebook’s “Friend Suggestions” Creeping You Out Too??

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Are Facebook’s friend suggestions getting downright stalkerish for you? Suggesting all sorts of un-friended people including exes and former friends? Or going even further and suggesting family members of the un-friended? MSNBC.com has a great article on Facebook’s friend suggestions.

Many of us at twenty-somethings.com have noticed this. We want to know — is it happening for you too??? Share your comments and stories below.

Where the twenty-somethings are…

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Who knew that Bridgeport CT, Trenton NJ, Honolulu and Albany, NY were considered twenty-something havens? If you are looking for Gen Yers to share the joy, self-reflection, partying, angst and career milestones of your twenties, check out the Best Cities for Gen Y, thanks to Business Week’s extensive research. Boston, San Fran, NYC, Silicon Valley, Madison WI, Seattle and Austin TX are represented, but there are a few surprises in there.

Adam Lambert: The Twenty-Something all the Cougars are Swooning Over???

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Publicity Photo Courtesy americanidol.com

Publicity Photo Courtesy americanidol.com

Turns out our out-of-the-closet rocker glam American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert is the new cougar bait. Who woulda thunk it??

Apparently now “there are thousands of women of a certain age out there who are just one Adam Lambert Google search away from crashing their computers.”

A cougar herself has written up a great explanation in Newsweek of the American Idol contestant who had her cougar friends all texting and tweeting
“ohmygawdyouhavetoseethisemoglam bowielovechildonAmericanIdol.”

20-Something Trustafarians Beware! Mommy & Daddy Are Pulling Back and You May Need to Get…GASP!…a Paying Job!

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Over one year into this recession and Trustafarians (aka trust fund hipsters) are now having the financial rug pulled out from under them.

You can read the original article in the New York Times ….but we at twenty-somethings.com prefer snarktastic Gawker’s take on the tragedy befalling many parental-backed artist folks who now have to do such horrid things as get jobs or work 8 hours a day.

But what’s going to happen to all those Brooklyn bands now that they have to have day jobs? Maybe they try to make it big with NBC News’s Brian Williams and his new, very strange, independent music channel “BriTunes“. (Why the heck is news man Brian Williams profiling bar bands???)

How to Adopt A Dog

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Irresistable Cuteness Courtesy of Mens Health Magazine

Irresistable Cuteness Courtesy of Men's Health Magazine

Life is just better with a loyal companion who greets you enthusiastically every time you walk through the door. It might even be worth the training, house breaking and vacuuming (just remember that cute puppy face).

For may twenty-somethings, this is the time to take advantage of having a yard (or a roommate free apartment) and finally get a dog! Men’s Health offers 4 tips on How to Adopt a Dog.

How to Become Barack Obama…Your Playbook

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009


Is it possible for the U.S. to become even more enthralled with Barack Obama…Yes We Can!

Details Mag continues the positive media coverage trend obsession. The snarky magazine investigates the impact Barack is having on style and our culture (after only a few months? apparently the Prez is mucho impressive)…and then provides its own “Obama Playbook” to help you become more like the popular leader.

Will Ferrell Launches A New Sunscreen

Thursday, May 28th, 2009


Only comedic genius Will Ferrell can bring us a REAL product that looks this good!

Just in time for summer, the Frat Pack leader is partnering with Cancer for College, a nonprofit that helps cancer survivors realize their dreams of a college education, and has created 3 amazing new sunscreens:
- Hot Sexy Tan
- Forbidden Fruit
- Sun Stroke

http://cancerforcollege.org/WILL_FERRELL_SUNSCREEN.php

26 signs you’re actually grown up

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Is this you...or are you finally an adult?

Is this you...or are you finally an adult?

Growing up doesn’t have to mean turning into a stodgy version of your parents…but almost every twenty- or thirty-something we know at some point realized it was happening.

See where you stand with Men’s Health’s ‘26 Signs You’re Finally a Grown-Up‘.

Hipsters are only pretending to not spend money? The rise of the “Poorgeoisie”

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009


You can see them everywhere now — from London, to Brooklyn, to San Fran and in between. Blogs have been popping up all over the places letting you decide ‘Homeless or Hipster?‘ or just letting us gawk like www.latfh.com.

But now Details Mag is on the case, investigating ‘How looking Poor Became the New Status Symbol‘. Read on for a hilarious look at the Poorgeoisie hipster we’ve all come to know and love.