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Youth might be wasted on the young, but according to the CDC, American youths have lost some healthy vigor. While insurance companies refer to young adults, ages 18 to 29, as "young invincibles," this demographic is not as healthy as most of us believe. Here are a few stats compiled by the CDC: One-third of this age demographic are cigarette smokers. Nearly a quarter of young adults are Read more
Getting a will is not just for those who are on the cusp of retiring. People of all ages should consider writing one, says Business Insider. Here's why. Despite the well-known fact that everyone alive today will kick the bucket at one point or another, nearly 60 percent of Americans admitted in a 2011 poll conducted by online legal service Rocket Lawyer that they didn't have a will. RELATED: 14 Read more
Becoming completely financially independent can be scary, but it's also very liberating. Kiplinger gives advice on how to establish your financial independence. Not only is it difficult for us twentysomethings to wholeheartedly embrace adulthood, it's often also a challenge for our parents to let us go. Baby-boomer parents are generally known for mollycoddling their children, even after we move Read more
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Damon Young names five reasons being a single man is overrated. While most will probably remember 2012 as the "Year Of The YOLO" (and by "most" I mean "like seven people"), it holds special significance for me because it’ll likely be the first year since 2002 where I spent the entire year single. I Read more
Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron as a fiction writer, comes out in theaters next week. We asked our readers what YA novels they'd read again. From classics like Little Women to '80s nostalgia like Sweet Valley High to contemporary favorites like the Gossip Girl series, here are 18 books to add to your list. The Giver by Lois Lowry Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series by Ann Read more
Kids and weddings don't always make the most natural partners. Brides often dislike pint-size guests' affinity for screaming out at inappropriate times and their tendency to hog the spotlight (don't they know she's the star!?), while kids can find the hours-long events mind-numbingly boring. Finding a way to make everybody happy can be tough, but follow our advice and odds are, the whole family Read more
Growing up is hard to do, especially if you're a delusional, malicious shrew who's stuck in the past. That sums up Charlize Theron's Young Adult character Mavis Gary, a woman who lives in Minneapolis and has a career writing novels aimed at adolescent girls. Her world of hard drinking and sleeping in is disrupted when she gets an announcement from her high school boyfriend Buddy (Patrick Wilson) Read more
We are so excited that Young Adult hits theaters today! Charlize Theron plays Mavis, a girl who used to rule the school and is now dealing with some deep-rooted issues. She heads back to her sleepy Minnesota hometown to live out a sick twisted fantasy that she and her high school boyfriend are destined to be together. Doesn't sound too sick or twisted yet, right? The only problem is he's happily Read more
Charlize Theron stopped by The Tonight Show in LA last night to chat about her latest feature, Young Adult. The film, which opened last week, has already scored three 2011 award season nominations. Charlize was recognized this morning with a best actress Critics' Choice Awards nomination — check out the entire list of nominees! She's not the only one from the film to get a nod as her costar Read more
The first December weekend at the box office has a lot of promise: you can check out a whole slew of stars in new romantic comedy New Year's Eve, or see Charlize Theron playing a nasty former teen queen in Young Adult. If neither of those comedies are up your alley, maybe you'd prefer to see Jonah Hill do his schtick in The Sitter. Whatever film you're headed to, get a sneak peek at the week's Read more
