Generation Y (those aged about 13 to 28) are more interested in entertainment and technology than suburbia and mortgages, says Dion Appel of Melbourne based Lifelounge Urban Market Research, whose research shows the Ys would rather pursue a hedonistic lifestyle as opposed to "settling down". "We came out with a figure of $A48 billion per year being spent on hedonistic pursuits." Appel says youth consumption is focused around ... Read full entry

Diet and lifestyle can override disease provoking genes, and even improve brain function, says Dr. Dean Ornish in a TED video presentation. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase. And new findings show that a healthier lifestyle can turn off disease-provoking genes and turn on the good ones. Chocolate lovers will be delighted to learn, that in ... Read full entry

Gated communities and retirement villages, such as the Boynton Beach Club, are in danger of creating segregated enclaves in the US, according to Andrew D. Blechman, who warns that some "villages" are literally becoming a law unto themselves. The world's largest retirement community, [is] The Villages of Florida. It's nearly twice the size of Manhattan, gated, and with a population that will top 110,000. Kids can ... Read full entry

It'd be damn difficult as, straight off the bat, I can see about 30 things right here on, what I consider to be, an uncluttered desk. It's something Dave Bruno, in a personal effort to fight consumerism, intends to do for a year though, and this November he kicks off his 100 Thing Challenge. To be honest, I'm wondering if I actually can get down to 100 things. I ... Read full entry

TwoThousand As in NSW 2000, the postcode for downtown/central/inner Sydney... TwoThousand is a weekly snapshot of Sydney's subculture - a Sydney guide to film, music, design, books, art, goods and links for people who realise that the best things in life are often hard to find. Contributors to TwoThousand include Penny Modra of Is Not Magazine fame.

Reaching 100 Is Easier Than Thought If you're like me and wonder how to get more done in a day, the answer may be to take the (real) long tail, or big picture, view and aim to live well beyond your average projected life expectancy. Would living to, and remaining relatively fit and sharp of mind, until you were 100 or older, allow you sufficient time to achieve everything you need ... Read full entry

Couch potato lifestyle may speed up ageing You might like to think twice before settling down (yet again) in front of the TV for a relaxing night in. Being a couch potato in your free time could make you a decade older biologically than someone who is physically active, according to a major study of people's "chromosomal clocks". It's not necessarily watching TV that can see you age before your years, but ... Read full entry

Career decisions: The perfect job fantasy, by Megan Tough. Some interesting thoughts on the seemingly never ending quest for that holiest of grails, the perfect job. The truth is there is rarely a single outcome in the search for ideal work. A career is only a part of a lifestyle and a lifestyle encompasses all aspects of our life. Those who consider their career in isolation from the rest of ... Read full entry

Day 16, and the latest edition of Jugglezine is out. This month’s article is an interesting look at the generational mixes in the work force, and how people of different ages respond, and react, to each other.As an opener the writer, Matt Villano, cities the case of a 20-something worker who took a day off to look after her sick sister’s children. Apparently her, what I would consider, ... Read full entry