Slog - Comments on On Feeling Young http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new Old Joan Collins recently came out against "a culture obsessed with youth," arguing that "being young doesn't last. For most of your natural life, you will be classified as middle-aged or old," and, besides, "you are as young as you look and feel." Collins is noted for her "sexy" appearance which defies her terrific age, 73. And often young women come up to her and say things like: "I hope I look as good as you do when I'm your age." All of this is, as you can see, very, very sad. Collins is just an old woman; she is... Copyright 2008 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:39:08 -0800 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:47:39 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by K You win the depressing contest, Charles.

You're point is basically that life is over at 25, after which you get to work hard and fight the system so you can later feel lots of guilt and remorse.

Yay!

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521604 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521604 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:59:50 -0800 Comment by Fnarf What's wrong with guilt and remorse?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521608 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:11:28 -0800 Comment by candyqueen I am almost 26. Is her point that as soon as I turn 26 I am considered "old?"

I'm really disappointed.

]]> candyqueen http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521760 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521760 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:29:06 -0800 Comment by SeMe The rays of the sun do mess you up. As an old, leathery, sun rayed, weathered and beaten Latin American male, I can agree with that. This reminds me of Memories of Underdevelopment, where the Cuban narrator talks about Caribbean women and how the rays of the sun destroy them before their due time.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521937 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521937 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:50:04 -0800 Comment by Colin Over here, we have the young; over there, the old.

I find it amusing that you seem to group yourself with "youth" (a group that apparently ends at 25)

Is lying about one's age a chronic condition over at The Stranger?

And what about this depressing post makes it worthy to be reposted multiple times..?

]]> Colin http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521938 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521938 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:51:35 -0800 Comment by Papayas I'm 32 and the happiest I've ever been, inspite of some shitty things that have happened recently. I'm also in the best physical shape.

I'm not sure if Joan is still writing books, but if she is I wonder who the stars are of her books. Is she writing about 70 year olds? Oh, wait am I think of Jackie Collins? Does Joan write books? Oh well...

]]> Papayas http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521939 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c521939 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:51:41 -0800 Comment by charles @5 - it's okay because emotionally they're still in their teens ;)

]]> charles http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522193 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522193 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:22:17 -0800 Comment by charles mudede colin, i have been an old man since i was 20. My glorious youth only lasted five years.

]]> charles mudede http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522327 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522327 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:28:42 -0800 Comment by moose@belltown Charles, most the time I read your posts and smile, but you have embedded a sharp point in this softball.

You're absolutely right: the power of the old is not drawn from pity. The power of the old--and the old have more power than the unregarding young may realize--is drawn from knowledge. The old know history, and therefore, to the extent each is capable, develop wisdom. Some, like Joan Collins apparently, are willing to trade wisdom for another try at youth, and some may be as dried up and blown away as Cephalus was, but many know the score better than they ever did in youth.

]]> moose@belltown http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522587 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522587 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:09:09 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Jackie Collins, Joan Collins's sister, is the astoundingly brilliant novelist, possibly the greatest of all time. Joan's an actor. Though she did try her hand at a trashy novel once; it resembled her sister's work but was unreadable.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522606 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:18:17 -0800 Comment by D Huygens I see you are toight - toight like a toiger.

]]> D Huygens http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522919 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/12/old_and_nothing_new#c522919 Life Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:47:39 -0800