Mail Goggles = Hilarious and Brilliant. My favorite combination.

Google has invented Mail Goggles . Essentially it makes you go through a series of tests (math problems, etc.) before you can send an email. As far as I understand it, the user chooses times that it would like to have Mail Goggles activated (Weekend Nights) and then it helps prevent you from sending drunken emails. I'm not much of a gmail user, I only have a gmail account for this blog, but I'm just a fan of the concept.

Kathryn Hahn

My sister has just emailed me to tell me that she recently saw Boeing Boeing on Broadway and particularly enjoyed Kathryn Hahn in the play. You probably know Kathryn Hahn from her supporting roles in How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, Anchorman, The Holiday, and Step Brothers, but you will also get to see her in the film I posted about below, Revolutionary Road.

She's kind of like the Jeremy Piven of actresses, but before Jeremy Piven got famous for becoming Ari Gold . She's in a ton of stuff, she's always great, but very few people know who she is. And because Adam McKay and Will Ferrell know what's up, the first feature film made by their production company, Gary Sanchez Productions , stars both Piven and Hahn. It's called The Goods: The Don Ready Story , and it should be coming out in the Spring of 2009.

I would also like to add that she is probably one of the nicest people you could meet. Hollywood or otherwise.

Revolutionary Road

The cast, the director, the cinematographer, the editor, the composer, and on and on are all impeccable. I can't wait for this one. Oh, and it's from a novel by Richard Yates, who I believe is the real life inspiration for Elaine's dad on Seinfeld. Here is the trailer. And here is the song from the trailer.

Yes, please. May I have another?

Campbell Brown

I'm currently watching Campbell Brown's Election Center on CNN. I've never watched her before, but I like her. She seems smart, not annoying, and attractive (ignore the ridiculously airbrushed photo above). Don't judge me for liking attractive anchorwomen, I know you girls watch Anderson Cooper for more than the commentary.

But that's besides the point, the reason I'm writing about this is because when I googled Campbell (yeah, I feel like we're on a first name basis) I found this interesting article she wrote about the sexist treatment of Sarah Palin.

Wink And A Smile

I'm sure a better winking montage could be made of Sarah Palin but for the time being this one will have to do.

Online Dating: A Theory

First of all, that logo is creepy. And I don't overuse the word creepy, you really must earn that title from me.

Okay, here's my theory. I think that online dating is, in a weird way, taking the place of traditional dating in our culture. Here's what I mean: In the old days it was okay to ask somebody on a date (maybe even showing up with flowers), pay for dinner, call them, do nice things for them, and be clear about your intentions. You didn't have to hide that you liked someone when you went out with them. You were on a date, and both parties knew that the intention was to see if there was a romantic connection.

These days, that doesn't happen. You hang out, you text, you stalk on facebook, maybe you even hook up. But god forbid you should go on a real date, or actually show someone that they mean something to you, because that's just creepy.

This is where internet dating has stepped in. While it was once a medium that was looked down upon by society, it seems to me that more and more normal people turn to internet dating these days as a way to meet people. And the reason they are doing this, is because it is clear. When you meet someone on the internet there is no confusing whether it is about being friends or dating. That first in person meeting is undeniably a date, and both people are aware that there are romantic intentions. This leads to people actually going on dates and making progress towards a relationship.

So in a weird way internet dating has come full circle and gone from being the least traditional form of dating, to actually being one of the last things left that resembles dating.

And finally, here's the problem. There are those of us who still want to meet people in person, but everyone is at home all night on the internet, and slowly but surely more and more normal and even cool people are doing the online dating thing, so the pool of people that are looking to meet other people out in the real world is steadily shrinking.

Well, I'm here to say that I'm going to continue to try to date via the real world web, and I hope you do to.