beauty and success go hand in hand

The combination between beauty and success is something that have been debated forever, many times us intellectual people (yes, I consider myself to be somewhat intellectual) try and claim that this is superficial theories that really can’t be measured since beauty is ‘in the eye of the beholder’, while I guess we all kind of new that this might be a weak argument on our part, The Economist has punched a nail in that balloon with this article, that claims:
Most beholders agree what is beautiful—and modern biology suggests there is a good reason for that agreement. Biology also suggests that beauty may, indeed, be a good rule of thumb for assessing someone of either sex. Not an infallible one, and certainly no substitute for an in-depth investigation. But, nevertheless, an instinctive one, and one that is bound to redound to the advantage of the physically well endowed.

Read the whole story here:
http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10311266

Los Campesinos! - You! Me! Dancing!
Regarding the best songs of last year, we have come to the quirky indiehipsters in Los Campesinos! A British band with youthful driving guitars, a thumping drumbeat, and probably pimples. And yes, they do sound like Bloc Party, Art Brut, the Cure and all those bands, but fortunately that does not mean that that this dance party anthem is any less likable. Sure it may apply to thin white indiepop hipsters, but I bet anyone with a urge for some dancing would shake down to the angly (that might not be a word) guitars, the speedy handclaps and that light, almost annoyingly quirky guitar line that carries the songs momentum. You! Me! Dancing! Is not only the title, but also the effect.