Marilyn Manson doesn't believe in hoovering tubs of Ben and Jerry's after a split. He goes straight for the medicine cabinet, and channels his rage into art. So his new video for 'Running to the Edge of the World' is, surprise surprise, pretty graphic. He kills a bikini-clad girl who looks a LOT like his ex-girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood. Guess talking to Spin magazine  about how about how he called her 158 times after they broke up, and  took a razor blade and cut himself on his face or his hands--because he, um, wanted to show her the pain she put him through wasn't cathartic enough for him. Oh, and he admits  that 'every day' he has 'fantasies about smashing her skull in with a sledgehammer.' 

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So researchers have confirmed what Hugh Hefner figured out a long time ago: That men who marry younger women live longer.   They say that men who hook up with women seven to nine years younger cut the risk of premature death by 11 percent ,while those with brides 15 to 17 years younger cut their chances of dying early by a fifth.

I assume, as the article concludes, that it may have something to do with natural selection: The most successful men with the most money (and presumably, access to the best health care) are able to attract younger women to keep them 'active' and later, act as nurses. 

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 The Guardian has a hilarious take on casting directors' ageism, pointing out that the idea that 'one dog year is equal to seven human years could just as easily be applied to female actors as Alsatian'. The examples are endless: Angelina Jolie cast as Colin Farrell's mum in 'Alexander' (she was 28, he was 27), Glenn Close playing Mel Gibson's mum in 'Hamlet' (meaning that she would have given birth at age nine) and most recently, Hope Davis admitting that she was 'peeved' at being offered the role of Johnny Depp's mum. The reason? He's a year older than her!
But is it really just Hollywood? I'm dating a man who is seven years older than me, and we have literally never had one person make a comment about it. My last boyfriend was ten years older, and it was the same story. But one of my best friends is dating a guy four years younger than her (she's 33, he's about to turn 29) and it's a constant topic of conversation. 

Personally, I think that people should be able to do whatever they want. But I do find it strange when men who are, like, 18-months younger get called 'toyboys' while the difference is totally irrelevant if the man is older. Just like in Hollywood, we pretend that the age gaps don't exist.