JVG: Suddenly 30

posted 03.31.04 Book of Ages co-author Jonathan Van Gieson awoke today a new man. In what way, you ask? It can now be revealed that Mr. Van Gieson is the second co-author to hit the Big 3-0. (An aside: I remember well... continued

Free 30-year-old car for one lucky 30-year-old

posted 01.22.04 To celebrate the 30th birthday of the Golf, VW is using a sperm-centric flash interface to give a car to one lucky person who is turning 30 on Jan 30. Blog of Ages wonders: why didn't we come up with... continued

Kate Moss tips the scales

posted 01.16.04 Supermodel Kate Moss hits 30 today. Years, not pounds.... continued

Author Hits the Big 3-0 in Vegas

posted 01.09.04 Las Vegas... the city where Britney Spears decided to tie the knot about a week ago because, in a rough paraphrase of her words, she "didn't want to wait until she was 30 to get married." Las Vegas... the place... continued

Update: 29 Is the New 30

posted 11.19.03 MM, a BOA consultant on relationships at 30, gets some reader feedback over at Cohabitation Nation: "Soon after turning 29, I grew so weary of trying to convince people that I was 29, no really, 29, that I just gave... continued

Shopping for 30th Birthday Party Favors

posted 11.17.03 For those loved ones celebrating a landmark birthday, there's still no substitute for the high, high comedy encapsulated in "Over the Hill!" party favors. But in the day and age of the World Wide Web (forthwith abbreviated as “WWW”... continued

CONTEST: Best 30th Birthdays

posted 10.21.03 While researching the book online, we often came across personal sites documenting the 30th birthday parties of regular folks. Some delighted us. Some terrified us. So, we started keeping a list. Herewith, our ratings (on a 1 to 10... continued

Many Happy Returns

posted 10.02.03 Entering their thirties today, according to the IMDb, are such luminaries as Patrick Cassidy, Lene Nystrøm, Miako Tadano, Frank Delhaye, Sebastian Rotstein, Scott Schoeneweis, and Susana González. We tip our collective hat to them all. Also, 1980s Pop Sensation Tiffany... continued