The Week contest: Beauty betterment
This week's question: A new study has found that people who are described as being kind or generous are typically rated as more attractive than those labeled as funny or smart. In seven or fewer words, come up with a catchy PSA message that might entice otherwise shallow people to look better by behaving better.
Click here to see the results of last week's contest: Unclothed biking
RESULTS:
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
THE WINNER: "Eights are fours who hold open doors"
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Florida
SECOND PLACE: "Be more caring to keep them staring"
Brian Funk, Alexandria, Virginia
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
THIRD PLACE: "Want beauty? Don’t act like a beast"
Joe Ayella, Wayne, Pennsylvania
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Treat others like you stand to inherit"
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Massachusetts
"Smile, though your heart is faking"
James Parrish, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
"Sweet, kind, and plucky means getting lucky"
Gary Susko, Tucson, Arizona
"Give some to get some"
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Massachusetts
"Kindness — more of a foundation than foundation"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
"Esquire's sexiest woman alive: Mother Teresa"
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
"The Golden Rule is a beauty tool!"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Just don't be yourself"
Bert Hudnall, Charleston, South Carolina
"Open your wallet, close your mouth, smile."
Martin Udoff, Newhall, California
"Beauty is the prize of the door holder"
Larry Hance, Barboursville, Virginia
"Be kind, rewind (the years)"
Rebecca Burgan, Grass Valley, California
-
Taiwan eyes Iron Dome-like defence against ChinaUnder the Radar President announces historic increase in defence spending as Chinese aggression towards autonomous island escalates
-
Political cartoons for November 30Cartoons Sunday's political cartoons include the Saudi-China relationship, MAGA spelled wrong, and more
-
Rothermere’s Telegraph takeover: ‘a right-leaning media powerhouse’Talking Point Deal gives Daily Mail and General Trust more than 50% of circulation in the UK newspaper market
-
Quiz of The Week: 22 – 28 NovemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Magazine solutions - November 28, 2025Puzzles and Quizzes Issue - November 28, 2025
-
The Week contest: Pickleball protestPuzzles and Quizzes
-
Quiz of The Week: 15 – 21 NovemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Magazine solutions - November 21, 2025Puzzles and Quizzes Issue - November 21, 2025
-
The Week contest: A cryo controversyPuzzles and Quizzes
-
Quiz of The Week: 8 – 14 NovemberQuiz Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
-
Magazine solutions - November 14, 2025Puzzles and Quizzes Issue - November 14, 2025