What the heck is “natural” beauty? Look younger, restore, rejuvenate, defy aging, the youth-movement marketers encourage. Ignore that shaming nonsense and embrace who you are, urges the proud counter-insurgence. Try as women might to maintain their objectivity, it’s a challenge,…
A fight breaks out at a sporting event and the immediate reaction of fans is instinctive and visceral. It’s human nature — cheers and jeers, shock and awe, taking sides and placing blame. And it’s all fun and games ……
Helen Mirren plays a good badass, and not only when the cameras are rolling. For her, her art regularly imitates her life. She is more confident in presence and purpose than most people half her age (which is 72). Most…
Is there a Golden Rule of Law? Undeniably yes, according to a growing number of judges, lawyers, legal scholars and clergymen who make a compelling case for the nexus of our legal system and belief system. Using history and current…
Do you ever wonder? Are you ever curious, about much of anything? Like, for instance, the origins of curiosity? Then you arguably either have too much spare time or I suppose just enough like me to read the new book,…
Words are funny, of course some more than others. For example, “bebop” and “waddle” and “egghead” are hilarious, at least according to a study recently published in the journal Behavior Research Methods and reported online by Science of Us. Perhaps…
Guest essay by Kirsten Jacobs, associate director of dementia and wellness education at LeadingAge This past month I attended my 20-year high school reunion (go Generals!). I have come and gone a few times, but I now live in my…
Everyone desires to age well, rather than not, which makes healthy and purposeful longevity an unequivocally positive goal. One that is universally supported, right? Sure, idealistically. But realistically, our social and political landscapes are cluttered with “causes,” all vying for…
The Colosseum, Michelangelo’s David, Tower of Pisa, the Vatican, Tuscany, beautiful coastal towns – Italy boasts a resplendent array of remarkable imagery. Three weeks crisscrossing the country, taking hundreds of photographs and only two things kept me from maxing out…
Guest essay by Tiffany Paige, a therapeutic activity specialist with The Hummingbird Project What does it mean to age and truly walk with someone you love who is experiencing an illness like Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia? On…
