By Cheryl Brown and Stuart Greenbaum Does Hollywood lead or follow when it comes to important social causes? Judging by recent concerns -- of equality, equity and diversity -- it mostly follows. The bottom line, that is: the money, the…
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Imagine a world without “seniors.” No more senior citizens, senior discounts, senior living and senior centers, senior advocates. Oh yeah, no more senior moments. Older adults and older people: You’re welcome. Use of the adjective “older” conveniently qualifies individuals with…
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MAKE BELIEVE NEWS: BROOKLYN -- A 76-year-old Brooklyn native ignited a cultural firestorm by proclaiming, “I am not old.” The self-referential comment by Vernon Bakersfeld, made at a family gathering this past weekend, was recorded by several relatives whose Facebook…
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Warning: A communicable disease is infecting the English language and obscuring our thinking. Described alternately as initialisms or acronyms or simply abbreviations, the rampant overuse of this mumble jumble -- letters masquerading as words -- has reached critical mass. Barely…
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Older adults should become leaders of the environmental movement. Imagine the incongruity. The population with the least amount of remaining time on the planet would be those who care the most about humankind’s survival for generations to come. In this…
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