Culture

Have you found yourself wincing at your own image on some of your recent Zoom calls? Do you wonder when those deeper facial folds or lined upper lips began to appear? And do you even care anymore, given that most of these changes are now covered by your mask and…

The British documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis once said, “Documentaries shouldn’t just reflect the world: they should try and explain why reality is like it is.” If that’s the case, then two recent documentaries featuring older adults reveal a duality of what aging is like in this day and age. On…

It’s the middle of winter in the middle of a pandemic. Does it really matter what you wear at this point? For many of us, the urge to surrender to comfort and low-key came early in the pandemic. Or, as Alyson Walsh from That’s Not My Age has made clear,…

With a new year upon us, many will likely welcome fresh distractions for engagement and entertainment. With movie theaters, concert halls and most other performance venues still closed to audiences, that likely means investigating the viewing options available in your own home- either on the television, computer or Kindle. Fortunately,…

It’s never too early to think about the December holidays and, especially this year, it’s a welcome distraction to think about the coming new year. For some of us, this has been a year of reflection and reconsideration of what’s important in life and how we can uplift and enlighten…

No doubt many of us are on the hunt for entertaining distractions these days, as COVID cases pick up, outdoor social engagements drop off, and threats of quarantine once again hang in the air. While movies and books may lure you in, for many of us there’s nothing better than…