Culture

To paraphrase Nora Ephron: There’s a reason today why older women often do not look their age, and it has nothing to do with diet or beauty secrets: it’s that women (and, now, often men) dye their hair. Allowing your gray (or silver or white) natural hair color to see…

For many of us, looking in the mirror is the surest sign we are getting older. Some of us accept facial changes, and even embrace them as badges of honor. On the other extreme, some of us hightail it to the closest plastic surgeon to try to inject and interrupt…

You may know her as the world-renowned science fiction writer you or your kids adore. But Ursula Le Guin is also a prolific writer of non-fiction, and at the age of 81, she started a non-fiction blog that vividly displays her insights and wit. Now, many of those blog posts…

Some of us achieve early success in our chosen careers. For artists, it’s often in their later years that they really come into their own with authentic expressions of their personal vision. And now, at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, you can see a rich collection…

Having a wise and loving grandma is a gift: having a wise and loving grandma who, at age 100, loves to share her wisdom with strangers across the country is a gift too good not to share. Mike Matthews, an adjunct professor in social media at New York University, realized his…

For many of us, winter weather is often accompanied by nagging skin problems- dryness, itchiness, and all sorts of other reactions from cold air and dry indoor heat. And as we get older, challenges with our skin can multiply for an assortment of reasons, including health problems and the medications…