Culture

With the arrival of March, we also have the start of Women’s History Month. And to start you off, there’s a new art exhibit that displays fascinating portraits of some amazingly creative women from the Modernist period of 20th century art: some famous, including Gertrude Stein and Peggy Guggenheim and…

Sometimes it takes a young person to teach his elders the wisdom of life…and death. Haider Warraich is a 29-year-old cardiology fellow practicing medicine at Duke University. He’s also a writer, and he’s just come out with his first book, Modern Death. In this well reviewed new volume, Warraich writes about…

The word is out: Last night, on public television, an urgent and alarming documentary on Alzheimer’s Disease premiered. Part of a broader focus to attract public attention and resources to the fight against Alzheimer’s, the documentary, “Every Minute Counts,” will be available to stream online and has its own website that includes…

You may remember that back in September, agebuzz featured a story on “Joe’s Violin,” the poignant documentary telling the true story of an elderly Holocaust survivor who donates his cherished violin to a young girl in the Bronx. The film garnered many awards at film festivals around the country and this week, it…

Good design not only brings beauty and joy but can also allow for better functionality of an item and, in essence, better quality of life. When stereotypical images of aging are the impetus for design, products often focus on safety or passivity. However, when designers contemplate an active and engaged…

There is good evidence that those who learn a musical instrument early in their lives may develop cognitive advantages. Researchers from Montreal have determined that playing music as a child has an impact on basic sensory processes as you age, giving you faster reaction times and keeping you more alert….