Culture

Aging parents, family caregiving, ever present guilt- not usually the stuff from which comedy is mined. But author Cathleen Schine’s brand new novel, They May Not Mean To, But They Do has managed to find humor in the real life events often borne of tragedy. Centered around the family matriarch, 86…

It’s good to keep busy as we age…and some of us are busier than others. At the age of 90, actress Angela Lansbury is preparing for another return to Broadway.  The five time Tony award winner will star in a new production of the whodunit style caper, “The Chalk Garden.”…

It’s good to keep busy as we age…and some of us are busier than others. At the age of 90, actress Angela Lansbury is preparing for another return to Broadway.  The five time Tony award winner will star in a new production of the whodunit style caper, “The Chalk Garden.”…

70-year-old classical musician Margaret Leng Tan has devoted her life to being a serious musician, becoming the first woman to earn a doctorate from Juilliard in 1971. Yet her mastery of the toy piano, hardly a conventional choice, has led her on an unconventional musical path. Highly influenced by the…

Attention all New York City seniors: Camp MOMA registration is here! With the worthy goal of engaging older New Yorkers with modern and contemporary art, The Museum of Modern Art in NYC has created its Prime Time program. Open to individuals 65 and older, this program recognizes that it’s essential…

Turns out that Queen Elizabeth is not the only Britain celebrating a special birthday this year. Celebrating its own centennial, British Vogue is being feted by the fashionable folks of London, including the luxury retailer Harvey Nichols. To mark the occasion of 100 years of British Vogue, this department store…