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The Wisdom of Living in the Present, According to My 107-Year-Old Best Friend
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Wisdom of Living in the Present, According to My 107-Year-Old Best Friend Nov. 14, 2023, 5:01 a.m. ETShare full article9By Raquel Sancinetti Ms. Sancinetti is a filmmaker and animator. Growing up, I was very ...
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Why Do We Enrich Older Americans at the Expense of Everyone Else?
We older Americans are not only controlling national politics, we are consuming an ever larger share of our economy’s resources through programs like Social Security and Medicare, leaving younger Americans to foot growing bills for their parents’ and ...
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Magazine
Why ‘The Golden Bachelor’ Terrifies Me
Television celebrates older people — but only for seeming like sexy young ones.
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Growing Old, for Better or Worse
Readers, including a 101-year-old woman, react to a guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt about the challenges of aging.
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Elderly and Imprisoned: ‘I Don’t Count It as Living, Only Existing.’
On a clear day in March 2023, the snowy peaks surrounding the California Institution for Men in Chino were visible. Cleveland Lindley stood on a green patch in the prison yard, taking in the view. He was wearing dark wraparound glasses and using ...
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A Father, an Earthquake and the Desperate Search for a Missing Son
Noor Ahmad didn’t know where else to look. For days after a powerful earthquake leveled his village in Afghanistan, he scoured the district for his family. He dug under the rubble that was once their home. He combed through the trauma rooms in the ...
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Arts
Five Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a splashy Pixar creation, an Adam Sandler comedy and the newest installment in the “Spy Kids” franchise.
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Food
10 Zinfandels and Blends to Drink Right Now
They have veered wildly in style and critical esteem. Now consumers can select from a wide diversity of wines.
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World
What They Don’t Tell You About Getting Old
I recently turned 83, and while there are many joys to getting older, getting out of taxis is not one of them. What you don’t want to do is get your left foot caught under the front right seat before you try to swing your right foot toward the door ...
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Reluctant to Retire, Leaders Raise a Tough Question: How Old Is Too Old?
Two troubling moments involving Senators Dianne Feinstein and Mitch McConnell thrust questions about aging in office out of Congress and into the national conversation.