Blood work decoded: What Boomers need to know
Your results are a story, and a single result is only one word of it. The number on last year’s panel tells you almost nothing on its own. The direction that number has been traveling […]
Can you guess these ’80s pop hits from a single lyric?
Can you guess these ’80s pop hits from a single lyric? The 1980s were a decade that took pop music seriously in the best possible way. Synthesizers, big hair, shoulder pads, and choruses designed to […]
10 ways intimacy changes for Boomers and beyond
Closeness doesn’t retire when you do. For Boomers navigating their 50s, 60s, and beyond, connection doesn’t disappear. It deepens, shifts, and sometimes surprises. Research confirms that many older couples actually find greater satisfaction in their […]
How many classic rock songs can you guess from one line?
How many classic rock songs can you guess from one line? Classic rock has a way of living in the body rather than just the memory. The opening chord, the first word of a line, […]
Forgotten fitness trends from the ’60s and ’70s
Before gyms had juice bars and the word wellness existed, Americans were doing some genuinely strange things in the name of physical fitness. The 1960s and 1970s produced a remarkable catalog of exercise fads, some […]
That tattoo you got in 1978 can be removed now. Here’s what seniors need to know before booking
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Or maybe it seemed like a borderline idea even then, and you did it anyway because you were 22 and that was the kind of decision […]
A school in the cloud built on grandmothers. Would you sign up?
In 1999, a physicist named Sugata Mitra cut a hole in a wall bordering a slum in New Delhi, embedded a computer on the other side of it, and walked away. He expected the machine […]
Forgotten actors from the ’70s only true Boomers recall
Forgotten actors from the ’70s only true Boomers recall They were on every television set and movie screen for a decade. Magazine covers, primetime slots that families planned their evenings around, movie posters in every […]
Brain break: Can you match these ’60s songs to their artists?
Brain break: Can you match these ’60s songs to their artists? The 1960s produced so many songs from so many directions that keeping track of who recorded what was a genuine challenge even at the […]
What your cholesterol numbers really mean after 60
You have had the cholesterol conversation with your doctor enough times that the numbers feel familiar. LDL, HDL, triglycerides. Good and bad. High and low. The problem is that after 60, the conversation shifts in […]