Profiles

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

How Diane Abt Built a New Life as a Professional Artist

Some people know what they want to be when they grow up, but life gets in the way. Retirement offers the opportunity to revisit childhood dreams.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Aging With Attitude: Lil Mema, AKA Abby Cohen

The 79-year-old retired professor-turned-YouTube rapper is on a mission to get out the vote — even if you don’t like the candidates.

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Aging With Attitude: “Gaming Grandma” Shirley Curry

This 80-year old gamer has more than 140,000 fans on YouTube and spends much of her time communicating with them.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Marna Clarke Shares Time as She Knows It

In “Time As We Know It,” a photographer and her partner explore the truths of their aging bodies.

Friday, July 1, 2016

To Live 10,000 Years: Warren Speaks His Mind

He doesn’t talk much, but this centenarian has plenty to say if you know how to listen.

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

To Live 10,000 Years: Arlyne’s Will to Keep on Going

Meet Arlyne, an artist with an infectious thirst for life. She’s the first centenarian in Danny Goldfield’s ambitious photo project.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

A Day in the Digital Life of Joe Isaac

He’s spent the past 20 years of his retirement volunteering as his town’s senior-tech guru.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

On the Road with Female Nomad Rita Golden Gelman

Approaching 80, “female nomad” Gelman says solo travel in faraway places is safer as you grow older. She should know.

Monday, April 4, 2016

Starting Over: How a Retired IT Guy Became DJ PreSkool

How do you transition to the job of your dreams post-retirement? Ask Larry Weismann, bank employee-turned-DJ.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Linda Lavin: Making Life Choices

At 78, the actress who millions know as Alice is starring on Broadway, reprising her cabaret act and making careful choices about life balance.

Saturday, February 13, 2016

How a College Professor Became an Accidental Style Icon

Lyn Slater looks like a fashion superhero on a mission to smash age stereotypes. She says she is “performing aging.”

Monday, November 2, 2015

For Brain Health, Turn Up the Volume on Life

Ruth Curran discusses how we can stay brain-healthy as we age by making new connections in our gray matter.

Monday, October 26, 2015

American Revolutionary: Grace Lee Boggs

This award-winning documentary about a remarkable woman streams for free through November 3. We spoke with the director.

Monday, October 12, 2015

OG Pollard: Don’t Stop Dancing

At 62, OG is having the time of his life. The hip hop dance star’s advice for us all: Keep on partying.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Aging With Attitude: Debra Rapoport

For Debra, style is all about your personal self, and if a giant paperclip should tell you it’s an earring, so be it.