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Let’s face it. Older people are not often the subject of choice for photographers, especially when they’re engaging in love or intimacy. But in a number of new publications and exhibits, several photographers have taken what’s usually hidden or invisible and instead, publicly presented seniors in surprising and unexpected ways….

The choices of how to spoil your grandchild in this day and age are simply staggering. In fact, the data are that grandparents now account for nearly $7 billion of toy sales each year. That’s a lot of shopping, and it occurs both in stores and online. For anyone searching…

If you’ve reached a certain age, chances are you have some caregiving responsibilities for an older relative, often an aging parent. And if you’ve taken on that role, there are moments, some common and others more serious, for which it’s valuable to be prepared ahead of time. So, for example, as…

If you’re a reader of The New York Times, you no doubt remember photographer Bill Cunningham. Chronicler of all things fashion and style for the paper, Cunningham was a ubiquitous man around town with his blue coat and bicycle, captured so wonderfully in the 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham: New York. Having passed…

Those of us with a Type A personality are usually driven to pursue success, even at great cost. So, as we grow older, the question becomes: How do we age “successfully”? What’s the measure of success- or failure? Well, according to geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, of Better Health While Aging, knowing whether…

Listening to the news these days you’d think the only people getting involved in civic and political activism are high school or college students. However, it turns out that older people are also taking to the streets, either for issues that affect them personally or for concerns about the future…