Culture

As sure as Memorial Day signals the unofficial beginning of summer, so too does this holiday weekend signal the search for the best “beach reads” for this coming summer season. What exactly qualifies as a “beach read”? New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner recently suggested that for a book…

How many of you daydream about vacation or better yet retirement on a sunny deck overlooking the ocean, coffee (or chardonnay) in hand, perhaps the latest best-selling hard copy book (no Kindle for you) sitting in your lap over an ivory cashmere throw you’re using to keep your legs warm?…

Just in time to coincide with the arrival of spring weather (and perhaps even the beginning of vacation season) we have some new titles to recommend that address the experience of aging or are written by authors from their experiential wisdom (or personal life circumstances) they’ve acquired as they enter…

Have you gotten your invitation yet? It seems that everyone and his mother (or son or daughter) is throwing a party this spring or summer. Whether they be weddings, anniversaries, graduations, or just celebrations bringing people together, it seems like we’re all going to need to shop our closets (or…

Okay, so the question is, whether and how do you currently use Facebook? Do you check it every morning for the latest updates from your family and friends? Do you count on it to remind you about important birthdays? Do you treasure the shared photos of grandchildren or family vacations…

It’s a perennial challenge for older women: How to look your best (and feel the confidence that goes along with that) without trying to look too young or foolish with too much makeup or too artificial an appearance. While many of us retain some sense of vanity no matter our…