Major museums have transformed what a visit can mean for older adults. Here is what is available, how to access it, and how to get the most from these remarkable resources.
Community theater has long been one of the great democratizing institutions in American arts life. Here is how older adults can find their stage.
How to process and release anger and resentment in midlife — what these emotions are telling you, the difference between anger and resentment, and why forgiveness is for you, not them.
Living Apart Together (LAT) — committed romantic partnerships where each person keeps their own home — is one of the fastest-growing relationship models among adults over 60. Here’s what it is, why it works, and what it requires.
Adult children’s resistance to a parent’s new relationship is rarely simple. Understanding what drives it — and how to navigate it with honesty, patience, and clear boundaries — makes all the difference.
Online dating works for adults over 50 — if you choose the right platform, write an honest profile, stay safe, and manage the emotional demands of the process. A practical, no-nonsense guide.
A comprehensive guide to arts and culture in later life — why it matters, how to engage with it, what the research says, and the many doorways through which you can step in.
Everything you need to know to start painting in retirement — from choosing your first medium to finding a class to quieting the inner critic.
There is a version of cultural life that most people have access to in theory and almost no one builds in practice: a life genuinely organized around art, music, literature, performance, architecture, and the creative traditions of the places you inhabit and visit. Not a life of occasional museum vi…
Most people experience museums the wrong way — and the wrong way produces exactly the result you’d expect: vague satisfaction, sore feet, and the nagging feeling that something important was present in those rooms but somehow didn’t fully land. The default museum visit involves walking through galle…
Classical music and opera have a reputation for being difficult, exclusive, and the province of people who grew up with them — a reputation that keeps a significant number of people who would genuinely love them from ever trying. This reputation is wrong, or at least wrong enough to be worth challen…
The money habits and beliefs children develop before adulthood tend to stick. Research on financial psychology consistently shows that attitudes toward spending, saving, and money’s role in happiness are largely formed in childhood and early adolescence — often inherited directly from parents’ behav