But if you are determined to start a business, become a better parent or -- God help us -- lose weight, the churn of advice books is reaching high tide. The crest is timed to the endearing American ...

There are plenty of gadgets designed for “the elderly”. Often they are patronising, but most address a few real problems — some oldsters don’t care to learn about all this new-fangled technology, and ...

I became a storyteller because of my abuelita, Doña Dolores Rivero. She grew up during the Mexican Revolution as a teenager. Family lore was that she had shot and killed two men who attempted to rape ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It’s Sunday, and that’s time for some idle musing. Today’s idle musing is this: why ...

In this 2010 file photo, Leo Shaw smiles at his significant other, Eugenia Bryan, as the two slow dance during an Oldsters United for Responsible Service dance at the Eagle’s Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth St.

In this 2010 file photo, Leo Shaw smiles at his significant other, Eugenia Bryan, as the two slow dance during an Oldsters United for Responsible Service dance at the Eagle’s Lodge, 1803 W. Sixth St.

A Boston biotech firm is studying people 100 and older to find a longevity gene that could be used to help others pass the century mark. Scientists at Centagenetics hope to identify a gene that ...