It’s rare to find a movie that stars a woman over 50, and even rarer for such a film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. 

She never expected to end up shaking locusts out of trees in the dead of night in her sixties.

If you have a smartphone, try downloading these apps and see what you think—whether you're looking for help with exercise, memory, balance, or hearing, you might find just what you need.

In one Kenyan county, elders wear uniforms and badges so that they can be more easily identified...and deferred to.

“I want to show that even after people and things seem to have already served their ‘purpose,’ they are still full of beauty and value," says artist Ann Laser.

Which movie treats older adults with the most respect - breaking from stereotypes through multi-dimensional characters who make interesting and complicated choices about how to live their best lives?

To wrap up this series, we sum up your answers to the one question asked most widely on this site: what makes a particular town or city age-friendly? We hope this piece helps readers assess and review the towns and cities you each call home. As always, let us know if you have anything to add in the comments below.

In this episode of Aging Insights TV, which comes to us from New Jersey, we learn about how organizers in two states-- New Jersey and Arizona-- are making their states more age friendly.   Prepare to be enticed into jumping on the bandwagon :)

Gunning to join the club of centenarians?

Science writer Marta Zaraska argues in her new book that the single most important thing you can do is not daily exercise nor eating superfoods—it’s being connected to other people and your community.

With the pandemic worsening and temperatures beginning to drop, those who typically seek winter respite in warmer climes are struggling to decide whether it’s safe and wise to do so this year. Whether you usually go south for months or days, it’s worth doing some extra research this year—especially if your age puts you at particular risk.